Informational Interviews: Part I

When questions spike around a topic, we know it is time to address it in a blog post! Today, we begin to address Informational Interviews.

This link is a bit dated, but it a great post about informational interviews, plus a great link to pet peeves about those who abuse informational interviews (think of this as this "not to do" list). While most students are using these opportunities to focus on career exploration and build their networks, taking these opportunities to really listen for the chance to provide value to the person across the table as well as consider possibilities for future joint endeavors.  You never know when you might want to ask someone to provide a guest blog post on your future blog or invite part of their network to participate in a speaking engagement or CLE panel.

Women's Bar Association of Illinois Mentoring Program

Join the Women's Bar Association of Illinois' NEW Mentoring Program.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like:

• To advocate on behalf of victims?
• To keep violent criminals behind bars?
• To try cases on a daily basis?
• To seek justice?

Make the Most of Your Law Degree

Don't miss this event, For Your Summer, For Your Career: Making the Most of Your Law Degree, presented by the Women's Bar Association of Illinois at ITT Chicago-Kent College of Law with keynote speaker Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne M. Burke.

Book Review: The Modern Rules of Etiquette

Book Review: The Modern Rules of Business Etiquette by Donna Gerson and David Gerson

If you are anything like me and my friends, you have had questions about what is appropriate to do at work, what you can ask of your bosses, if what you did or said at an interview was okay, if what you did and said at an office gathering was appropriate. From my understanding, this is completely normal. We are law students trying to figure out the real world of business etiquette, and while asking your friends and other law students for advice is a great way to dissipate your worry, it is nice to have a resource to go to that can answer these questions. An easy way to figure out the Dos and Don’ts is by breezing through this short, easy read on The Modern Rules of Business Etiquette by Donna Gerson and David Gerson.

Alternative Careers in Government

Are you interested in pursuing a federal job outside of practicing law? If so, consider these types of jobs that The Partnership for Public Service is seeing JDs successfully build careers: