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Career Planning 101
As the year comes to a close, it is time to reflect and resolve. This should include giving some real thought as to how to move your career forward in [...]
Alternative Careers for Lawyers — What can I do next with my law degree?
Many lawyers at some point contemplate leaving the practice of law. While some attorneys truly fall into a non-legal role, most do serious soul searching and legwork before they decide in what direction to take their careers. Here is the good news -- there are plenty of jobs that don’t require a J.D., but may favor candidates that have one.
Will This Pandemic Ever End? How Will I Find a New Job?!?
The Covid-19 pandemic, and its social and economic effects, will last longer than we all initially imagined (two weeks --- ha, we were so foolish) and now the anxiety is [...]
Assessing An In-House Offer
You’ve received an offer for an in-house role – congratulations! You have probably been interviewing for months (we understand how long an in-house job search can take) and with an [...]
Managing Multiple Job Offers
You’ve sent out your resume, you’ve landed several interviews and you’ve gotten an offer. Or two. Or three. Managing multiple job offers at once can be stressful. While it is [...]
Rebounding from Rejection
Rejection can be blindsiding — but don’t let it derail your job search. Finding the resilience to move forward is the key to a successful transition. Here’s how to stay [...]
Acing the Remote Interview
No long commute, no full suit, and no awkward handshake. Remote interviews are great, right? Not so fast. While remote interviews may seem easy, they’re often harder to prepare for [...]
How To Pack A Punch On LinkedIn — A Perfect Profile Pic Isn’t Enough…
Social media can be hard to manage, but LinkedIn is crucial in the modern workforce — think of it as your online resume. Creating a LinkedIn profile is not enough. [...]
How To Stand Out During An Interview
Even in the best of markets, hundreds of attorneys apply for every legal job. As legal recruiters, we work closely with our law firm and in-house clients. Throughout their hiring [...]
Choosing the Best Writing Sample
Writing samples are an important part of your submission materials when applying for a job, and should therefore be vetted appropriately. Often times, attorneys focus so intently on getting their [...]
How to Address A Layoff in Your Work History
Getting laid off can make attorneys defensive -- and being defensive is not a great way to get a new job! If you have been let go from your position, take [...]
The Art of the Interview
You have gotten an interview – congratulations! Now you need to prepare. In addition to figuring out how to get to this interview on time, and what to wear, you [...]
Inside Out – Harnessing Internal Networks
Whether you are practicing at a law firm or in-house, the importance of building and maintaining your internal network is undeniable. These work relationships serve many purposes – from making [...]
Getting Your First In-House Job
We have all seen that in-house job description that requires, you guessed it, prior in-house experience. With so many lawyers wanting to go in-house, we often hear from frustrated attorneys [...]
Confidence is Key in the Interview Process
Projecting confidence is an important part of the job search. As Vince Lombardi said, “Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.” This is never truer than during the interview [...]
Networking For Lawyers – Learn To Love It
You graduate from law school, start your first job and suddenly you can never seem to find the time to go to the gym, have lunch or even call old [...]
New Job – Making a Great First Impression
While landing the new job may have seemed difficult, the smooth transition into a new position presents its own challenges. Like any major life event, you should approach a job [...]
A Primer on Giving Notice
A Primer on Giving Notice - How to Leave Your Job Gracefully Notifying your employer and co-workers that you are leaving your current job can be tricky. While finding a new [...]
Phone Interviews Are Tough – Be Prepared
Many of our clients utilize the phone interview at some point during their hiring process. It is often the initial contact a candidate will have with the prospective employer. Why [...]
Want an In-House Position — Timing is Key
As we head into the end of year, I find myself speaking with attorneys more and more about timing. While law firm lawyers often want to make a job change [...]
Engaging a Legal Search Firm
Working with the right legal search firm should not only ensure that you find great attorney candidates, but should also mean developing a long term relationship that builds on itself [...]
Opportunity is Knocking – Are You Ready?!
Every day we talk to attorneys who are unhappy, or perhaps just unfulfilled, with their day-to-day work. Most, if not all, of these attorneys believe that they would jump at [...]
How to Ace a Law Firm or In-House Interview
Job interviews for legal positions can come in many forms, from informal meetings at coffee shops to full-press interviews in conference rooms with 10 partners firing questions at you. Regardless [...]
Look Like a Lawyer: Dressing for Success
The prevalence of the business casual dress code in both law firms and corporate legal departments is viewed by many attorneys as a good thing, and we wholeheartedly agree. Unfortunately, [...]
A Recruiter’s Guide to Legal Resumes
We recognize that there have been many articles written about how to put together the best legal resume. As experienced legal recruiters, we also know that there are an endless [...]
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Why EpsteinSchwartz?
After each placement, we continue to build a long-term relationship with you to meet your ongoing legal hiring needs as your attorneys move on or up and as your firm or company grows and changes.