The National Association for Law Placement (NALP) is hosting its Annual Education Conference this week in Austin, Texas. There is a Twitter hashtag, #NALP12, that anyone may follow to receive updates from or about the conference. I highly recommend that job-seeking lawyers and law students follow this hashtag for the following reasons:
- Meet the players. Many law firm recruiting/hiring contacts will appear in the #NALP12 Twitter stream as they tweet from the conference. By following #NALP12, you can identify these contacts and follow up with questions or comments. Don’t ask them for a job immediately; but, get to know them and what their firms have to offer. Begin to build relationships with them.
- Raise your profile. If you tweet thoughtful questions in response to the #NALP12 tweets, attendees at the conference will notice you. Perhaps the panelists/speakers will even monitor the tweets for their sessions and respond to your questions during the sessions.
- Receive job search tips and market intelligence. The substantive content of the sessions is incredible for job-seekers. You have the opportunity to receive job search tips and market intelligence directly from the employers making hiring decisions. Keep your eyes open for tweets from the following sessions:
- “Rocket Docketeers” – Judicial Clerkships for the IP Student
- Alternative Careers: The Upside Down Pyramid
- Assessment Tools and Innovative Interview Techniques: What Are They and How Are They Used?
- Beyond the Beltway: Opportunities in Federal, State and Local Government
- Landing a Job with the United Nations
- Launching an Immigration Law Career at the Courthouse
- Navigating U.S. Bar Exam Requirements for Foreign Trained Lawyers
- NALP Update on the Legal Employment Market
- Understanding the Current Legal Economy
- Skills-Based Hiring for Effective Post-Recession Lateral Associate Recruitment
- Careers in the Military
Tags: #NALP12, job search, law students, Lawyers, NALP
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