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Alumni Resources and Articles
Starting Salary Distribution for Class of 2008 More Dramatic than Previous Years, National Association of Law Placements, June 2008
Report on 2008 Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge Statistics
The 5 Greatest Lessons to Learn from a Job Search, by Jessica Santina, CollegeGrad.com
Keep Your Resume Honest, , The Recorder, September 22, 2009
Legal Job Watch: Who's Hiring in the Federal Government?
PSLawNet Resources - A handout explaining the various job and volunteer resources sponsored by PSLawNet
Opening a Law Firm
Learn what you need to know before starting your own firm. Courses are helpful for recent graduates or current law students, as well as experienced attorneys considering solo practice. Get practical, organized guidelines for management and operational issues that impact the success or failure of a new office. All attendees will receive over 700 pages of materials geared to help you open your own practice.
Program offerings include classes on writing a business plan, office sharing/working from home, referral services and court appointments, personnel considerations, document management, capitalization, accounting and billing, insurance, technology, marketing and networking.
The program runs on the followings dates and times:
Thursday, January 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Friday, January 15, 2010, 8:00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Saturday, January 16, 2010, 8:15 a.m. to 1:05 p.m.
Cost is $50 for CBA Law Student Members and Fall 2009 New Admittees with Code C37 (this discount not available through on-line registration, registrants must call, fax or mail registration to the CBA); $175 for general CBA members or ABA Young Lawyers Members; $150 for CBA Government Members and $275 for non-members.
To register or for more information, click here.
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Young Lawyers Section’s Career Productivity Series
Sponsored by the YLS Career Assistance Committee
Upcoming Programs:
Seminar: Productive Interviewing
Thursday, December 10, 2009 • 12:00 -1:00 p.m.
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Accessing LawCrossing
Want to look at even more jobs? Check out the jobs in LawCrossing. Access is free to their bank of job openings for current Chicago-Kent College of Law students until May 2010. Chicago-Kent College of Law alumni will have to pay the prevailing regular published rate.
To get started:
· Go to http://www.lawcrossing.com/
· At the top you will see the words “Sign Up”. Click on it.
Students: Start at https://www.lawcrossing.com/lcoffer.php, scroll down and enter your information. Note that you must enter your law school e-mail address (the one ending in stmarytx.edu) and you must enter the Promotion Code in the Promotion Code box. Do not enter it in the Password box on the first screen. Contact Career Services at 312-906-5200 for the Promotion Code.
Alumni: You do not have a Promotion Code. Just follow the on-line instructions. Have one of the following credit cards available when you register: Visa, MC, Amex, Discover.
Students and alumni: You will then receive an e-mail from LawCrossing with an address to copy and paste in your browser to activate your account. Follow the instructions there concerning choosing your user name and password.
At that point you will be signed-up and able to use all the features of the site. If you do not receive that e-mail with the link, you may have to check your security settings and make sure that the e-mail is not being treated as SPAM. If you have difficulty signing up or viewing jobs, contact LawCrossing Customer Service by phone at (800) 973-1177 or by e-mail at contact@lawcrossing.com.
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Managing a Legal Career Transition in Tough Times
As a public service, NALP and ALI-ABA are pleased to offer this 75-minute video presentation by Marcia Pennington Shannon and Susan G. Manch of Shannon & Manch LLP, who generously donated their time and talent to this special project to assist lawyers and 3Ls who are currently seeking employment.
Elevator Pitch Builder
Try using the Harvard Business School Elevator Pitch Builder to craft a dynamic elevator pitch that will separate you from the competitors in your field when you are networking for clients or jobs. It's also just as important to have a pitch ready if you are being interviewed by the media.
9 to 5: 9 Observations Regarding the Legal Job Market & 5 Strategies for New Attorneys Entering the 2009 Legal Job Market
In January, Amanda Ellis wrote a 3-part post on Ann Levine’s The Law School Expert blog regarding the state of the legal job market and strategies for attorneys seeking a job: Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3
CareerTV
CareerTV is the first and only global television programmer and interactive website designed to help college students and young professionals develop long-lasting, successful careers. CareerTV reaches its audience on two platforms - online at CareerTV.com and on television with a nationally syndicated half-hour program also titled CareerTV. THe topics covered include mock interviews, what to wear to interviews, job search tips, tips from employers which are categorized by industries, companies, and locations, and many others.
