Develop Local Ties and Emphasize Community Involvement
When a firm must pick one of two equally qualified applicants, local ties and community involvement may tip the scale in favor of one. It makes sense. Two obvious benefits to the firm are: a smaller risk of a wasted investment, and a potentially profitable referral source.
Know the Firm’s Personality
Every law firm has a different working environment. Put yourself in the shoes of the employer. If you have an excellent candidate in front of you, but foresee personality conflicts with other, more established employees…chances are you will continue looking.
Go Pro Bono While You Wait
If you have passed the Bar and haven’t found a job, don’t sit around. Get a part-time job (or two) if you have to. There are TONS of pro bono opportunities out there. Here are just a few.
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San Francisco, CA:
Equal Rights Advocates - Equalrights.org
Immigrant Legal Resource Center – ilrc.org
Washington, DC:
Farm Workers Justice Fund, Inc. - Fwjustice.org
Defenders of Wildlife – defenders.org
Legal Counsel for the Elderly – aarp.org/Ice/
Atlanta, GA:
Georgia Legal Services Program – glsp.org/
Tallahassee, FL:
Legal Environmental Assistance Foundation – leaflaw.org
New York, NY:
Legal Aid Society – legal-aid.org
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