Best Sources for In-House Jobs!

On February 28, 2020
In Job Search

Where should lawyers look for in-house jobs? These are the top places: Job search sites. Start here to get a sense of the market and the skills employers are looking for. The top sites are LinkedIn and Indeed.com, and there’s plenty of others (Google, Goinhouse.com, etc.). Companies. When you begin your job search, identify the […]

On January 19, 2020
In Career Tips, Interview, Job Search, Resume

It’s a hot legal market. January is the perfect time to join the fray. Employers have emerged from the holidays ready to hire. Get your resume into their hands now, at the beginning of their search; otherwise, your resume will be relegated to the bottom of the pile, possibly revived only if a top candidate […]

On January 9, 2020
In Job Search, Process, Timing

Lawyers often ask me how long they should budget to get a new job in-house. The Department of Labor estimates the average job search is 4.6 months. The fastest for lawyers, if you are hitting the market at the right time (hiring peaks spring and fall), are at the right level (3-8 years), in the […]

On November 18, 2018
In Career Management, Job Search, Timing

I understand that lawyers are risk averse (that’s our job to manage risk!). But if you are passively waiting for market conditions to improve and for your perfect job to appear, that’s a bad plan. Know instead that demand for legal services is at its highest since the Great Recession. Is there no place to […]

On November 9, 2018
In Interview, Job Search, Presentation, Resume, Thank You

I like this recent article summarizing what 800 hiring managers care and don’t care about: How long a gap can you have on your resume? The legal industry says 16 months, which seems about right in my experience. Generally speaking, an acceptable amount of time off depends on how the economy is doing and what […]

On October 28, 2018
In Job Search, LinkedIn, Presentation

By the time you are applying for a job, so much is out of your control: how the economy is doing, when and where you graduated from law school, and what you’ve done to date. But here are 3 things you can and should control! Your resume. It should be 1-2 pages and easy to […]

On March 30, 2018
In Interview, Job Search, Presentation, Resume

Laszlo Bock led People Operations at Google for 11 years and oversaw exponential growth. In a recent LinkedIn video Q&A, he gives 4 tips on how to land a job at a top company. My summary below so you don’t have to watch the video: Your resume must clearly state: (i) what you did, (ii) […]

On November 19, 2017
In Career Tips, Job Search, Presentation

You would think with your name there is no job advice I could possibly give. There are actually a few practical tips I can offer to job seekers: If you have a super common name, include your middle name on your resume. That way the hiring manager or recruiter can easily distinguish you in a […]

On April 23, 2017
In Interview, Job Search

Companies interview many candidates, and only one person can get the job, which results in many rejections. Rejected candidates would definitely benefit from finding out why, but can they get that information? Yes, it can happen, especially if: Interviewees established rapport with the interviewers, who are then more willing to help. Interviewees call interviewers (as […]

On April 9, 2017
In Career Management, Inhouse, Job Search

Very experienced attorneys face the problem that senior jobs are in short supply. What should they do to land their next in-house job? Here are 4 easy things: Highlight hot skills, especially ones that are hard to to find or cutting edge and still developing, e.g., privacy, open source, fintech, etc. Show continued learning. List […]

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Best Sources for In-House Jobs!

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