November 11, 2009

1L Hiring Index from NALP Directory of Legal Employers

The NALP Directory of Legal Employers allows students to generate their own custom index of NALP employers that hire first-year students. Using the Advanced Search feature, students can enter their specific criteria and then select 1Ls from the "Organizations that Hire" drop-down list. Employers that indicated Yes or Case-by-Case (CBC) will appear in the results list.

November 10, 2009

PSLawNet Resources

PSLawNet is a subscription service for which Law Career Services provides students and alumni access for their public service job search. This rich resource, in addition to its national and international job postings, also has an additional career resource library covering a large range of topics, including government search resources, careers in criminal law, summer public interest funding, and much, much more. Create your account and check it out today!

November 9, 2009

Learning to Learn

This blog posting talks about how to ask "for help the smart way." This is extremely relevant when dealing with the very busy attorneys who are supervising you, especially on the last point. If you can find the proper tool, you can probably find a way to complete whatever task has been given to you. It may also prompt the supervising attorney to consider what pieces they use themselves to get the work done.