In this Q&A clip, Harrison discusses how to stand out on a law school resume without campus involvement.
He emphasizes that it is optional to have campus involvement to be hired by attorneys or law firms, as they are businesses that will hire based on skills and accomplishments. However, Harrison suggests that if you are interested in a specific practice area, it may be beneficial to include some form of relevant experience, whether on or off campus, to showcase your passion and drive.
He highlights the importance of transferable skills and accomplishments to make your resume stand out without campus involvement.
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So there's nothing wrong with not having any campus involvement on your resume.
Attorneys and law firms are businesses, so people will still hire you without any campus involvement. Maybe your emphasis was on working the job while you're in school. Maybe it was just on your grades.
So there's no need to have any campus involvement. But typically, what I would say is if you are interested in the practice, you should try to get some campus involvement on your resume. It doesn't have to be campus on campus; it can be something outside of campus or related to the kind of work you want to do.
But you have to; people want to hire people interested in something so they can channel that passion into something.
