Associate Career Advice

Should I Drop Out of Law School and Become a Patent Agent Instead?

Law profession that have become even more acute in recent years. These include the huge cost of law school the lack of g....

Play To Your Audience

Everyone is always acting. In personal relationships, we do this instinctively. We play the sister, daughter, best frien....

How Not To Get the Job of Your Dreams

On the hunt for a new job? When searching for a new gig, there are plenty of things you should be doing in order to maxi....

Cataloguing Your Experience

Regardless of whether or not you are in the midst of a job search, taking the time to thoroughly and quantitatively cata....

Job Hopping: The Death of Legal Careers

Making or trying to make too many lateral moves can result in firms thinking, among other things, that your work is medi....

What does “Patent Prosecution Experience” Mean in Law Firm Job Advertisements?

I recently received a query back from a law firm with regard to a patent agent candidate’s application. The firm said....

Help Your Recruiter Help You

One of the things I love about being a recruiter is helping other people. I enjoy the process of getting to know people ....

How “Out” Should I Be On My Resume?

Many of the top AmLaw firms as well as several mid-sized regional firms have made impressive strides in their LGBT Diver....

What Are Your Salary Requirements?

The question 'What are your salary requirements?' is the interview equivalent of 'Hands up!' In many cases, the question....

How Attorneys and Law Students Should Respond to Oddball Questions in Law Firm Interviews

Law firm interviewers sometimes ask 'oddball' questions because they believe that they somehow reveal valuable informati....

The Importance of Passing the Patent Bar Exam for All IP Candidates

I have written before about how important it is for patent agents to take and pass the Patent Bar exam.....

How to Arrive at Your Salary Expectation

Other than My Resume and Cover Letter, What Other Documents Do I Need to Provide for My Application to Law Firms?

The resume and cover letter are usually the first documents that candidates think of when applying to a law firm. But re....

Your Resume Needs to Show a Trajectory

I recently had a conversation with a law student who was about to graduate from a top law school but could not find a jo....

How Soon Is Too Soon?

Regardless of the reason, it is not an ideal situation to be conducting another job search so soon after your last one. ....