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Guerrilla Tactics For Getting The Legal Job Of Your Dreams: Regardless of Your Grades, Your School, or Your Work Experience! a edition Edition

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  • Paperback: 556 pages
  • Publisher: Harcourt Legal & Professional Publications, Inc.; a edition edition (February 1, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0159003172
  • ISBN-13: 978-0159003176
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
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3.0 out of 5 starsMixed Feelings
By Deh on March 23, 2004
Format: Paperback
I have read this book, and admittedly not employed all of its suggestions. However, from what I have read and tried, my feelings are mixed. First of all, I'm a graduate from the bottom of the class of a "Top 10" law school. I could not get into any firm, thus I don't have the problem of having to explain not receiving an offer after my summer (I'm interested in gov't at this point).
Grades/school: this book is great for people who are currently enrolled and doing fairly ok-to-well in law school, and want an extra boost to get into a better firm/employer. Students at the very top and very bottom of the class are unlikely to benefit from the book. Why? Because most firms only look at grades, then school, nothing else. Almost all big firms, the ones most capable of hiring graduates, won't hire below the top 75% of a top law school. Kimm suggests avoiding firms that are concerned about grades. Well, unfortunately, that would be almost all of the firms except the ones that pay $28K a year.
Small firms: the author suggests looking at small firms. The problem is these firms also tend to be fixated on grades, sometimes even more so than large firms. In addition, small firms tend to be very low paying ($40K and below) and you will be required to work the same long hours as at a big firm. Grant it, you will have your foot in the door. On the other hand, small firms don't hire until you admitted to the bar, so you're looking at a few months without an income, or longer if you don't pass the bar the first time.
Volunteering: the book suggests doing this at various gov't agencies like DA's or City Attorney's offices. Watch out: most of these places will use the free help and not offer a job.Read more ›
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1.0 out of 5 starsSave Your Money
By A Customer on June 29, 2003
Format: Paperback
This book provides some rather basic common sense approaches to finding a job. I would not buy the book. However, if your library has a copy check it out of the library and read it or go to your local book store and sit down and read it with a cup of coffee. I think she makes suggestions about how to get a job that are just extremely unlikely to materialize. She suggests that you can get a job at a big firm by first working as a Contract Attorney. This is VERY VERY unlikely. Big firms have hiring committees and usually a list of schools they will hire from. If your school is not on that list, they cannot consider you. I know people who have done contract work for many years at a lot of big firms and they were never offered a job. It just doesn't work that way. Contract work usually involves working for a short time on a single project with many other attorneys (some cases over 100 other attorneys). I've never heard of anyone getting hired on at a big firm after working as a Contract Attorney. Anything is possible, but it is EXTREMELY unlikley. The truth is that most reputable big and mid-sized firms would rather be understaffed than hire Attorneys who lack the proper credentials. Also, she writes at one point that people hire people, not schools. In my experience, firms hire ONLY from certain schools and her book is not footnoted to back up the claims she is making with rock solid evidence. My suggestion is read this book at your library or book store for free, but don't buy it. Save your money for your student loan payments.
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2.0 out of 5 starsOverhyped, warmed over and tired advice
By S. Stewart on July 7, 2006
Format: Paperback
Hey Kimm,

The 1980's called and they want their Parachute back.

Let me give all potential readers of this book some REAL advice. DO NOT, under any circumstances, answer ANY of the interview questions as advised in this book. I interview law students and applicants to our firm every week. Upon hearing one of these "cooked" responses, I immediately put that person's resume/application in the "No" file.

Do yourself a favor and answer job interview questions frankly, honestly and with originality. Your sincerity will play far better than the insulting routine this author -- and almost every other career counselor -- proposes.

I don't know what's more pathetic: the fact that people like this are still making money encouraging applicants to "sell themselves like an infomercial" or the fact that other people actually give them money for the drivel they're shoveling.
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1.0 out of 5 starsDoes not live up to author's inflated claims.
By Jamie Cantwell on January 16, 2008
Format: Paperback
This book had some good information. Want to hear it? When a hiring partner asks you to tell him about yourself, he doesn't want to hear where you grew up, etc., he wants to hear what a hard worker you are.

That's about the only thing I found in this book that I couldn't have just pulled up with a standard google search for legal job hunts. And I probably could have found that, too, with about five minutes more effort.

Do lots of informational interviews? Yep, that's advised on many, many free sites. Mass mailers are useless? Yes, that's on free sites as well.

Her claim: the seven words that will ALWAYS get a call back: "Prestigious lawyer X recommended I contact you" is just blatant b.s. No, it will not ALWAYS get you a call back. Sometimes it MAY get you a contact, but I have to say, after following this author's advice pretty much to the letter (except for showing up uninvited and unannounced at a law office, to me that smacks of career suicide), doing lots of informational interviews, sending out dozens of very, very targeted letters based on the contacts made at those interviews I can say that it is NOT a guarantee of a callback. Attorneys have no problem mailing you a big fat ding no matter WHO referred you. To say otherwise sets up new attorneys who bought her claims for a big letdown.

Also, she claims law offices are ALWAYS hiring. This is a ridiculous claim. As I have learned, they are NOT always hiring. In fact, prior to law school I worked for many firms, big and small, usually for a hiring partner. I know for a fact they are not "always" hiring. Sometimes they may love you, they may recommend lots of people you should call/send resumes, they may truly want to help you out, but if they aren't hiring, sorry, they just are not hiring.Read more ›
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