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Re: Summer Associate Job Search

Post by Stanford4Me » Fri Dec 03, 2010 12:55 am

ksimon2007 wrote:I am applying this cycle and received my first admission today, but this thread has me thinking about the SA deal already. I am a URM AA male so I assume I should be looking to apply around this time next year.

How exactly would one denote that they are a URM to a firm. Seems a bit forward if you ask me to put it anywhere until an interview is requested or what not.
Black Allied Law Student Association or the like.

Also, I feel like I'm the only one not using mail merge. I don't want to mess anything up, and the stuff I have printed out for the firms (from NALP Directory) has the person I need to contact/their e-mail listed on it so it's pretty easy to just type that information in.

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Re: Summer Associate Job Search

Post by ksimon2007 » Fri Dec 03, 2010 1:01 am

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Re: Summer Associate Job Search

Post by Kohinoor » Fri Dec 03, 2010 1:55 am

ksimon2007 wrote:I am applying this cycle and received my first admission today, but this thread has me thinking about the SA deal already. I am a URM AA male so I assume I should be looking to apply around this time next year.

How exactly would one denote that they are a URM to a firm. Seems a bit forward if you ask me to put it anywhere until an interview is requested or what not.
picture as second page of resume.

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Re: Summer Associate Job Search

Post by Stanford4Me » Fri Dec 03, 2010 1:59 am

Also, legally change your name to something ethnic like Tyrone or Jerome.

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Re: Summer Associate Job Search

Post by irie » Fri Dec 03, 2010 3:05 am

Sorry if this has been brought up before... but what is the consensus on sending an abridged cover letter in the body of the email vs. sending a full-fledged pdf cover letter as attachment? OCS tells us to attach the CL and resume along with a short statement in the body of the email, but I get the feeling most attorneys won't even bother opening the pdf'd CL, and might even be a bit peeved by the 60kbs of space it wastes in their inbox.

Any thoughts?

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Re: Summer Associate Job Search

Post by ksimon2007 » Fri Dec 03, 2010 3:06 am

Stanford4Me wrote:Also, legally change your name to something ethnic like Tyrone or Jerome.
LOL...I've been considering this option for years now.

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Re: Summer Associate Job Search

Post by Renzo » Fri Dec 03, 2010 3:26 am

irie wrote:Sorry if this has been brought up before... but what is the consensus on sending an abridged cover letter in the body of the email vs. sending a full-fledged pdf cover letter as attachment? OCS tells us to attach the CL and resume along with a short statement in the body of the email, but I get the feeling most attorneys won't even bother opening the pdf'd CL, and might even be a bit peeved by the 60kbs of space it wastes in their inbox.

Any thoughts?
Just the opposite. People will be annoyed if they open an email to see a wall of text, and likely move on without reading it. PDF the cover/resume and do what OCS is telling you.

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Re: Summer Associate Job Search

Post by Stanford4Me » Fri Dec 03, 2010 6:52 pm

Just got a great opportunity through networking with a Sr. Associate at a V50 firm. Forwarding my resume to the recruitment manager/hiring partner and putting in a good word for me. *crosses fingers*

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Re: Summer Associate Job Search

Post by Rand M. » Fri Dec 03, 2010 6:58 pm

Stanford4Me wrote:Just got a great opportunity through networking with a Sr. Associate at a V50 firm. Forwarding my resume to the recruitment manager/hiring partner and putting in a good word for me. *crosses fingers*
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Re: Summer Associate Job Search

Post by Kohinoor » Fri Dec 03, 2010 9:28 pm

Renzo wrote:
irie wrote:Sorry if this has been brought up before... but what is the consensus on sending an abridged cover letter in the body of the email vs. sending a full-fledged pdf cover letter as attachment? OCS tells us to attach the CL and resume along with a short statement in the body of the email, but I get the feeling most attorneys won't even bother opening the pdf'd CL, and might even be a bit peeved by the 60kbs of space it wastes in their inbox.

Any thoughts?
Just the opposite. People will be annoyed if they open an email to see a wall of text, and likely move on without reading it. PDF the cover/resume and do what OCS is telling you.

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Re: Summer Associate Job Search

Post by kurla88 » Sun Dec 05, 2010 1:24 am

ksimon2007 wrote:I am applying this cycle and received my first admission today, but this thread has me thinking about the SA deal already. I am a URM AA male so I assume I should be looking to apply around this time next year.

How exactly would one denote that they are a URM to a firm. Seems a bit forward if you ask me to put it anywhere until an interview is requested or what not.
I have on occasion included a line about how the firm's commitment to diversity makes me feel welcome as a (race) (wo)man.

Idk if it helped or hurt.

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