By Hillary Mantis
If you have been searching for a job out of state, chances are you have been offered a phone or Skype interview. But how do you impress the interviewers, when you are not even in the same room? Without eye contact and a firm handshake, how do you establish rapport? Here are some thoughts on how to handle a phone or Skype interview without stressing out.
By Hillary Mantis
You ponder the job posting in front of you. “Please list your salary requirements,” it says. What should you answer? It’s very difficult to navigate the salary requirements question. Name a number too low, and they might have offered you more. Name a number too high, and you risk losing the offer. Here are some ideas for how to handle this sticky issue:
Have you been wondering what the options are for lawyers in alternative legal careers? It can be hard to figure out exactly what those careers are, and how you can find them. I recently moderated a panel for the New York State Bar Association on this ever popular topic and here are some career ideas from the speakers:
By Hillary Mantis
Spring is right around the corner. But you’ve been buried in schoolwork, with no time to look for a summer job. No worries — there are still options. Here are some ideas:
Job Websites:
Don’t fret if you haven’t found anything through your school’s job listing database. Many employers, especially small law firms, post throughout the spring and into the summer. So keep checking, and also look at other websites such as www.psjd.org for ideas.
By Hillary Mantis
You practiced for days. The interview’s finally behind you. What should you do now — just hold your breath and wait? There are a few things you can do to keep the ball rolling.
While the legal sector saw small net gains in overall employment in 2012, entry-level hiring continued to be sluggish, according to a new report by NALP, the association for legal career professionals.
"We have seen some faltering in recruiting volumes this past fall and that reflects the continuing faltering in the larger legal economy,” said James Leipold, NALP’s Executive Director. “I would expect flat and faltering to be characteristics of the entry-level law firm hiring market going forward, at least for the short and even medium term.”
By Hillary Mantis
I’m getting tired of all the bad news, aren’t you? The economy is starting to slowly pick up, overall. Surely, some areas of law practice are starting to grow, right?
I recently asked an expert on the legal job market this question. Carmen Grossman, Partner and Managing Director of the Law Firm Management Group at Major, Lindsay & Africa, a nationwide legal recruitment firm said she has been seeing hiring recently in the following practice areas:
By Hillary Mantis
A lot of students would like to make better use of LinkedIn, but are not sure how to do so. They sometimes doubt that they can actually get a job from it. Well, the good news is, they might.
By Hillary Mantis
New Year’s Day is long over. Your resolutions have probably been forgotten. You are back to school, back to work, and back to the daily grind. But there’s one resolution you shouldn’t forget. It’s the one about you. Making sure that you are designing your career so that you will be happy, career-wise. I know that is easier said than done in this era of downsizing and competitiveness for jobs. Do you even have the luxury of thinking about what kind of job would make you happy?
By Hillary Mantis
Did you know there are positions in large, prestigious law firms for lawyers seeking career alternatives — with no brief writing, contract reviews, or billable hours required?
There are several career paths for lawyers seeking non legal positions in law firms these days. Here are a few of the more popular options: