What should you NOT wear if you’re a summer associate? We have some thoughts…
What NOT to Wear as an Intern or Summer Associate
Internships / Summer Jobs / Summer Associateships
Internships, summer jobs, summer associates... there are a lot of names for what basically amounts to a 10-week interview. Here is some of our best advice.
The Type A Guide to Moving (Our Best Moving Tips!)
I’ve moved far too many times, particularly in my early 20s when I was interning a lot. (My record is 8 different addresses between April 1997 and April 1999, not even counting 2-week “pitstops” at my parents’ house to unpack everything I needed while interning and repack everything I needed for college.) Things have settled … Read More about The Type A Guide to Moving (Our Best Moving Tips!)
What NOT to Wear to the Office
Update: I still agree with my advice in this post, but you can also check out our more recent discussion on what not to wear to work. So there’s this great piece on USA Today about how “business casual” can be confusing to some people — this one 24-year-old PR executive was shocked (shocked, we tell you!) when … Read More about What NOT to Wear to the Office
How To Use LinkedIn, Particularly If You’re Junior
Here are my best tips on how to use LinkedIn if you’re junior — including why I think LinkedIn is a way to recognize an already-present relationship, not a way to begin a friendship.
When The Job Hunt Drags On…
Reader S, a recent graduate, has a question that, unfortunately, I think a lot of people will be interested in: what should you do when the job hunt drags on (and on)? May I suggest a post on attorneys who, despite trying everything feasible, cannot find sustainable employment? I understand the whole “work for free” … Read More about When The Job Hunt Drags On…
Can You Give Unsolicited Fashion Advice to Interns?
Ever had the urge to indulge your inner Anna Wintour and act as the fashion police? Reader M has a question along these lines… Can we do a story on the extent to which permanent hires (i.e. me) can give unsolicited fashion advice to interns? I have worked in private practice for a number of … Read More about Can You Give Unsolicited Fashion Advice to Interns?
The Intern with the $9,000 Handbag
Is it a bad idea for an intern to carry a $9000 bag?
How Not to Gain Weight Over the Summer Recruiting Season
Update: We still stand by the below advice on how not to gain weight over the summer recruiting season — but if you’d like to check out our more recent discussion on how not to gain weight as a summer associate, you can check it out here. Summer is nearly upon us! As law school, … Read More about How Not to Gain Weight Over the Summer Recruiting Season
What Not to Wear, Chicago Bar Style
We’re getting a lot of questions from readers about this article at Above the Law. For example, from one reader: I am a 2L at law school and about to start as a summer associate at a law firm in Washington, D.C. There was an article on Above the Law about an event in Chicago … Read More about What Not to Wear, Chicago Bar Style
Summer Makeup Tips for Women Lawyers
What kind of make-up is appropriate for the office. Do you have to wear make-up at all? If so what should you wear?
What to Wear to a Sailing Event for Work in Mid-May
Today’s reader mail has us totally stumped… readers, please weigh in if you have thoughts on what to wear to a sailing event for work in mid-May! Here’s the question: I now have my own professional wardrobe crisis – what does one wear to a corporate sailing event? It is in New England, in mid … Read More about What to Wear to a Sailing Event for Work in Mid-May
Reader Mail: How to Pack For a Summer Working Abroad
Today’s reader mail has a young law student wondering how to pack for a summer working abroad… I’m a second-year law student and will be spending part of my summer interning for a government agency in Slovenia, and the rest at a study abroad program in London. My dilemma is that I only have a … Read More about Reader Mail: How to Pack For a Summer Working Abroad
