Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 420: Being Realistic in Your Law School Job Search (w/Sadie Jones)

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking about being realistic about which jobs you'd be a good candidate for and choosing the right option, while neither selling yourself short nor aiming too high.

In this episode we discuss:

>Determining where you would be a realistic candidate

>How to cast a wider net if you need to

>How the economy affects the legal landscape

>Taking a job you may not entirely See more +

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking about being realistic about which jobs you'd be a good candidate for and choosing the right option, while neither selling yourself short nor aiming too high.

In this episode we discuss:

>Determining where you would be a realistic candidate

>How to cast a wider net if you need to

>How the economy affects the legal landscape

>Taking a job you may not entirely want versus holding out for something better

>Getting other people to help with your job search

Resources:

>CareerDicta (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/careerdicta/)

>NALP: National Association for Law Placement (https://www.nalp.org/)

>The Wall Street Journal (https://www.wsj.com/)

>Above the Law (https://abovethelaw.com/)

>Podcast Episode 126: How to Get People to Help with Your Job Search (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-126-get-people-help-job-search/)

>Podcast Episode 132: What's BigLaw Really Like? (w/Sadie Jones) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-132-whats-biglaw-really-like-w-sadie-jones/)

>Podcast Episode 183: Changing Course in the Job Hunt (w/ex-BigLaw Recruiter Sadie Jones) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-183-changing-course-in-the-job-hunt-w-ex-biglaw-recruiter-sadie-jones/)

>Podcast Episode 316: Being Smart About Your Career Goals (w/Sadie Jones) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-316-being-smart-about-your-career-goals-w-sadie-jones/)

>Podcast Episode 385: Career Planning Resources for Law Students (w/Sadie Jones) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-385-career-planning-resources-for-law-students-w-sadie-jones/)

>Podcast Episode 393: The Legal Hiring Landscape in the Current Economy (w/Sadie Jones) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-393-the-legal-hiring-landscape-in-the-current-economy-w-sadie-jones/)

Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-420-being-realistic-in-your-law-school-job-search-w-sadie-jones/)

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