Small firms, big opportunity : how to get hired (and succeed) in the new legal economy /
"Law graduates and junior associates face the tightest job market since the mid-1990s. But amid the gloom is a curious phenomenon: the percentage of those getting hired at small firms continues to rise at a significant rate. Why this is so -- and how it affects your job search -- is the subject...
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Language: | English |
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Seattle, WA :
DecisionBooks/LawyerAvenue Press,
c2012
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Series: | The new lawyer survival guide ;
v. 2 |
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Table of Contents:
- Small firms are a big employer
- Where the jobs are
- Nine reasons to start at a small firm
- How small firms and big law differ
- The recruiting & hiring cycle
- Job search strategies
- How to reach out to small firms
- Networking : planned events & chance encounters
- Resumes & cover letters for the small firm
- The small firm interview
- The waiting game
- A day in the life
- Meet an associate
- Meet the partners
- There's a first time for everything
- The core competency model
- Competency in business
- Competency in associate skills
- Competency in lawyering skills
- Competency in personal & professional development