Researching Employers

Why should I become/stay a lawyer? -- Law school woes -- Do law school grades really matter? -- Writing a resume -- Looking for a new job -- Interview questions and behavior -- Thank-you notes -- Getting the offer/checking references -- Which offer to accept? -- How to work with a recruiter -- Becoming a partner -- Problems in the workplace -- When good things go bad -- Resigning from your job -- Being terminated.

Getting started on your 8-week action plan -- pt.1. Networking and alliance building -- pt.2. Expertise development -- pt.3. Strategic planning.

In law school and before -- In search of a job --In practice -- Areas of practice -- In court -- Writing and speaking -- Relationships -- Improving as a lawyer -- In life.

12 legal lemons : an introduction -- JD-preferred : looking outside the mainstream -- Law jobs aren't always where you think they are -- Leapfrog the competition -- The upside of small town law -- Teaching in non-traditional environments -- Doing nothing is not an option -- Understand the hierarchy of employer needs -- Shop where there is demand -- Don't take job ads at face value -- How to dissect a job ad -- The legal job hunter's 13 biggest mistakes -- What mobile job search apps can do for you -- Enhance your law credential -- Think career, not job -- Prepare your contacts roadmap -- Differentiate yourself from the competition -- Extenuate and mitigate your resume weaknesses -- Emphasize your intangibles -- Accentuate the positive -- Write your way to a job -- Understand the cosmetics of legal job hunting.

The hidden job market -- Three key concepts -- Blueprint for the quest -- How to prepare for your quest -- How to start your quest -- How to get knights and wizards to meet with you -- What happens in meetings with knights and wizards -- Friendship lite -- Interviews -- The treasure chest concept -- Creative networking -- The tipping point and the campaign phase -- Common pitfalls and how to avoid them -- A model quest -- Concluding remarks -- Appendices.