As a law student or young attorney, you need all the help you can get! Read on for advice on finding mentors and sponsors, and for working with legal recruiters.
Mentors and Sponsors
- An Open Letter to the Bosses of Young Lawyers If you’re supervising a young lawyer (or a law student in a summer job), what can you do to help ensure a smooth transition to the workplace?
- Mentors or Sponsors: Which Do You Need? What support do young lawyers need to succeed? Conventional wisdom says you should find a couple of experienced mentors and do what they tell you to do. But just having good mentors isn’t enough — you need to find a sponsor.
- What Makes a Mentor? What makes a great mentor? This is important to figure out, both as a mentor and a mentee. We share some characteristics that are important on both sides.
Working with Legal Recruiters
- Do I Need a Recruiter? What Do They Do, Anyway? Wondering if a legal recruiter might be able to help? Angela Kopolovich, lawyer-turned-legal-recruiter, explains what recruiters can, and can’t, do for you.
- Being Strategic About Your Legal Career (w/Legal Recruiter Liz Stone) We’re talking with legal recruiter Liz Stone, of Stone Legal Search, about ways to proactively manage your career from law school onwards. We discuss decisions to make early on to help ensure job satisfaction and how to best position yourself for a mid-career move.