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"Law students, laterals, government lawyers and even senior in-house attorneys often make costly mistakes during interviews. NAIL YOUR LAW JOB INTERVIEW provides tips, examples and substantive advice on different kinds of job interviews. It is the only comprehensive interview book for lawyers. Through real-life examples and tips from hundreds of prominent legal professionals, it reveals successful interview strategies, insider perspectives, and bold moves. Topics include: · Specific advice for different types of positions. · Unique challenges facing foreign and involuntary job applicants. · Questions not to ask and answers to avoid. · Body language, gap-fillers, and effective interview questions. · What to wear, what to bring, and how to do your homework. · Lunch interview etiquette. · Dealing with inappropriate questions and arrogant interviewers. · Tips for working with a headhunter and negotiating an offer. "
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
If you want to get the job you want, read this book!
26 April 2009
Format:Kindle Edition
As a mid-level associate at a large international law firm, I strongly recommend this book to anyone trying to get the law firm job you want, whether you are a prospective or current law student or a recent graduate. I did not attend a top 10 law school, nor was I at the top of my class when interviewing for a summer associate position. As a result, my prospects of getting the big law job I wanted boiled down to my ability to truly nail my job interview. In the end, I was fortunate enough to succeed, but only after I learned the hard way from all the interviewing mistakes I had made along the way. If I had had this book when I interviewed, I know I would have received a lot more offers than I ended up getting. It is an excellent toolkit for selling and distinguishing yourself in the best way possible, which these days will prove more important than ever -- Ivy League or not.
15 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Very bad, overly-formal, interview advice
6 July 2009
Format:Paperback
As the former hiring partner for a conservative AmLaw 100 firm, I found certain advice in this guide to be ridiculous. In 2009, women do not need to wear a skirt to an interview at the risk of not appearing professional in pants. Nor is it necessary for any interviewee to follow the overly-formal dress code and talking points included in this book. Guerrilla Tactics for Getting the Legal Job of Your Dreams is a MUCH better book.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Excellent, Detailed, Insider Advice to Get the Job
30 July 2010
Format:Paperback
Law job interviews ARE different from any other type of employment interview. I have been in the non-law work world for some time and have done plenty of successful interviews. Still, this book helped me tailor my style to match legal job interviewers expectations. The book has excellent and specific advice that your career services office may be too shy to tell you. The advice is practical; based on feedback from lawyers who regularly interview prospects from top law schools nationwide.
As a law student, I found two chapters most helpful: 1) How to Research your Interviewer. One of the hardest questions to nail in a law job interview is, "What do you want to know about our firm?" To answer well, you have to have done your homework. The book gives you great advice on how to research the firm so you can ask intelligent questions and get meaningful answers. 2)On-campus Interviews. Understanding the OCI process--and what the interviewers have to endure--is critical to creating your interviewing strategy. The book gives give a look a the OCI process from the interviewers perspective, and gives you tactics you can use to make an impression on a tired, possibly disinterested interviewer.
It is a quick read and well organized so you can easily find the specific info relevant to your situation. I highly recommend it to anyone with a law job interview in their future--regardless of experience.
As a law student, I found two chapters most helpful: 1) How to Research your Interviewer. One of the hardest questions to nail in a law job interview is, "What do you want to know about our firm?" To answer well, you have to have done your homework. The book gives you great advice on how to research the firm so you can ask intelligent questions and get meaningful answers. 2)On-campus Interviews. Understanding the OCI process--and what the interviewers have to endure--is critical to creating your interviewing strategy. The book gives give a look a the OCI process from the interviewers perspective, and gives you tactics you can use to make an impression on a tired, possibly disinterested interviewer.
It is a quick read and well organized so you can easily find the specific info relevant to your situation. I highly recommend it to anyone with a law job interview in their future--regardless of experience.
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