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100 Great Blog Posts for Lost Law School Grads

August 24th, 2010

Making the transition from law school into the real working world of law can be a difficult shift for many students. If you’re a recent college graduate who isn’t sure what to use your degree to do, how to get a job or where to begin tackling your student debt, you’re not alone. These posts can help guide you through those first few months and years after graduation, providing advice, information and motivation to even the most lost of law school grads and pointing the way to the legal career they worked so hard to get.

Career

Get helpful advice on starting your law career from these posts.

1. Co-op spotlight: Work terms helped this UTS grad transition from school to the real world: Ever considered working while in school? It could help you land a position on graduation.
2. Judicial Clerkships and Why Recent Law Graduates Should Consider Them: Looking for a way to get your foot in the door? This post explains why judicial clerkships could be one way to do it.
3. Mentors can help students launch careers in law: If you’re feeling lost as a new lawyer, consider finding a mentor to help you with your career.
4. Law School Grades More Important to Career than Elite School, Researchers Say: Didn’t get into a top tier school? This post explains why you shouldn’t worry– grades are more important to success.
5. Some Thoughts on Law School: This lawyer shares her experience with the legal field and offers advice to students in this post.
6. For law graduates, a public-service detour on road to success: Public service may not be where you want to end up, but this post explains why it can be a great place to start out a career.
7. Some Law School Grads Don’t Go the Firm Route: A law firm isn’t the only place new law grads can work. Check out this post for some inspiration on taking an alternative route.
8. Economy Causing More Law School Grads to Take Public Sector Jobs: Read through this article to gain an understanding of why pursuing a public service job might be the right move in this economy.
9. Feast or Famine for Law School Grads: This post will open your eyes to the realities of what you owe for your education and what you’ll need to do to turn it into a good investment.
10. Good and Bad News for Law School Grads: In this post you’ll learn about some of the good things happening in the legal field right now and some of the things that will make it pretty hard to find a job.
11. 100 Best Career Posts for Recent College Grads: Check out these links for some helpful reading that can help you launch your law school career.
12. Alternative Careers for Law Grads: Think outside the box and consider one of these careers to use your law degree.

Unemployment

Many new law school grads are facing unemployment as competition for positions is intense. If you still haven’t found a job post-graduation, check out these posts for tips and help.

13. Jobless grads thrown a bone, manipulated: Even if it is manipulative, finding work at your alma mater could be good if you need to make ends meet.
14. But Career Services Says There Are Jobs…: Find out why career statistics might be misleading.
15. Columbia Law School Reports Increase Of Firms Participating In Early Interview Program: Not all news about finding work after graduation is bad, as this post shows.
16. Be Kind to That Unemployed Lawyer: If your family is giving you a hard time about finding a job, let them read this article.
17. Law Schools Try To Help Graduates Get Work: Find out how your law school could help you find a job.
18. Unemployed law school grad goes on hunger strike: Learn how one student is going to the extreme to protest not being able to find a job.
19. Temping is refuge on rough road for law school grads: If you’ve explored other options, this post explains why temping could be one source of work you don’t want to overlook.
20. Lawyers In Limbo: Some Recent Law School Grads Still Looking For Jobs: Read this article to understand that you’re not alone in your search for work after law school.
21. Even Law School Grads Feeling Effects of the Economy: What You Should Know: Find out all the important information you need to know about looking for work as a lawyer in this economy.
22. How Working for No Pay Can Actually Pay Off: This post will teach you some of the benefits of taking on unpaid internships.
23. Make the Most of Unemployment: Don’t waste your time when you’re not working, learn from this post how to turn unemployment into a chance for self-improvement.
24. The Dark Side of the Legal Job Market: This post will teach you about some of the realities of finding a job after graduation that your law school might not have made clear.

Finding Your Passion

If you’re still trying to figure out what you want to do with your life after law school, check out these posts for guidance.

