Deal Sheets

Whether you’re a transactional attorney looking to lateral or a litigator looking to showcase your accomplishments, you may want to consider creating a “deal sheet” to highlight the details of your significant work, especially as you get to the stage in your career when a one-page resume is no longer feasible.  Here’s a brief guide to get you started.

Representative Matters or Transactions Guide

Video: Legal Recruiter Insights: Optimizing Success in a Long-Distance Job Search

If you could live anywhere, where would it be?” is something many people have asked themselves over the past year and a half.  If you’re thinking about making a change to practice in another market, what do you need to know? Hear from recruiting experts from across the country in this December 2021 webinar about factors to consider when making a career move, especially if you’re contemplating a long-distance job search as a practicing lawyer.  Whether you’re looking to make a move in-house or to another law firm, the video will offer helpful advice to newer and more experienced professionals.  The video features Carolyn Gold Aberman (JD ’97), Lucas Group (Chicago); Amber Handman, SeltzerFontaine (California); Gary McGinnis, Garrison & Sisson (Washington, DC); and Victoria Shin, Cardinal Search Partners (New York).

Optimizing Success in a Long-Distance Job Search

New Resource for Partners Considering Lateral Opportunities

Dan Binstock, a partner and legal recruiter with DC-based Garrison & Sisson, has created a new resource to educate partners about the lateral hiring process. Visit Lateral Partners to check out this free educational resource. If you want to talk through whether the lateral process would be right for you or connect with legal recruiters in your market, please reach out to Amy Killoran, the Career Strategy Center’s alumni advisor.

Webinar: Your Career in the Pandemic: A Look at the Current Legal Market

Jim Leipold, Executive Director of the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) and our own Professor Dan Rodriguez engaged in a data-driven, in-depth discussion about the impact of the pandemic and its aftermath on the U.S. legal market. Their discussion included a look at the challenges students and alumni are facing in the current legal job market, how law firm recruiting strategies are being altered, and what sustainable opportunities might come as a result of COVID-19.

Webinar: Webex, and BlueJeans, and Zoom, Oh My! Acing Your Virtual Interview

Despite the current state of the world (or maybe because of it?), many people are in the market for a new job. With the use of available technology, most interviews these days are on virtual platforms. How is this different than phone or in person interviews? How do you prepare? How do you connect with the interviewers? How do you stand out? In this presentation, a panel of experienced legal industry hiring decision makers from both the public and private sectors discuss best practices, tips, and strategies to maximize success on your interviews and avoid common pitfalls. View recording here.