Apr 26, 2021
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking with ex-BigLaw recruiter Sadie Jones about getting to know the people that will help you get your work done when you start a legal job.
In this episode we discuss:
- The different kinds of support staff in a legal office
- Communicating with other departments in the office
- Should you approach office gossip?
- How you can show initiative as a summer intern
- Getting to know your equal level co-workers and finding mentors
- Ways you can get to know people (virtual vs. in-person)
Resources:
- CareerDicta (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/careerdicta/)
- Above the Law (https://abovethelaw.com/)
- Podcast Episode 54: How to Evaluate Your Summer Legal Job Experience (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-54-evaluate-summer-legal-job-experience/)
- Podcast Episode 85: Surviving as a Summer Associate and New Firm Lawyer (with Grover Cleveland) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-85-surviving-summer-associate-new-firm-lawyer-grover-cleveland/)
- Podcast Episode 94: How to Succeed at Your Summer Legal Job (with Sara O’Connor) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-94-succeed-summer-legal-job-sara-oconnor/)
- Podcast Episode 147: Top Summer Associate Mistakes and How to Fix Them (w/Sadie Jones) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-147-top-summer-associate-mistakes-and-how-to-fix-them-w-sadie-jones/)
- Podcast Episode 251: Best Practices for Virtual Summer Jobs (w/Sadie Jones) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-251-best-practices-for-virtual-summer-jobs-w-sadie-jones/)
- Podcast Episode 207: Navigating Networking Events as a Law Student (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-207-navigating-networking-events-as-a-law-student/)
- Podcast Episode 253: Networking in Quarantine (w/Sadie Jones) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-253-networking-in-quarantine-w-sadie-jones/)
- Podcast Episode 287: Learning from a Non-Ideal Summer Job Experience (w/Sadie Jones) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-287-learning-from-a-non-ideal-summer-job-experience-w-sadie-jones/)
Download the Transcript
(https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-291-people-you-should-get-to-know-at-any-law-job-w-sadie-jones/)
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Alison & Lee