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Q11: Where do you look for help?
Career placement office at one's school
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Lawyers who are one, two and three year calls. They've all struggled at various times and will be more than willing to give some advice or just share a tale to make you feel less pathetic!
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Your law school career services centre, people that you know from law school that are in the year above you and have just been through it all. Often, they may also be good for hooking you up with interviews as well... therefore, from day one, remember that your reputations starts the day you walk into law school (the people you meet may and very likely will be key to your future).
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Ask career services at the law school or other students.
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from other lawyers, either ones who have recently been called or lawyers who have been around for awhile.
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peers in similar position
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Lawyers assistance Professors, other lawyers (if person knows one), graduated students, newly called associates at other firms
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Your law school, members of the bar.
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I don't understand...help for what?
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Other law students, and friendly lawyers
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Friends in upper years @ law school - Career office - Alumni of your school who are in their first year of practice - Young Lawyers section of CBA
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career services office, friends
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Scour the internet, talk to others in the profession and your law school career resource office, practise Q&A with family members.
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the career development officer can be a very useful person with regard to the job hunt.
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1.UBC Faculty of Law Career Development Office 2.Mentors 3.Family 4.Other fellow students
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Talk to your friends in 3rd year and articling as well as the career counsellors at your school.
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School advisor, internet.
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Career development office at law school
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I ask colleagues, practitioners I have met through work, and anyone I know who happens to be a lawyer. The support staff at most firms know more than the lawyers, so ask a secretary if it is a process question. For questions of law, your principal is the fisr one in line to give advice. If you are really stuck, call one of your old law profs. They are always flattered that you would turn to them.
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UBC Career Services staff.
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other articling students - recently called students - lawyers in firms you are not interested in (most will be happy to have lunch/coffee with you)
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In my articles, I would seek guidance from the lawyers at my firm. But make sure that you have a good handle on the issue before going in to talk to them. You don't want to waste their time discussing a legal problem that you haven't taken the time to fully analyze yourself.
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I sought out help from my previous profs. and other career counsellors.
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CDO, friends, articling students, newly called lawyers
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So far, being from abroad, I have not been able to find true help here in Canada, except for the various associations and/or law societies, which have been great.
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Again, one of the best resources available is your university law school career placement office.
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Career resource centre, other students, websites and if you feel comfortable , talk to the articling students and associates at the firm and get their take. Most are refreshingly honest.
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Judy Pozgay Friends who are in upper years. Mentor Faculty if you are close with a prof. They often hear of jobs.
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E-mail current articling students. Don't take too much of their time, but you can ask them questions.
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Jennifer Moraskat, Career Services person at University of Victoria, Faculty of Law. The Dean or career counselor at your law school, the associate dean, the professors you are closest to. Schoolmates. Former school mates. Lawyers you may have met in town.
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Approach a professor or a senior lawyer if you know one. Specially get support form somebody that knows the law firm that you obtained the offer from.
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Ask people who articled or summered at the firm; ask profs who know you what they think about the firm.
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UBC Law School Career Centre
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With what?
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Lawyers, career placement officer, other law students
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Your school's career development office and other students (especially those a few years ahead of you who have recently found articles or who went through the job hunt recently) can be valuable resources.
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career development office; first year associates
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Other articling students, lawyers, professors
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Finding Articles?- Talk to Other students, lawyers, Career Development Officer, others in the community who may be able to introduce you to lawyers looking for articled students
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friends, family
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Friends (upper year students)
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The Career Development Officer at your university. Senior students in your law school. Lawyers you may know.
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(What sort of help?)
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Careers services.
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friends and family
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I found my school counsellor the most helpful in my job search.
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talk to people who were in the year or two ahead of you in law school. ask friends or relatives that may be lawyers.
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Other lawyers, one's who have been through the process. Often, it is a good idea to look at their bios on line, find some connection between them and you - like a sports team or something and use that as a way of starting it up. Also, as the CBA if you can attend some section meetings on areas that you are interested in as a means of starting to get introduced to the people in the field of your interest (little pressure on you guys there....)
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Career development officers at the law schools are a good bet. Junior lawyers or present articling students are often sympathetic and can answer specific questions (but don't abuse their time!). Start with people in the profession you met during law school -- mooting coaches, adjunct professors, and then move to alumni. Cold calls come last.
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[posted June 3, 2005] |