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"Who is on your LinkedIn Legal Mt. Rushmore?" In honor of University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law 1L orientation kicking off today I thought I'd share a few icons that helped me through 1L & what I gained from each: 1. Amanda Haverstick will help you learn the language of legal writing. I hear she has a great new book you can check out as. Drop the link please Amanda Haverstick. 🔽 2. Lisa Blasser talks about law student success in all aspects of life. If I could, I'd buy her course prior to (or at the beginning of my 1L year). 3. Melanie Kalmanson shares Bluebook tips on Wednesdays. If you're not already familiar with "bluebooking," #BluebookWednesdays is a great way to get up to speed. I can honestly say it improved my legal writing grades. 4. Brian H. Potts talks about law school, legal practice, and life as a lawyer. I'd check out his book about finding legal employment. Drop the link Brian H. Potts ⬇ 5. Patrick Hagen is a business litigation star by day and legal writing influencer by night, he helps by sharing practical legal writing tips from practice! 6. Miller Leonard shares candid law career oriented advice for those interested in the public sector (& beyond)!!! 7. Amanda Freeman & Trevin Crider are 3L's who share periodic tips about the law school experience. I found a lot of solace reading their posts about stress, family, and even practical school tips. 8. Brandon Friedman is a new-ish add to my rotation but he shares practical tips for breaking into big law & how to make the most of your career outside of big law as well! 9. Nate Crespo's content is generally aimed at law school curious students, but I enjoyed his episodes with practicing attorneys! If you make it all the way through this list & check out a few of these profiles, I promise it will be well worth your time! Now go out & crush the start of 1L!! 😎 😎😎😎 Want to talk more in-depth about 1L? Book me! https://lnkd.in/diKFaCUi *apologies to any omissions I made, I wrote this in haste using speech to text on my drive to my externship today!!!

Law students and junior lawyers: don’t trade your mental health for a paycheck. You won’t regret it. A Big Law salary won’t save a burnt out mind. Take it from me:   - When I was in law school, I had the math wrong. - I thought I was trading X amount of working hours for Y amount of $. It isn’t so straightforward. What I didn’t account for immediately: - The type of work I did. - The people I worked with. This mattered much more than total hours worked or firm “prestige.” Lawyers typically work a lot regardless of the setting. And as a junior lawyer, your only “skill” is being available. Make sure you’re making yourself available to people you like. Remember this: - You can find good mentors in Big Law. - You can find good team members in Big Law. - You won’t often have it all, so prioritize what matters most to you. Equally as important: you don’t know what working in Big Law is like until you’ve experienced it. Don’t let others tell you what to do with your career. Figure it out for yourself. Find people that you like working with and the benefits can be exponential. I gained more from Big Law than just salary: 1. It set me up to go in-house. 2. I learned from the best lawyers in the world. 3. My writing and work product improved drastically. 4. I worked with the most sophisticated clients and business leaders. 5. My interpersonal skills, including organization and time management, became much better. Do you have any advice for law students or junior lawyers? Sharing may help someone you know.

Rising 2L without a job? I didn’t have a job lined up either. The anxiety isn’t fun—especially when your friends are deciding between multiple offers. But it all worked out. Here’s what I did: - Exhausted my network - Refused to play victim I’m a first generation lawyer without prior connections in the industry. Networking required resourcefulness. This was my game plan: 1. I identified friends and family members who likely had relationships with lawyers 2. I reached out those people to ask if the lawyers they knew would talk to me 3. I had casual conversations with 100+ lawyers and asked them for advice   4. Some of those lawyers invited me in for an interview 5. If they didn’t, I’d ask if they knew lawyers hiring I repeated steps 1-5 until I landed a job. Equally as important as smart networking: I didn’t make myself a victim. I just kept moving forward. Keep in mind that lawyers are most marketable 3-5 years after passing the bar exam. You don’t need to land your dream job right out of law school. I didn’t. I aligned myself with a fantastic mentor and a great team. This set me up to launch my career to the next level only two years later by lateraling to one of the five largest firms in the world. Do you have any advice for rising 2Ls without a job offer? Sharing may help someone you know.

🌆 Los Angeles Friday Job Market Update 🌆 Current Am Law 200 and elite boutique law firm openings in Los Angeles: ⚖️ Litigation: 79 👔 Corporate Law: 26 Are you open to hearing about new opportunities? Please feel free to reach out to discuss firms and class year. #LosAngelesLegalJobs #LegalRecruitment #CorporateLaw #Litigation #LAFriday #Boutique #Recruitment

Big Law in the news. From the NYT: "Hotshot Wall Street lawyers are now so in demand that bidding wars between firms for their services can resemble the frenzy among teams to sign star athletes. Eight-figure pay packages — rare a decade ago — are increasingly common for corporate lawyers at the top of their game, and many of these new heavy hitters have one thing in common: private equity." #Boutique #ResultsOrientedRecruiting #LongTermFits #Hiring #LegalRecruiting #AmLaw200 #LateralHiring #Offer #Acceptance https://lnkd.in/ekVjnsFZ

🏙 New York Wednesday Job Market Update 🏙 Current Am Law 200 and elite boutique law firm openings in New York: ⚖️ Litigation: 105 👔 Corporate Law: 100 Are you interested in hearing about new opportunities? Please feel free to reach out to discuss firms and class year. #NewYorkLegalJobs #LegalRecruitment #CorporateLaw #Litigation #NewYorkWednesday

🌴 Miami Monday Job Market Update 🌴 Current Am Law 200 and elite boutique law firm openings in Miami: ⚖️ Litigation: 50 👔 Corporate Law: 8 Are you interested in hearing about new opportunities? Please feel free to reach out to discuss firms and class year. #MiamiLegalJobs #LegalRecruitment #CorporateLaw #Litigation #MiamiMonday #Boutique

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