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Re: The Importance of Networking in Law School?

Post by BigZuck » Sat Apr 25, 2015 12:49 am

BmoreOrLess wrote:I've definitely found networking events useful just because it is one more chance to talk to an attorney which can always help prepare you for interviews. I need to frame my work experience in a way that looks better than it actually is, and the networking events have been extremely beneficial to try out different angles to see how they work in a mostly safe environment. Oh and free food/booze is pretty sweet.

As far as actually getting a job through them, they seem pretty useless.
I think that's a good point, talking to attorneys and hearing what they like (or don't like) about their jobs/practice areas is pretty much always helpful, especially as a 1L.

I think sometimes it *might* also give you a sense of what people are like at that firm but of course that can easily be skewed by who you end up talking to from that firm, etc.

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