Hiring thoughts 💭 1/ As a lawyer with over 15 years of hiring & management experience, credentials matter, but only as one factor. I would rather hire the best graduate from a mediocre law school than a middle-achiever from the top 10. A clerkship is a great credential...
2/ Most law graduates do not write well enough for law firm standards/client needs; they have zero training on how to deal with clients/opposing counsel/witnesses. Street smarts & people skills are more important in daily practice than your Intersectional Law of the Sea grade...
3/ These days too many students/young lawyers approach interviews with a "me me me" centered approach, as opposed to "how I can bring my skills/experience/attitude/work ethic to your business and help YOU succeed/take things off your plate." Emotional intelligence is important.
4/ Law is still a joy to me (sometimes). But making a career of it requires many different skills that nobody told you before going to law school, taught you in law school, or put in the job listing. If I'd known cold-calling hostile strangers was part of the job... I'd have run.
5/ Final point is that in law school there's a pressure to get a BigLaw job & make bank. I spent a decade in that grind, and have the excellent training and the mental scars to show for it. But know there are many other, sometimes more rewarding ways to make a career. Good luck!
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