Law school business cards
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:33 pm
I just found out that law students can and do order business cards. Is it a helpful tool for networking, or is it just pretentious?
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I think when having and passing around a business card it is implicit that one has a business, that is that one is already a professional. Law students are just students until they land a job.chenalex wrote:I just found out that law students can and do order business cards. Is it a helpful tool for networking, or is it just pretentious?
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Grizz. It's awesome and all that you have 10000+ posts (sarcastic), but for us under 500 posters please don't rain on our TLS experience.Grizz wrote:Prediction - this thread will be exactly like the following
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Rock-N-Roll wrote:Grizz. It's awesome and all that you have 10000+ posts (sarcastic), but for us under 500 posters please don't rain on our TLS experience.Grizz wrote:Prediction - this thread will be exactly like the following
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Reconcile yourself to the fact that you want to be a pretentious wannabe?chenalex wrote:Back when I was an undergrad, I attended a California Democratic Party seminar for college students and around 8/10 of the students there had business cards. I did feel a bit left out, but then, I thought that they were all just pretentious wannabes. So I'm having quite the internal disagreement here lol.
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I know I was one of the nubs to post one of the quoted threads. lol.
People who would attend events like that are pretentious striver douchebags, hth.chenalex wrote:Back when I was an undergrad, I attended a California Democratic Party seminar for college students and around 8/10 of the students there had business cards. I did feel a bit left out, but then, I thought that they were all just pretentious wannabes. So I'm having quite the internal disagreement here lol.
PDaddy wrote:To those who say it's a pretentious practice, you're wrong. Networking is a huge part of building a law career, and having a business card to present to the random BigLaw partner at the train station or Christmas dinner party might just land you a job that you might not otherwise have a chance to earn. Having a card says "I'm a professional". The fact that one has neither a law degree nor a license does not preclude him from projecting a professional image.
I think all law students should have business cards, no exceptions. Winners build winning habits, and passing out business cards while discussing what you do is a way to build the habit of recruiting clients. Lawyers are essentially salesmen...don't you all know that?
Besides, law students work in clinics. How else can they, in a professional manner, let clients know who they are and how to contact them? What if you do stellar work for a clinic client? That's a potential client with referrals down the road.
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LoyalRebel wrote:I guess I think it's pretentious in the sense that if I had a business card, that would be because I thought someone in a business setting might actually want my contact information. Maybe I'm not giving us enough credit, but last time I checked 1L law students were not in high demand. Sure, having one might pay off, but it still seems pretentious to me.
I wouldn't judge someone else for having one, though,
+1. I've seen very very very few students with business cards at my law school. I asked a partner at my 1L firm for his opinion on them and he also thought they were useless/pretentious.LoyalRebel wrote:I guess I think it's pretentious in the sense that if I had a business card, that would be because I thought someone in a business setting might actually want my contact information. Maybe I'm not giving us enough credit, but last time I checked 1L law students were not in high demand. Sure, having one might pay off, but it still seems pretentious to me.
I wouldn't judge someone else for having one, though,
Almost everyone on this site is planning on becoming a yuppie. Though, I don't think anyone actually wants to be called a yuppie.Grizz wrote:Reconcile yourself to the fact that you want to be a pretentious wannabe?chenalex wrote:Back when I was an undergrad, I attended a California Democratic Party seminar for college students and around 8/10 of the students there had business cards. I did feel a bit left out, but then, I thought that they were all just pretentious wannabes. So I'm having quite the internal disagreement here lol.
I'm glad I don't know you.PDaddy wrote:To those who say it's a pretentious practice, you're wrong. Networking is a huge part of building a law career, and having a business card to present to the random BigLaw partner at the train station or Christmas dinner party might just land you a job that you might not otherwise have a chance to earn. Having a card says "I'm a professional". The fact that one has neither a law degree nor a license does not preclude him from projecting a professional image.
I think all law students should have business cards, no exceptions. Winners build winning habits, and passing out business cards while discussing what you do is a way to build the habit of recruiting clients. Lawyers are essentially salesmen...don't you all know that?
Besides, law students work in clinics. How else can they, in a professional manner, let clients know who they are and how to contact them? What if you do stellar work for a clinic client? That's a potential client with referrals down the road.