Resource Roundtable: Tips & Tools for Interview Prep

If you're busy applying and interviewing for spring law clerk, summer internship, or post-graduate positions, make sure to check out the Tips & Tools for Interview Prep Handout. It's an invaluable resource that will help you make the best first impression possible during your interview. This handout includes general tips, a list of typical interview questions, strategies to answer behavioral questions, and sample questions you may want to pose to employers.

If you have not received this from your counselor, feel free to email him/her or download it from the Career Resource Library via the "resources" tab in Symplicity.

Resource Roundtable - Take Control of Your Future: A Guide to Managing Your Student Debt

We’re excited to announce that Equal Justice Works’ student debt e-book, Take Control of Your Future: A Guide to Managing Your Student Debt, is now available free online. Take Control of Your Future is a comprehensive guide to managing student debt, with chapters on understanding student loans and loan consolidation, planning before borrowing, income-driven repayment plans and a step-by-step guide to earning Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

Equal Justice Works also provides monthly student debt webinars. This month, the webinar will be on Tuesday,November 25, 2014 from 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST. This is a great opportunity to ask questions. They'll also have an updated on what is happening in Congress regarding the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act and any legislation that might affect Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

The mission of Equal Justice Works is to create a just society by mobilizing the next generation of lawyers committed to equal justice. Equal Justice Works provides a continuum of programs that begin with incoming law school students and extend into later careers in the profession. We provide the nation’s leading public interest law fellowship program and offer more postgraduate, full-time legal positions in public service than any other organization.

Resource Roundtable: Practice Area Overviews

Still unsure of which practice areas might be a good fit for you? The Career Development Office has Practice Area Overviews – quick, one-pagers with descriptions of various practice areas, the type of work involved, and recommended classes. You can find these in the Career Resource Library, under the “resources” tab in Symplicity. 

If you’re looking for more detailed information about the various practice areas, ask your counselor if you can borrow The Official Guide to Legal Specialties by Lisa Abrams. You’ll get a more in-depth look at what it's like to practice law in 30 major specialty areas, including appellate practice, entertainment, immigration, international, tax, and telecommunications. This book gives you the insights and expertise of top practitioners – the issues they tackle every day, the people and clients they work with, what they find rewarding about their work, and what classes or work experience you need to follow in their footsteps. Over 120 government, public interest, corporate, and private attorneys are featured.