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mzing12

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Contacting an old professor who owns a law firm

Post by mzing12 » Sun Mar 06, 2011 9:15 pm

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Re: Contacting an old professor who owns a law firm

Post by jkay » Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:05 pm

If you don't ask, the answer will always be "no."

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Re: Contacting an old professor who owns a law firm

Post by patrickd139 » Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:44 pm

Impossible to gauge the correct answer without knowing the entire circumstances surrounding your position, but I will say this: if I'm an unemployed 3L, I'll be pulling every string and phoning in every connection I have to get a job. This appears to be a connection.

ETA: Also, what CW said in the post immediately following this one.
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Re: Contacting an old professor who owns a law firm

Post by CanadianWolf » Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:46 pm

Be professional if you want to represent his law firm.

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Re: Contacting an old professor who owns a law firm

Post by MrPapagiorgio » Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:46 pm

jkay wrote:If you don't ask, the answer will always be "no."
This is true for everything in life.
patrickd139 wrote:If I'm an unemployed 3L, I'll be pulling every string and phoning in every connection I have to get a job.
So damn credited.

Best case scenario: he offers you a position. Worst case scenario: he declines and you are back in the same spot you are in now. Seems like a no-brainer.

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Re: Contacting an old professor who owns a law firm

Post by mzing12 » Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:58 pm

Well, of course I'm emailing, more looking for communication strategies (bragging of accomplishments, not so, etc.). I'll just wing it.

Thanks again.

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