I created a startup and did all of the legal things (mostly legal research like employment law, incorporation etc)
Two engineers and I did this for like two months right after I graduated from law school/took the bar but we never got to the point of doing something substantial. We did incorporate the startup (C-corp) and tried to recruit interns though.
Should I list this experience on my resume?
Should I list a two-month startup experience on resume? Forum
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Re: Should I list a two-month startup experience on resume?
Can you tell a coherent, true story about why you did it and why you stopped that reflects positively on you and your future legal career? People can generally tell if you're making something up or not being truthful to what your real interests are. If your real reasons for doing it and stopping are something you'd want to share in interviews and conversations with other attorneys, put it on there. If not, I would leave it off.
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Re: Should I list a two-month startup experience on resume?
I agree with other anon; in general you should only list things that you don't mind discussing (truthfully) in an interview, that will genuinely sound interesting/relevant when you discuss them with a real live attorney sitting across from you.
FWIW I also created a startup (an LLC) in UG, including doing research for the incorporation, researching/making non-disclosure agreements, etc., that never did anything substantial. I never put it on my resume because I never did much more than what a student would have learned in a basic corps/etc. class. If you did some impressive legal work that involved your applying your course materials in some interesting way (e.g., you had to solve some weird employment issue that you wouldn't have learned about in a standard employment law class), maybe it's worth a mention, but if your work amounted to "look up the rules for intern employment and incorporation in my state," I don't think it's going to add much to your resume.
FWIW I also created a startup (an LLC) in UG, including doing research for the incorporation, researching/making non-disclosure agreements, etc., that never did anything substantial. I never put it on my resume because I never did much more than what a student would have learned in a basic corps/etc. class. If you did some impressive legal work that involved your applying your course materials in some interesting way (e.g., you had to solve some weird employment issue that you wouldn't have learned about in a standard employment law class), maybe it's worth a mention, but if your work amounted to "look up the rules for intern employment and incorporation in my state," I don't think it's going to add much to your resume.