25. Finding Your Passion Takes Faith and Sacrifice: Learn why finding your passion isn’t a simple process– it takes time and effort.
26. Must Know Tips for Landing Your Dream Job: If you want to get the job you’ve always hoped for, check out this post for tips.
27. Finding Your Niche Starts with Identifying Your Passion: This post will teach you how to find your passion and figure out what you really want to do with your degree.
28. 10 Questions to Help You Find Your Passion: Answer these ten questions to pinpoint your interests in the legal field.
29. Choosing a Practice Area: If you’ve yet to choose a practice area, read through this post for guidance.
30. How To Build Your Tribe – Finding "Your People": Find out where you belong in the working world with help from this blog post.
31. The Short but Powerful Guide to Finding Your Passion: This post is to-the-point when it comes to helping you find your passion for work in life.
32. Passion: It might not seem like it, but passion is an important part of working as a lawyer, as this post explains.
33. Creative Law Practice: Love Your Clients, Love Yourself: Learn why loving your clients and what you do can make for an amazing work experience.
34. The Emerging Professional: Finding Your Passion: As a new lawyer, it can take time to find where you fit in in the workplace. This post offers some guidance.
35. How to Doggedly Pursue Your Dreams in the Face of Naysayers: People out there might tell you that you can’t do what you want to do, but this post explains how to ignore them and meet your goals anyway.

Paying Off Loans

Most law students have tens of thousands of dollars in debt when they graduate. Learn how to start paying off your law school debts from these posts.

36. 5 Smart and effective tips to pay off student loans: This post will teach you some of the best ways to tackle your law school debt.
37. 29 Ways to Minimize Your Law School Loan Debt: You might not be able to eliminate it right off the bat, but this post will show you how to cut down your debt quickly.
38. Law School Expands Loan Repayment Assistance for Graduates: Find out how your school might be able to help you with your loans from this post.
39. Student Loan Repayment Options: Here you can read about what your options are when it comes to repaying your loans.
40. Law School Debt: How Much is Too Much?: Do you feel crushed by your debt? This post addresses when the debt just might be too much to be worth it.
41. Student Loan Debt Outpaces Credit Card Debt: This post will show you that you’re not alone in your problems with school debt.
42. How one man recovered from student loan disaster — and you can, too: Think you’ll never work your way out of debt? This man did and you can do it as well.
43. 7 Ways to Repay Student Loans: Learn the basics of repaying loans from this post.
44. Student Loan Consolidation, Key to Saving Money: Find out why loan consolidation might be right for you.
45. How to manage student loan debt: Check out this post for guidance on keeping up with your mounting law school debts.
46. The Hard Truth About Law School Debt: This post takes a no-nonsense approach to addressing school loans.
47. Supreme Court Tackles Student Loan Debt: With so many students crippled by school debt the government is taking notice. Read more about it here.
48. Yes! You can pay off law school loans on a county salary: Read through this post to learn how it is possible to pay off your loans working as a public servant.

Passing the Bar

Studying for the bar isn’t ever going to be fun, but these posts can at least help reduce your anxiety and help you better prepare for the test.

49. Share This With Any Friend Who Has Trouble Passing the Bar Exam: If you’re nervous about passing the bar, read this post.
50. One Person’s Guide to Passing the Bar with Minimal Effort: Follow this person’s schedule for bar exam studying and preparation.
51. Top 20 Reasons You Know You’re Studying for the Bar: Need a laugh after hours of studying? Read through this post.
52. Bar Exam Horror Stories (A Round-Up From Years Gone By): Even your worst bar exam experience likely won’t be as bad as these horror stories.
53. How to Eat Right While Studying for the Bar Exam: Make sure you’re getting the right nutrients when studying with help from this post.
54. Your Family and Friends CAN help you pass the bar exam!: Find out how those you care about can help you ace your bar exam.
55. How to Survive Bar Exam Days: Think you’re not going to make it through the bar exam? This post can help to guide you.
56. 100 Words for my Friends Taking the Bar Exam: Short and to-the-point, this post offers a pep talk to all law school grads taking the bar.
57. How To Study For The Multistate Bar Exam, The MBE, Or Multiple Choice: If you’re taking a multistate bar, look to this post for helpful advice.
58. A Little More Bar Exam Help: Find some help studying and preparing for the bar here.
59. Bar Exam Tips and Secrets: Need some insider advice on the bar? This post can help.

Working at a Law Firm

Nervous about working at a law firm? Learn how to get hired and what to expect from these posts.

60. Making yourself irreplaceable at the law firm: This post will teach you how to hang onto that job at a law firm once you’ve gotten it.
61. Stupid Mistakes New Grads Make (How Not to Suck at Work): Don’t make these amateur mistakes at your new job.
62. Why You Should Work In a Law Firm (Hint: it’s not only for the money): Here you’ll learn what advantages there are to working in a law firm, besides a steady paycheck.
63. Working for a Law Firm vs. In House: Not sure where you want to end up? This post breaks down the differences.
64. Advice for New Law Grads Who Want to Open a Solo Practice: If you’re thinking of opening a solo practice, look to this post for some advice.
65. Can’t find work? Start your own firm: Here you’ll find a post that advocates just starting your own business if you can’t find a job.
66. Start a Solo Law Practice for Under $3,000: Think you need big bucks to start a law firm? This post proves otherwise.
67. What Not To Wear To Work At A Law Firm: Find out just what you shouldn’t be wearing to work if you’re employed at a law firm.
68. You know you work at a law firm when…: Check out this post for some law firm humor.
69. 10 Challenges to Working in a Small Law Firm or Solo Practice: Challenges aren’t always a bad thing, but you can find out ways in which you might struggle as a new grad in a small practice or on your own.

