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Hi Lawblrs! 

It feels like just yesterday I was applying for law school summer jobs, and now as a brand new baby lawyer I’ve been gifted the burden privilege of culling through hundreds of summer student application packages trying to find the perfect 2L summer student candidate.

As such, I have a few pieces of job-hunting advice I’d like to impart to all lawblrs so that none of your resumes will be thrown in the shredder nearly as quickly as half of these applications were.

SO SIT YOUR BUTTS DOWN BECAUSE I’M GONNA LEARN YOU A THING.

1. ARE COVER LETTERS MANDATORY?

I don’t care if the job posting doesn’t specify that you need to provide a cover letter. You’re applying for a job. You have 6-7 years of post-secondary education. You are one of the most highly educated minds of your generation - and so is everyone else applying for this job.

If you do not include a cover letter, and everyone else does, you are at a disadvantage. Let me tell you - no cover letter? No job. Done. I won’t even read the resume. Not including a cover letter shows a serious lack of judgment, and judgment is something that is extremely necessary for a lawyer to have.

2. SHOULD I PROOFREAD MY APPLICATION?

Yes. Yes you should do that. I just threw out five applications (5!!) because they were addressed and directed at the wrong employer. Don’t be one of those five people. Be one of the other 95 people who benefit from those 5 people’s misfortune.

3. SHOULD I REACH OUT TO SOMEONE AT THE FIRM?

There are pros and cons to this. If you reach out to the right person, and you make a good impression, and that person ends up having a say - you’re in the green. But if you’re going to do this, for the love of Lanta please realize that you’re attracting attention to yourself - positive or negatively. So don’t make an appointment to speak with a lawyer and then not phone in on time. Don’t be rude, don’t be impatient, and keep in mind that my time is literally worth more than yours and who knows - the person you’re speaking to might end up being the person making the final call on your application.

GOOD LUCK KIDDOS! Feel free to reach out to me for tips on law applications or interviews. I’m happy to help if I can. :) 

SmallFirm / Solos

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You know, for you. For when you get it.

You could have picked it up in the elevator down from your apartment, at the grocery store, from your takeout delivery guy. You visit a friend or family member. Two weeks later you have infected you and that entire household, and people every single one of those may have come in contact with.

If you are still visiting people and "risking it," it's not just your health you're risking. You're taking advantage of everyone else following the rules to keep you safe and to have resources available when you do get sick.

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