The Best Book on Getting Corporate Law Jobs
What's in the book?
Want to get a top corporate law job? Interested in working for Davis Polk and Wilson Sonsini? Hear from Patrick Johnson and Eric Ng, law school grads that got in!
Description
The expert team is made up of veterans of some of America's largest and most recognizable law firms (hence the lack of specific firm names!).
As junior and senior associates, we recognize that aspiring lawyers want to share our success.
We also know that the job market can be cut-throat. These insider secrets can help you say and do the right thing through the entire hiring process.
How can you land that dream job at Baker and Mackenzie? How do you get the interviewer from Skadden Arps to offer you on the spot? We can guide you every step of the way.
Getting that first job is not just about having the top GPA in your law school class, it's about acting the right way, knowing the right things to say, and making yourself the right kind of person. The Best Book On Getting Corporate Law Jobs will tell you how to make yourself the most attractive candidate for any job.
It's guaranteed to improve your chances of nabbing that coveted associate position.
FAQs
“I haven't decided yet whether I want to go to business school. Is there anything in this book that talks about what my career might be like?"
If you are still an undergraduate in college, it's important to know what you might want to do with a law degree before you make the commitment to several more years in school. The fact is that most students take a few years off to work before heading back to school. If law is something you're considering, this book can help guide you on the right path in terms of your undergraduate class selection, grades, and the work opportunities you should choose to get you on the path to a great career in corporate law. You might also want to check out Law School Admit, our partner site for advice specifically tailored towards getting into law school.
I want to focus on an area of the law other than corporate law; can this book help me get a job in environmental law? How about intellectual property or entertainment?
While this book is tailored towards doing the rights things to get a corporate law jobs, the rules for interviews, preparation and work are productive strategies regardless of your field of interest. The same tricks to make yourself an attractive hire for a law firm would make you an attractive hire for a lobbying firm or a sports agency, or any business looking for young lawyers.
Table of Contents Click on the links below to read actual chapters from the book for free!
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Law School Admissions
- What's The Deal With Law School Outlines?
- 3 Reasons to go "Top 14"
- Best Foot Forward: Interviewing With a Top 14 Law School
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1L
- Keeping It On The D.L: First Year Law Grades And Why Not To Share Them
- "If The Shoe Fits..." - How To Get A High GPA In Law School
- The Importance Of 1L Grades
- Making the Switch: Differences Between Law School and Practice
- Making the Switch: Differences Between Law School and Practice
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Law School GPA
- Testing Styles: Harvard Law, UCLA Law, and Texas Law
- Out-running the Bear: Law School GPAs
- What Does "Policy" Really Mean?
- Black Letter Rules in Different Law Schools
- The WHY Question: Dominating the Policy Exams
- How To "Diagnose" Your Law School Class
- Preparing for the Policy Exam
- Tackling The Notorious "Issue Spotter" Exam Question?
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Internships
- Getting The Most From Your Summer Associate Job
- The Perfect Recipe for Getting and Keeping an Offer
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Law Firm Interviews
- Dominate Your Law Firm Interviews, pt. 1
- Dominate Your Law Firm Interviews, pt. 2
- Turning Corporate Law Firm Interviews Into Callbacks and Job Offers
- How NOT To Name Drop In Corporate Law Interviews
- GPA and "BigLaw"
- The OCIP: On-Campus Interview Process
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Bar Exam
- Dealing with BAR Pressures
- Model vs. Sample Answers
- Looking Towards the BAR
- Acing The Bar
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Corporate Law Firms
- Making Firm Research Count
- Who's Down With PPP? The Role of Profits-Per-Partner in Choosing a Corporate Law Firm
- A Day In The Life Of A Corporate Lawyer
- The Path to Corporate Law
- The 5 P’s: Key Determinants to Landing a Good Law Career
- The Straight Shot: Top 14 Law School To Corporate Law
- Making Bank: Financial Benefits of Corporate Law
- Corporate Law vs. Litigation
- Keeping Up With The Joneses: Law Firm Salaries
- California Vs. New York: Choosing a Law Firm
- The Chain of Stress and its Affect on the Junior Associate
- The Myth of the Alpha Male: Personalities In A Big Law Firm
- The In-House Tradeoff
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Corporate Law Jobs
- How To Get Bonus Points On Letters Of Recommendation
- Corporate Law Interviews: How The Right Questions Can Land Offers
- How To Get A Law Firm Position Straight Out Of Law School
- The Age-Old Question: Corporate Law vs. Litigation
- How To Snag The Big Case
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Litigation
- A Passion for Justice
- A Day In The Courtroom: Life Of A Corporate Lawyer
- Life As A Lawyer
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