Informational interviews are a massively underused tool.
They’re useful in a variety of situations including, but not limited to:
- deciding if law school is the right choice for you
- trying to figure out what area of law to focus on
- getting a job for the summer or post-graduation
In reality, “informational interview” is just a fancy way of saying “take someone out for coffee and get to know them.”
It seems complicated and intimidating, but it’s actually pretty easy to conduct great informational interviews!
Let’s get to it!
How To Conduct Great Informational Interviews
- Identify Your Target Interviewee The first step to a great informational interview is identifying the right person to talk with. The opening post in our detailed four-part series explains how to decide who to approach for an informational interview.
- How to Request an Informational Interview Once you know who you want to talk to, you have to make the ask. How should you go about it? We have strategies and templates.
- Questions to Ask in an Informational Interview Great, you've set up an informational interview! Now, what should you talk about?
- What Did You Learn? Finally, you want to reflect on the experience. What did you learn? Who should you follow up with?
Good luck, and have fun!