Our Best Networking Tips - Celebrating 50 Podcast Epsiodes
When we were in law school the emails announcing a networking event would strike fear in our hearts. Many years later we have honed our networking skills and mastered the tips and techniques we wish we had when we were in law school. But we didn’t know what we didn’t know - we can’t go back but we can share it all with you.
5 Things Every 1L Needs to Know About networking
5 Things Every 1L Needs to Know About Networking to Network Successfully
Networking for Introverts - Three mindset shifts To help you Network Successfully
To be successful in your legal practice you need to network, but you can network very successfully even if you feel introverted, shy, anxious, nervous, or like an imposter. We have three networking mindset shifts for you to consider when thinking about how you network.
The One Big Way to Leverage Your network
If you are a law student concerned about your job opportunities post-graduation, there is one big step you can take today to leverage your professional network and increase your chances of landing your first attorney job.
Lawyers Who Podcast - Part I
As we approach 50 episodes and our first podcasting anniversary, we have been thinking back to where it all began. Over the last year we have talked with so many of you about how we got started in podcasting and about your fears surrounding podcasting that we thought this would be the perfect opportunity to share our podcasting story along with all of our tips and tricks for those of you interesting in starting your own podcast.
The Law Student’s Guide to Networking Book - Now on Amazon
The Law Student’s Guide to Networking book is now available on Amazon!
Summer Associates are made in the Winter - Part II
In this second part of the mini-series, Summer Associates are Made in the Winter, we talk about the application process, tracking applications, utilizing your network, and a practical voicemail tip.
Ready to be “Out of Office”
Whether you are traveling or simply taking a few days to relax at home, we have five tips today to help you set up your time out of the office for success.
Getting a Screen Free Hobby
There are so many distractions happening on our phones, tablets, and computers. And so many of our practices now include meetings and appearances that also appear on screens. If your hobby is one that you need technology to do, you may want to at least consider silencing notifications and staying off of other apps. However, we really would love for you to try something totally off line.
Small Firms are a Great Place for Law Students to Begin Their Careers
With so many different job titles, you may be wondering what kind of job can law students actually get? And more importantly, what type of job will set you up for career success? Here are five reasons to focus your job search to small law firms for clerkships while you are still in law school.
New Year Reflect and Reset
Welcome to 2022! For our first episode back in the new year, we are looking at reflecting on the previous year and resetting for the new year. We have four steps for lawyers and law students that we are going to go through to help you evaluate where you are, where you want to be, and how to get there as we enter 2022.
Top 5 Questions to Ask Before Pursuing an LLM in Taxation
If you are considering going back to school for your LLM in taxation, here are the top five things you should consider.
Making the Most of Winter Break
Whether this is your first semester of law school or your last fall semester, winter break is nearly here. Today, we are going to give you some ideas of how you can make the most of your winter break.
Goal Setting for the New Year
The end of the year is a natural closing point for many things and it usually calls people to evaluate goals and look to the future. Neither one of us is big into making New Year’s resolutions. Rather we like making concrete plans and setting goals for ourselves for the coming year. Here are five steps to setting yourself up for success in the new year.
End of the Year Overwhelm
As we approach the end of the year, the calendar seems to be getting shorter but our to do lists are getting longer and longer - professionally and personally. Between work, holidays, kids school schedules, holiday parties, and all of the work that is needed to make it all happen, it’s a hectic time. This week we are going to share the ways we try to keep the end of the year overwhelm under control with four strategies we use to keep the overwhelm at bay.
Keeping An Attitude of Gratitude
Keeping an attitude of gratitude sounds like it should be on a decorative plaque. Ignoring the obvious cheesiness of this saying we do appreciate how much we have to be grateful for. But when your to do list is stretching down the page, your final exams are looming, and you are feeling stressed out it can be difficult to stay focused on gratitude.
The Courage To Say it Out Loud
The biggest challenge is to get started. It can be scary to put yourself out there. You may wonder what people will say. You may be worried that you don’t have something worth contributing. Or you may start to play the comparison game and think you’ll never be as good as the person you follow on social media. Have courage and take the first step to say it loud. Your voice, your perspective, and your ideas are valuable.
Combating Decision Fatigue
Decision fatigue is the idea that as the number of decisions you have to make increases, the quality of your decision making diminishes. We share five strategies to utilize alone, or together, to help you combat decisions fatigue.
Follow Up and Follow Through
Networking is more than just a business card exchange. It’s about building relationships. Just like any other relationship networking relationships are based on trust and a big part of that trust is follow up and follow through.
Clearness Committee
This week we revisit Greg McKeown’s book “Effortless” and talk about the clearness committees utilized by the Quaker community. In the Quaker community, the clearness committee is a group of community members that a person can meet with to present a decision they are trying to make. The goal is for the clearness committee not to instill their opinions in the matter, but to ask questions that will assist the person to gain clarity in their decision.