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The Best Book on Getting Corporate Law Jobs
The Best Book on Getting Corporate Law Jobs Author:Patrick Smith, Eric Ng Our Experienced Corporate Lawyers Share Their Secrets To Landing Corporate Law Jobs! How can you land that dream job at Baker and Mackenzie? With advice from our Top Corporate Law Jobs team, you can be the candidate whose Skadden Arps interview doesn't just end with a handshake, but with a hire. As partners and associates at America's larg... more »est law firms, we know that the job market can be cut-throat, and we have compiled our insider secrets to guide you through every step of the hiring process. That last associate position doesn't just go to the person with the top GPA in your law school class. Our e-book reveals the criteria that really matter to interviewers: carrying yourself with composure, wowing your interviewers with words, and highlighting the qualities that will make you stand out from your competitors. The Best book On Getting Corporate Law Jobs is guaranteed to improve your chances at hiring success--after all, it worked for us. ****************************************** MEET THE AUTHORS ERIC NG Eric has a BA in Computer Science and a JD, both from Ivy League schools. He practiced law in the corporate department of a top New York-based corporate law firm, where he completed rotations in the mergers & acquisitions, securities, and credit groups, representing clients in sectors ranging from energy to technology to transportation. PATRICK SMITH Patrick is a fourth year attorney at a prestigious New York-based corporate law firm. He went to Berkeley for his undergraduate degree and then followed in his older brother's footsteps by attending UCLA's prestigious law school. ****************************************** WHAT READERS ARE SAYING "I wish I had a resource like this when I was back in the meat market. Tips like these for getting through the interview process will help you far more than any connections in a big firm ever could." -The General Counsel of a Fortune 1000 Company "I didn't know anyone who could get me a job and my law school professors had no idea what it takes to get hired by a big firm. Without Land Top Corporate Law Jobs I would have been helpless; paying fifteen bucks helped me get a starting salary of $150,000 a year." -A First Year Corporate Law Associate at a Top 20 Firm **************************************** CHAPTER OUTLINE CHAPTER 1: 1L (FIRST YEAR LAW) ...4 Rules To Remember To Succeed In Your First Year ...Finding The Classes That Will Teach You The Most About Real Law ...How Classmate Interactions Can Affect Your Career CHAPTER 2: THE BAR EXAM ...Prepping For The Bar Exam: How To Treat It Like A Full-Time Job ...Bar Exam Differences, State By State ...Getting The Most From BAR/BRI Prep Classes CHAPTER 3: LAW FIRMS ...The Day To Day Life Of A Corporate Lawyer ...Role of PPP in Choosing Employers ...How To Do The Right Firm Research CHAPTER 4: CORPORATE LAW JOBS ...Choosing Between Corporate Law And Litigation ...6 Steps To A Firm Position Out Of Law School ...3 Questions To Ask Early And Often ...Getting Bonus Points On Recommendation Letters CHAPTER 5: INTERNSHIPS ...Going From Summer Associate To Junior Partner ...Balancing The Social And Professional Sphere ...Horror Stories: How To Lose A Job Offer CHAPTER 6: LAW FIRM INTERVIEWS ...Surviving The OCIP Clearinghouse ...6 Methods To Turn Interviews Into Callbacks And ...Callbacks Into Jobs ...How Not To Namedrop In Interviews ...Step By Step Guidance Through Selected Interview Questions CHAPTER 7: LAW SCHOOL ADMISSIONS ...The Secret of Law School Outlines ...Keying Studying To Your Professors And Courses CHAPTER 8: LAW SCHOOL GPA ...Making It Through Your First Issue Spotter ...Identifying Testing Devices and Acing Policy Exams ...School By School Guides To Testing Styles ...What Your Law School GPA Really Means ...Our Best Book contains these chapters & many more! Visit corporatelawjobs.com for fresh updates and direct access to our experts!« less