After seeing the other thread, I felt compelled to make my own:
I'm a New York admitted attorney. I graduated from a good law school a year ago and since January I have been clerking for a judge. It's been a great general experience, but the clerkship is nearly up, the money hasn't been great, and in any case, the position was only meant to be an interim position. I now have to begin my actual legal career in a specific legal field.
The job search has been extremely daunting, to say the least. Either the listed position is not in my field (I was an IP concentration and most of my law school experience has been in that field, but at this point I'll do anything in transactional law with the exception of tax. I really don't think I'm cut out for litigation, but I do understand that many lawyers get their start in litigation.), or they require years of experience (most of them require 2 + 3 years of experience, at the minimum).
I've been using different job platforms like my school's job website, Indeed, LinkedIn, Law Crossing, etc., but so far no dice. I was wondering if anyone had any advice or maybe even an in. I would be eternally grateful for any help you may provide.
So, if you are looking for paying gigs while you search, take a look at the Posse List and sign up for their email. They send out tons of blasts for document review gigs. Nothing glamorous, but they are a living if you need to make money.
I did it for a time and actually found my way into my area of the law (special education law) by one of their postings.
So, if you are looking for paying gigs while you search, take a look at the Posse List and sign up for their email. They send out tons of blasts for document review gigs. Nothing glamorous, but they are a living if you need to make money.
I did it for a time and actually found my way into my area of the law (special education law) by one of their postings.
That's what I fear. That I'll be in No Man's Land in a few weeks, spending my days writing cover letters and applying for jobs.
Posse List? I'll look into it. I did one e-Discovery project to earn a few bucks, which was okay.
BTW, Maximus, I never received an email from you. Just wanted to make sure you had mine.
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However - I firmly believe that it is much easier to get a job when you have a job and without large resume gaps.
So, if you are looking for paying gigs while you search, take a look at the Posse List and sign up for their email. They send out tons of blasts for document review gigs. Nothing glamorous, but they are a living if you need to make money.
I did it for a time and actually found my way into my area of the law (special education law) by one of their postings.
That's what I fear. That I'll be in No Man's Land in a few weeks, spending my days writing cover letters and applying for jobs.
Posse List? I'll look into it. I did one e-Discovery project to earn a few bucks, which was okay.
BTW, Maximus, I never received an email from you. Just wanted to make sure you had mine.
Yes. definitely check it out -- I never unsubscribed after moving to my permanent gig, and they seem to send 10 emails a week or so looking to staff reviews. If you take one with decent OT you can make a ton and then take time off to travel, etc. in between them.
Most of the big staffing agencies require you to register for consideration for projects, so I would join the Posse List email blast for NYC and reach out to companies staffing with your resume, just to get in their loop. I ended up winding my way into an entire new career field (first to Corp Counsel, then DOE and now as parents' counsel) through my review jobs after I got laid off in the recession of 08. Really saw me through and allowed me to be more selective since I had a good income from.
I also had great luck, was staffed on one case at Cravath for 3.5 years, and the money was absurd. I'll shoot you an email so you can ask me any questions that come up in this area. Good luck. I echo the sentiments of other BBI'ers -- you've done great in your evolution over the past years. You'll find your niche.
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However - I firmly believe that it is much easier to get a job when you have a job and without large resume gaps.
So, if you are looking for paying gigs while you search, take a look at the Posse List and sign up for their email. They send out tons of blasts for document review gigs. Nothing glamorous, but they are a living if you need to make money.
I did it for a time and actually found my way into my area of the law (special education law) by one of their postings.
That's what I fear. That I'll be in No Man's Land in a few weeks, spending my days writing cover letters and applying for jobs.
Posse List? I'll look into it. I did one e-Discovery project to earn a few bucks, which was okay.
BTW, Maximus, I never received an email from you. Just wanted to make sure you had mine.
Yes. definitely check it out -- I never unsubscribed after moving to my permanent gig, and they seem to send 10 emails a week or so looking to staff reviews. If you take one with decent OT you can make a ton and then take time off to travel, etc. in between them.
Most of the big staffing agencies require you to register for consideration for projects, so I would join the Posse List email blast for NYC and reach out to companies staffing with your resume, just to get in their loop. I ended up winding my way into an entire new career field (first to Corp Counsel, then DOE and now as parents' counsel) through my review jobs after I got laid off in the recession of 08. Really saw me through and allowed me to be more selective since I had a good income from.
I also had great luck, was staffed on one case at Cravath for 3.5 years, and the money was absurd. I'll shoot you an email so you can ask me any questions that come up in this area. Good luck. I echo the sentiments of other BBI'ers -- you've done great in your evolution over the past years. You'll find your niche.
Great. I just signed up for the Project Counsel Group Subscription