1. Presented by:
Jared D. Correia, Esq.
Law Practice Management Advisor
Law Office Management Assistance Program
31 Milk Street
Suite 815
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Email: jared@masslomap.org
Phone: (857) 383-3252
Twitter: www.twitter.com/jaredcorreia
Website: www.masslomap.org
Blog: http://masslomap.blogspot.com
Presented for:
Layoff and Transition Group
@ Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers
Wednesday, August 25, 2010

3.  Now . . .
 55,000 Licensed Attorneys in Massachusetts
 51,000 Active Attorneys in Massachusetts
 And In the Future
 86% Bar Exam Pass Rate for July 2008;
including 92% Bar Exam Pass Rate for First Time Takers
 More Attend Law School Than Ever Before;
More Pass Bar Exam Than Ever Before;
More Attorneys Than Ever Before;
And YET, the Job Market is Tighter Than Ever Before:
Nearly 1 in 10 Persons is Unemployed

5.  Application Supporting Documents
 Resume
 Cover Letter
 etc.
 Professional Image
 Networking
 Marketing
 Resource Mining
 Web
 Print
 People
 Skimpy Appendix

6.  Resume
 Skills Assessment
 Prominent Education/Experience Section,
including Relevant Coursework/Relevant Transactions
 List Educational/Professional/Personal Affiliations
 Cover Letter
 Be Concise and Clear in Your Argument
 Ask for Relief!
 Tailor Your Letter
 Other Application Supporting Documents
 List of References
 Writing Samples
 Thank You Letters
 etc.
 Bonus Tips!: Interviewing
 Control the Information You Present
 Interview the Employer

7.  Networking
 Frequent the Places that Lawyers Frequent
 Informational Interviews, i.e.--Buy Lunch
 Job Shadow, i.e.--Find a Mentor(s)
 Marketing
 Create a Plan
 To Other Attorneys/To Clients
 Traditional Methods
 Social Media

8.  Resource Types
 Web
 Print
 People
 Resource Tips
 Google Is Your Friend, on the Web
 Don’t Vet Candidates Yourself, by the Book
 Network Coverage, talk to your Colleagues

9. The Legal Career Guide: From Law Student to Lawyer, by Gary
A. Munneke and Ellen Wayne; ABA (2008; 5th Ed.)
The ABA’s Economic Recovery
Resources webpage:
http://new.abanet.org/economicrecovery
Your Law School Career Advising Office

10. Massachusetts Law Office
Management Assistance Program
(LOMAP)
31 Milk Street
Suite 815
Boson, Massachusetts 02109
Phone: (857) 383-3250
Toll-Free: (888) 54-LOMAP
Email: info@masslomap.org
Follow LOMAP:
Website: www.masslomap.org
Blog: http://masslomap.blogspot.com
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