As a former clerk in Baltimore City Circuit Court, I encourage law students to seek experience on the state or municipal level for a variety of reasons.
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As a former clerk in Baltimore City Circuit Court, I encourage law students to seek experience on the state or municipal level for a variety of reasons.
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Read More »July 14, 2013 Comments Off on Law school job rates drop
Fewer students graduating from Maryland’s two law schools are finding jobs, but a greater number are obtaining employment that requires bar passage, according to data from the American Bar Association.
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Read More »August 10, 2012 1 Comment
With my clerkship in Baltimore City Circuit Court quickly coming to an end, I have had the chance to reflect on my experience clerking for a trial court judge – both what I have learned along the way and wish I knew at the outset. ...
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Read More »July 13, 2012 Comments Off on Advice for job searching — and beyond
As a recent law school graduate, I am acutely aware of the state of the job market: I’m forced to compete for scarce jobs in a highly volatile market. When I graduated in May 2011, I narrowly escaped being consumed ...
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Read More »June 1, 2012 Comments Off on So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye
About a year ago, when I started blogging for Generation J.D., my career was in a state of transition: I was leaving a firm and about to start my clerkship. One year later, I am in transition again. There were ...
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Read More »January 10, 2012 Comments Off on Dream job or just a job?
Following up on John Cord’s post about how to get a job, I’d like to pose a question to readers who have already completed the seven (not always easy) steps to get a job: what led you to choose (and ...
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Read More »December 30, 2011 5 Comments
When I entered law school in August 2005, I was already 29, married and my wife was expecting our first child. I had been a teacher since I was 21 and continued to teach high school English until 2008 when ...
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Time flies. The crop of young 1Ls in the LARW (Legal Analysis, Research & Writing) class I used to teach during my 3L year at University of Baltimore are sitting for the Maryland bar exam as we speak. I have ...
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I met Thursday with representatives from the career development and alumni relations departments of my law school about implementation of a new, group mentoring project. Our goal is to provide a unique mentoring program that connects law students, recent law ...
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Read More »July 18, 2011 4 Comments
One of the things they do not teach you in law school is how to be a supervisor. Yet many young lawyers will find themselves in a supervisory position early on — like me. I began working at Bodie, Dolina, ...
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