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With law firms, government agencies and corporate legal departments shedding surplus lawyers by the tens of thousands, the law schools churning out thousands of new graduates every year, highly trained and competent lawyers are truly a "dime a dozen". Legal jobs are more scarce than ever before, with fewer and fewer employers looking to hire lawyers. As a result, the pressure to succeed in each legal job interview that comes your way has never been greater, and interviewing skills and tactics will become more and more critical to career success in the law. Inside The Legal Job Interview: Winning the Law-Related Job in Today's Market by Clifford R. Ennico (ISBN 0-9632835-5-3) you will learn:
The Legal Job Interview is priced at $17.95, plus $3.00 shipping and handling. To order, call 254-1727. Connecticut residents please add 6% state sales tax. To order, call 203-254-1727 or click here for order form. THE LEGAL JOB INTERVIEW:
WINNING THE LAW-RELATED JOB IN TODAY'S MARKET
By Clifford R. Ennico
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction: The Subtle Art of Being Interviewed
A. The Changing Legal Job Market
B. The Growing Need for Lawyers to Develop "People Skills"
C. A War Story, or, How I Learned That Legal Interviews Are Different
D. What This Book is All About
E. Two Short Digressions
Chapter 2: The Legal Job Interviewer: Who He Is, What He Does, What He Wants to
Know
A. Knowing Your "Adversary"
B. The Interviewer is a Lawyer, Not a Professional Interviewer
C. The Interviewer's Job: It Isn't What You Think
D. The Interviewer's Biggest Concern in Life
E. What the Interviewer Wants to Know
Chapter 3: Before the Legal Job Interview
A. The Importance of Knowing What You Want
B. Doing Your Homework
C. Sizing Up The Potential Employer
D. Sizing Up the Interviewer
Chapter 4: How to Conduct Yourself in a Legal Job Interview
A. Introduction: How Not to Conduct a Legal Job Interview
B. Your Mindset As You Walk in the Door
C. Your Professional Appearance
D. The Key Rule for Success in a Legal Job Interview
E. The Importance of Being "Laid Back"
F. Asking the Right Questions
G. Handling the Interviewer's Questions
H. Dealing with "Negative" Questions
I. Handling the Awkward Silence
J. Closing the Interview
K. Following Up
Chapter 5: Some Special Rules for the Luncheon, Cocktail or Dinner Interview
A. It's Not Just a Social Occasion
B. Don't Relax
C. Developing Social Skills
D. The Importance of Correct Behavior
Chapter 6: Negotiating the "Tangibles"
A. What Are "Tangibles"
B. "I Want", not, "Can I Have"
C. "You Can Only Get a Bargain on Something You Don't Really Want"
D. Noncash "Tangibles" Are Easier to Negotiate Than Cash "Tangibles"
E. Do Your Homework and Know What is Gettable
F. Remember That You Are Still Interviewing
Chapter 7: Strategies for Answering Some Commonly Asked Interview Questions
A. Why Did You Decide to Become a Lawyer?
B. What Sorts of Courses Have You Enjoyed the Most in Law School?
C. Why Are You Looking to Join a [Big Firm] [Small Firm] [Corporation]
D. Why Do You Want to Make a Change at This Point in Your Career?
E. Why Do You Want to Come to [Name of City or Town]?
F. What Will Your Current Boss Say When We Ask for a Reference?
G. Where Do You Want to Be Five (or Ten) Years from Now?
H. Do You Have Any Hobbies or Outside Interests?
I. How Would You Describe Your Strengths?
J. What Do You Consider to be Your Most Serious Weaknesses?
K. Here's a Situation I'm Working On Right Now in the Office: What Would You Do
if You Were in my Shoes?
Chapter 8: A Final Thought: The Good Interviewer Never Stops Interviewing
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