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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Wendy GriesdorfPublisher: Irwin Law Inc Imprint: Irwin Law Inc Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 21.60cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 27.90cm Weight: 0.335kg ISBN: 9781552212271ISBN 10: 1552212270 Pages: 136 Publication Date: 27 January 2012 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsPREPARATIONResumés and Cover LettersCore Messages INTERVIEWSFifty Points on InterviewingProfessionalism in InterviewsPhysiology and the Interview FIRST YEARRecruitment Cycles for First-Year Law StudentsLegal Research and Writing SECOND YEARSecond-Year Summer JobsOn-Campus Interviews (OCIs) for Positions with Law FirmsOther Second-Year Summer Jobs THIRD YEARBeginning Your Articling Job SearchArticling in Another Province ARTICLINGHow to Excel at Articles ASSOCIATE POSITIONSA Framework for an Associate Job SearchThe Associate Job Interview PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATIONReduce StressProfessional LiabilityIncrease Efficiency THE RELEASE HATCH: LEAVING LAW AND FINDING ANOTHER JOBAnalysing Why You Want to Leave LawBuilding a BudgetFinding a New IndustryRepackaging Your SkillsDrafting a New Resumé SAMPLESSample Resumé and AnalysisCover Letter and AnalysisSample Cover Letter SentencesSample Interview QuestionsSample Practice AreasLaw Office Structures and Traditional Law CareersOrganisational SystemSample File ListSample Telephone Log PERSONAL WORKBOOKPersonal BackgroundGeneral Areas of InterestEmerging Areas of InterestAdvanced Areas of InterestResearch and Information IntegrationNetwork BuildingWork Environment, Work Style, and Career GoalsTactical Strategies for ImprovementBudgetDeadlines and Send-by DatesReviewsThis is an excellent resource for law students. It is packed full of useful information and tips and contains a practical personal workbook. Through this book, law students will gain a better understanding of Canadian recruitment processes and an edge when they apply for competitive articling and summer positions. --Maryanne Forrayi, Career Advisor, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary Wendy Griesdorf's book on law firm recruitment is like having a law school career development office, an outplacement service, a law firm director of students and associates, and your mother all rolled into one neat, little, portable package. It is a terrific resource for law students and lawyers who want to control their professional career paths, providing very practical advice on the logistics of keeping their careers on track. --Anne Mundy-Markell, Director of Student & Associate Affairs, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP I found Wendy Griesdorf's book to be an extremely thoughtful, comprehensive, and well-organized guide to the recruit-ment process for students. It is filled with a vast amount of sound, practical advice that demonstrates quite clearly that the author understands what is important to us as lawyers and student recruiters. I highly recommend the book to any law student who wishes to perfect his or her job search and interview skills. --Robert M. McLennan, Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang This is an excellent resource for law students. It is packed full of useful information and tips and contains a practical personal workbook. Through this book, law students will gain a better understanding of Canadian recruitment processes and an edge when they apply for competitive articling and summer positions. --Maryanne Forrayi, Career Advisor, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary Law Firm Recruitment in Canada: Job Search Advice for Law Students and Associates provides revealing and honest advice to law students entering the recruitment process and associates searching for legal positions. Wendy Griesdorf draws on her considerable experience as the Director of Career Services at Osgoode Hall Law School, as well as her experience as a practising lawyer, to walk the reader through the preparation of resumes and cover letters, recruitment processes, interviewing skills, and practical tips. The excellent advice and information are presented in an easy-to-read, chronologi-cal manner and provide a comprehensive resource for law students and associates who are making important choices concerning their career paths. --Nancy J. Stitt, Director of Student Programs, Goodmans LLP Wendy Griesdorf's book on law firm recruitment is like having a law school career development office, an outplacement service, a law firm director of students and associates, and your mother all rolled into one neat little portable package. It is a terrific resource for law students and lawyers who want to control their professional career paths, providing very practical advice on the logistics of keeping their careers on track. """Law Firm Recruitment in Canada: Job Search Advice for Law Students and Associates provides revealing and honest advice to law students entering the recruitment process and associates searching for legal positions. Wendy Griesdorf draws on her considerable experience as the Director of Career Services at Osgoode Hall Law School, as well as her experience as a practising lawyer, to walk the reader through the preparation of resum�s and cover letters, recruitment processes, interviewing skills, and practical tips. The excellent advice and information are presented in an easy-to-read, chronologi-cal manner and provide a comprehensive resource for law students and associates who are making important choices concerning their career paths.""--Nancy J. Stitt, Director of Student Programs, Goodmans LLP ""I found Wendy Griesdorf's book to be an extremely thoughtful, comprehensive, and well-organized guide to the recruit-ment process for students. It is filled with a vast amount of sound, practical advice that demonstrates quite clearly that the author understands what is important to us as lawyers and student recruiters. I highly recommend the book to any law student who wishes to perfect his or her job search and interview skills.""--Robert M. McLennan, Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang ""This is an excellent resource for law students. It is packed full of useful information and tips and contains a practical personal workbook. Through this book, law students will gain a better understanding of Canadian recruitment processes and an edge when they apply for competitive articling and summer positions.""--Maryanne Forrayi, Career Advisor, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary ""Wendy Griesdorf's book on law firm recruitment is like having a law school career development office, an outplacement service, a law firm director of students and associates, and your mother all rolled into one neat, little, portable package. It is a terrific resource for law students and lawyers who want to control their professional career paths, providing very practical advice on the logistics of keeping their careers on track.""--Anne Mundy-Markell, Director of Student & Associate Affairs, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP" Author InformationWendy Griesdorf holds an LLB from Osgoode Hall Law School and was called to the Bar in 1995. After eight years of practicing law and serving as adjunct professor and director of career services at Osgoode Hall Law School, she established her own firm focusing exclusively on estate litigation and mediation. A certified specialist in estates and trusts, she is a sessional instructor in estate litigation at Queen's University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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