Legal Field

These posts touch on issues relevant to the legal field at large, both at present and in the future.

70. In Defense of Going to Law School: Many people have been critical of law schools, but this young lawyer stands up for going to law school.
71. Google exec tells law school grads to be innovative in legal profession: Find out why innovation is essential for young lawyers.
72. Why Every Law Student Should Blog: See what advantages there are to blogging for those new to the profession.
73. 5 Myths Regarding the Practice of Law: Is law what you thought it would be? Maybe not as this post shows.
74. The Future of the Legal Profession is Client-Centric: Learn why your legal practice should focus on clients from this post.
75. The Future "Middle Class" of the Legal Profession: See what unbundled services have to offer clients looking for a middle road.
76. Mad Law: How to Deal with Crazy Lawyers: During your career you’re bound to meet a few crazy lawyers. Learn to deal with them now by reading this post.
77. Is a 2,500-year-old Greek harming young lawyers?: Find out why Socrates could be tainting your legal education.
78. New Lawyers: Social Media Isn’t the Cure: Many young lawyers are into social media marketing but this post explains how it’s not the perfect answer for everything.
79. Future of the Legal Profession: Two Different Points of View: Hear from two different points of view on what the legal profession has in store in the coming decades.

Life After Law School

Life does go on, though probably a little differently, after law school. Learn how to deal with the life changes here.

80. Samantha Power Encourages Law School Grads to Master Uncertainty: Life after law school can be pretty scary, but this speaker urges students to hang in there and use it to their advantage.
81. The Real World: Life after Law School: Here, you can learn what life will be life once you’re done with studying, testing and homework.
82. 7 Mindset Changes to Make After College: Learn how to change how you think about life, work and everything after school from this post.
83. 180 Money Saving Tips to Turn Your Financial Life Around 180 Degrees: Not used to scrimping and saving? This post will show you how to make good on your financial resolutions.
84. Relationships in Law School: From dating other students to managing existing relationships, this post will help you deal with love in law school and beyond.
85. Moving Back Home With Your Parents is a Good Career Move: Find out why living with your parents can be good for you financially and otherwise from this post.
86. 25 Best Cities for College Graduates: This post offers insights into where the best career opportunities might lie for new grads.
87. Is There Life After Graduate School?: Your life might change, but here you’ll learn about what it’ll be like not being a student any longer.
88. 21 Incredibly Practical Tips To Survive The "Real World": Dreading the thought of entering the real world? This post offers some helpful tips to get you started.
89. Study: Life After Law School Gets Tougher: It might not be pretty but this post shows you that life after law school isn’t going to be smooth sailing all the time.

Job Search Help

If you’re struggling to find a job or just frustrated with the process, check out these posts for help and guidance.

90. Job Search Strategies: writing sample issues: If you’re working for your own firm or just looking for work, this post offers one way to garner interest.
91. Job Search Tips for the Unemployed Law Graduate: Here you’ll find a great collection of job search tips just for law students.
92. You’re About to Graduate; Now What? Tips on Preparing for Your Job Search: Learn how to get ready for the stresses of searching for a job in this post.
93. Law Review and Your Job Prospects: Learn why being on Law Review could up your chances for getting a job post graduation from this post.
94. How To Prepare For A Law Firm Interview: If you’re planning on working for a law firm, get advice on how to interview well in this post.
95. Bad Interview and Resume Blunders: Tales from the Trenches: Take the lessons of this post to heart and use them to fix your own interviews and resumes.
96. Preparing for the Clerkship Interview: Hoping to get a clerkship position? Use this advice to prepare for the interview.
97. What to Wear to an Interview: Make sure you’re dressed appropriately for your interview with some help from this post.
98. How to Find Your First Job As an Attorney: This post offers some insights into what you’ll need to do to get your first job working as a lawyer.
99. Resume tips for attorneys: Get resume advice geared towards those in the legal profession here.
100. Job Search Tips for New Graduates: These general tips will help you tackle the sometimes overwhelming process of searching for a job after graduation.