Articles
Surviving Job Loss: How to Negotiate a Severance Package, Build Self-Esteem, and Make Contacts to Land a New Job, Perspectives, Hope Viner Samborn, Summer 2009
Law group launches program to help veterans, The LA Times, Phil Willon , November 12, 2009 (Public Counsel has launched the Center for Veterans Advancement, a national pro bono project which will offer free legal services for veterans seeking health benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs).
ABA proposes law student loan relief, The National Law Journal, Karen Sloan, November 10, 2009
How Low Will New Lawyer Pay Go? As Low as $110K to $130K at Reed Smith, ABA Journal, Debra Cassens Weiss, November 10, 2009
Bankruptcy Boutiques Are ‘Quietly Booming’, ABA Journal, Debra Cassens Weiss, November 9, 2009
Top 250 Law Firms Collectively Shrank by 5,259 Lawyers, ABA Journal, Debra Cassens Weiss, November 9, 2009
Federal Jobs: Easy to Spot, Hard to Get, The Wall Street Journal, Sara Murray, October 26, 2009
Where Are All the Foreclosure Lawyers?, Time Magazine, Tim Padgett, October 24, 2009Immigrants: the Lifeblood of New York City, envisions a cadre of deferred law firm associates providing assistance during immigration proceedings. The City is partnering with a group of law firms on this program. (see page 3 of the article)
Was Judge Transferred Because of His Facebook Activity? The ABA Journal, Molly McDonough, October 16, 2009
More than Half of the Largest Companies Expect More Litigation Next Year, The ABA Journal, Debra Cassens Weiss, October 15, 2009
Volunteers are too expensive for cash-strapped legal aid agencies, Medill Reports Chicago, Kelsey Snell, October 14, 2009
Uniform Bar Exam Drawing Closer to Reality: States' adoption of the test reflects the legal profession?s nationalization, Leigh Jones, The National Law Journal, October 12, 2009
Use Informational Interviews to Help Your Job Search,
Special to Law.com, October 12, 2009
Why Law Firm Interviewers Are Asking ‘Tell Me About a Time’ Questions, The ABA Journal, Debra Cassens Weiss, October 7, 2009
Has the Recession Forever Changed Large Law Firms? , October 06, 2009
Nixon Peabody Hiring Partner: Student Recruitment Model Is ‘Antiquated’, The ABA Journal, Debra Cassens Weiss, October 5, 2009
Cash Squeeze Said to Deny Legal Aid to Poor, The New York Times, John Schwartz, September 29, 2009
Execution reforms gain new traction, The Gainseville Sun, Suevon Lee, September 27, 2009
Judicial pay disparity drains talent from federal bench, The Los Angeles Times, Carol J. Williams, September 27, 2009
Job Candidates Both Hurt and Helped by Social Networks, eMarketer, September 11, 2009
These Lawyers Found New Careers More Gratifying than Law Practice, ABA Journal, Debra Cassens Weiss, September 9, 2009
Solo Practice: From Sheepskin to Shingle, ISBA, Helen Gunnarsson, September 2009
The Switch to Smaller: Less cost, more experience lure giants to Lilliput Legal, ABA Journal, Julie Kay, September 2009
Justice Department to Recharge Civil Rights Enforcement, The New York Times, Charlie Savage, August 31, 2009
Law grads headed for public-interest work, The Philadephia Inquirer, Chris Mondics, August 23, 2009
Yale Law Women Name Top 10 Family-Friendly Firms, ABA Journal, Debra Cassens Weiss, August 20, 2009
Survey Suggests Law Firm Economics May Be Stabilizing, The National Law Journal, Karen Sloan, August 20, 2009
Unemployment Rate Falls, but Legal Sector Still Contracting, AmLaw Daily, Brian Baxter, August 7, 2009
Where the Work Is: Lawyers recommend these practice areas in recessionary times, ABA Journal, Deborah L. Cohen and Julie Kay, August 2009
THE MIDSIZE HOTLIST, The National Law Journal, June 29, 2009