So what exactly constitutes "ties" to a region? Forum

[duckmoney]

There's plenty of talk about the importance of ties to a region if you want employment there, but how strong do these ties need to be exactly?

For instance, I grew up in Florida and went to undergrad at a prominent state school there. I assume this means I'll have ties to anywhere in Florida? Even Miami, when I grew up and lived in north Florida?

I'm going to be in Chicago for law school, so I assume I have ties here as well.

What about other places that are more iffy? My wife has lots of family in Birmingham and I have a bit, my dad grew up there, does that count?

How about southern legal markets in general? Is Atlanta close enough to north Florida that I can claim ties? How about Charlotte and Houston?

My sister lives in Denver. Does that count?

I'm just trying to get a feel for what exactly "ties" entails and how picky employers are about them - in other words, exactly how much connection do you need to an area to convince firms that you're willing to work for them?

[duckmoney]

Any advice?

[lawfirmrecruiter]

There's plenty of talk about the importance of ties to a region if you want employment there, but how strong do these ties need to be exactly?

For instance, I grew up in Florida and went to undergrad at a prominent state school there. I assume this means I'll have ties to anywhere in Florida? Even Miami, when I grew up and lived in north Florida?

I'm going to be in Chicago for law school, so I assume I have ties here as well.

What about other places that are more iffy? My wife has lots of family in Birmingham and I have a bit, my dad grew up there, does that count?

How about southern legal markets in general? Is Atlanta close enough to north Florida that I can claim ties? How about Charlotte and Houston?

My sister lives in Denver. Does that count?

I'm just trying to get a feel for what exactly "ties" entails and how picky employers are about them - in other words, exactly how much connection do you need to an area to convince firms that you're willing to work for them?

If I were interviewing you, I would consider Florida (including Miami), Chicago, Birmingham and Denver as all good ties. You could also make a case for Atlanta.

[duckmoney]

There's plenty of talk about the importance of ties to a region if you want employment there, but how strong do these ties need to be exactly?

For instance, I grew up in Florida and went to undergrad at a prominent state school there. I assume this means I'll have ties to anywhere in Florida? Even Miami, when I grew up and lived in north Florida?

I'm going to be in Chicago for law school, so I assume I have ties here as well.

What about other places that are more iffy? My wife has lots of family in Birmingham and I have a bit, my dad grew up there, does that count?

How about southern legal markets in general? Is Atlanta close enough to north Florida that I can claim ties? How about Charlotte and Houston?

My sister lives in Denver. Does that count?

I'm just trying to get a feel for what exactly "ties" entails and how picky employers are about them - in other words, exactly how much connection do you need to an area to convince firms that you're willing to work for them?

If I were interviewing you, I would consider Florida (including Miami), Chicago, Birmingham and Denver as all good ties. You could also make a case for Atlanta.

Thank you!

[Kretzy]

You're probably alright for Denver, but I got grilled on ties at every callback, and I grew up in Colorado, went to college here and worked in the city pre-law school. Be ready for it if you come out this way.

[Grizz]

Depends on how well you can sell all this stuff. And some ties are stronger than others. This isn't really a science.

[Aston2412]

You definitely have ties to Chicago. Law school in a city is more than enough to justify a job in the city.