The Law School Toolbox Podcast: Tools for Law Students from 1L to the Bar Exam, and Beyond

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking with ex-BigLaw recruiter, Sadie Jones, about ways to handle rejection in a professional manner. While some law students may not have already experienced rejection or failure, it will happen and that's ok - so tune in to learn how to respond professionally.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why this even matters and when you may face rejection in law school
• What NOT to do when reacting to a rejection from a job, law review position, or even a judge's ruling (including a horror story or two)
• How to respond gracefully, even if you're upset, surprised, or about to cry!
• The truth about why people get rejected – it's most often not personal – and how to salvage the relationship for the future (because the legal world is small)
• When is it ok to ask "why?" and how to respond to feedback (Note: whatever you do, do not get defensive or argue!)
• Best ways to make amends if you DO react badly or unprofessionally

RESOURCES:

• CareerDicta: Strategies and Resources for Your Legal Career (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/careerdicta/)
• Podcast Episode 159: The Secret Life of Law Firms (w/Sadie Jones) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-159-the-secret-life-of-law-firms-w-sadie-jones/#more-18846)
• How to Handle Difficult Feedback (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/how-to-handle-difficult-feedback/)
• Podcast Episode 127: Avoid These Resume No-Gos (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-127-avoid-resume-no-gos/)
• The Balance Careers: Questions to Ask and Avoid in Legal Job Interviews (http://legalcareers.about.com/od/jobsearch/fl/Questions-to-Ask-and-Avoid-in-Legal-Job-Interviews.htm)
• Professionalism in the Legal Workplace (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/professionalism-in-the-legal-workplace/)
• Podcast Episode 1: Mindset – The Key to Success in Law School? (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-1-mindset-key-success-law-school/)
• Podcast Episode 110: Revisiting Mindset (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-110-revisiting-mindset/)

Episode Transcript: Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/LST-Ep-168-How-to-Handle-Rejection-w-Sadie.pdf)

If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/law-school-toolbox-podcast/id1027603976) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Law School Toolbox website (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/contact). If you're concerned about the bar exam, check out our sister site, the Bar Exam Toolbox (http://barexamtoolbox.com/). You can also sign up for our weekly podcast newsletter (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/get-law-school-podcast-updates/) to make sure you never miss an episode!

Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking about law school study groups and how to make the most of them (or if it's okay to skip them entirely). This topic came from a listener question so don't be shy. Send us your questions – they might end up being an episode!

In this episode, we discuss:

• The law school mythology of the study group and why you don't actually have to join one
• Some common pitfalls to study groups, such as group anxiety
• Why you shouldn't be afraid to leave a study group if it is not working for you and is a waste of your time
• Whether a study group is actually the best way to learn the material – after all law school exams are not a group test and the other people in your study group are just students who likely don't know any more than you do!
• Things that your study group might be able to help with
• Useful tips for organizing a productive study group – including lots of technology tools that can help you collaborate more efficiently
• Alternatives to a full study group, to get some of the benefits without all the hassles!

RESOURCES:

• The Girl's Guide to Law School: Surviving 1L: Should You Join a Study Group? (https://thegirlsguidetolawschool.com/10/surviving-1l-should-you-join-a-study-group/)
• Five Myths About the Law School Study Group (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/five-myths-about-the-law-school-study-group/)
• 5 Study Tips for Visual Learners (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/5-study-tips-for-visual-learners/)
• 5 Study Tips for Auditory Learners (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/5-study-tips-for-auditory-learners/)
• Meeting with Your Study Group Before Exams (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/meeting-with-your-study-group-before-exams/)
• The Girl's Guide to Law School: How to Get Your Law School Study Group to Actually Study? (https://thegirlsguidetolawschool.com/10/how-to-get-your-law-school-study-group-to-actually-study/)
• Five Techniques for Using Deep Work to Excel in Law School (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/five-techniques-for-using-deep-work-to-excel-in-law-school/)
• How to be the Star of Your Study Group (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/how-to-be-the-star-of-your-study-group/)
• Active Vs. Passive Learning in Law School (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/active-vs-passive-learning-law-school/)
• Lessons From My 1L Year: Be Careful with Study Groups (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/lessons-from-my-1l-year-be-careful-with-study-groups/)
• Trello (https://trello.com/)

Episode Transcript: Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/LST-Ep-167-Do-you-have-to-join-a-study-group.pdf)

If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/law-school-toolbox-podcast/id1027603976) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Law School Toolbox website (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/contact). If you're concerned about the bar exam, check out our sister site, the Bar Exam Toolbox (http://barexamtoolbox.com/). You can also sign up for our weekly podcast newsletter (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/get-law-school-podcast-updates/) to make sure you never miss an episode!

Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, ex-BigLaw recruiter, Sadie Jones, joins us to talk about how to frame your job search story. You may be thinking that you don't have a story, but we all have a story! So we're exploring how to make sure your story makes sense.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What do we mean by your "job search story"?
• Tips on how to make sure your materials are telling your potential employer the story you want to tell – one that's relevant AND truthful
• Cover letters – and why they're a golden opportunity to craft your story that you should never pass up
• How to deal with non-linear career paths
• Dos: get a LinkedIn profile, get feedback on your resume, proofread
• Don'ts: put a language you're not truly fluent in, be defensive when getting feedback, make mistakes or typos in your materials

RESOURCES:

• CareerDicta (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/careerdicta/)
• Building a Resume in Law School (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/building-a-resume-in-law-school/)
• Six Essential Cover Letter Tips for Law Students (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/six-essential-cover-letter-tips-for-law-students/)
• Podcast Episode 111: Resumes and Cover Letters (with an Ex-BigLaw recruiter) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-111-resumes-cover-letters-ex-biglaw-recruiter/)
• The Foundations of Marketing Yourself: The Mission Statement (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/the-foundations-of-marketing-yourself-the-mission-statement/)
• Ahead of the Curve: Setting up Your Social Media – Getting a Fresh, Professional Start to Law School (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/ahead-of-the-curve-setting-up-your-social-media-getting-a-fresh-professional-start-to-law-school/)
• Ahead of the Curve: Get a Head Start on Your Career (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/ahead-of-the-curve-get-a-head-start-on-your-career/)

Episode Transcript: Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/LST-Ep-166-Frame-Your-Job-Search-Story-w-Sadie.pdf)

If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/law-school-toolbox-podcast/id1027603976) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Law School Toolbox website (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/contact). If you're concerned about the bar exam, check out our sister site, the Bar Exam Toolbox (http://barexamtoolbox.com/). You can also sign up for our weekly podcast newsletter (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/get-law-school-podcast-updates/) to make sure you never miss an episode!

Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we're talking about elevator pitches and whether you need one as a law student. Spoiler alert: Yes, you do!

In this episode, we discuss:

• What exactly is an elevator pitch and when might you need to have one?
• Whether you must know exactly what you want to do with your legal career to craft an effective elevator pitch
• Goals of an effective elevator pitch and how to create one
• Why one interesting fact about yourself can start a conversation
• Fake it till you make it – practice makes perfect when trying to develop your elevator pitch
• Don't be intimidated! Lawyers actually LOVE making connections and referrals

RESOURCES:

• The Girl's Guide to Law School: What's Your Elevator Pitch? (https://thegirlsguidetolawschool.com/07/whats-your-elevator-pitch/)
• Podcast Episode 57: Tips for Surviving Law School Orientation (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-57-tips-surviving-law-school-orientation/)
• Legal Networking 101: How Do You Know What to Talk While Networking? (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/legal-networking-101-how-do-you-know-what-to-talk-about-while-networking/)
• Podcast Episode 74: Should You Go to Law School? (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/074-go-law-school/#more-13423)
• Preparing for Your Legal Career: Ten Books to Read Before You Begin Law School (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/preparing-for-your-legal-career-10-books-to-read-before-you-begin-law-school/)
• Getting a Jump Start on the 1L Summer Job Search (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/getting-a-jump-start-on-the-1l-summer-job-search/)
• The Girl's Guide to Law School: Leaving Litigation: What Comes Next? (https://thegirlsguidetolawschool.com/08/leaving-litigation-what-comes-next/)

Episode Transcript: Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/LST-Ep-165-What-is-Elevator-Pitch-and-Do-you-need-one.pdf)

If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/law-school-toolbox-podcast/id1027603976) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Law School Toolbox website (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/contact). If you're concerned about the bar exam, check out our sister site, the Bar Exam Toolbox (http://barexamtoolbox.com/). You can also sign up for our weekly podcast newsletter (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/get-law-school-podcast-updates/) to make sure you never miss an episode!

Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking with ex-BigLaw recruiter, Sadie Jones, about what to do if OCI didn't go as planned, and you didn't end up with a summer associate offer for your 2L summer. All is not lost!

In this episode, we discuss:

• Whether you can get a BigLaw summer associate position if you don't get one through OCI
• Can you ask for feedback from the firm – officially or even unofficially – as to why you didn't get an offer?
• Taking a long hard look at the potential deficiencies in your application – is it your grades? Your interview skills? Fix them and try again!
• Is this a blessing in disguise? How to use this as a growth opportunity or as a second chance to really evaluate if BigLaw is where you want to be
• Talking to career services – they often get a bad rap but they're the first one firms go to if they need to hire more summer associates
• Hustle – if you really want this, you're going to have to work for it – network, make coffee dates, get creative
• At the end of the day – find some kind of legal job even if it's unpaid

RESOURCES:

• Podcast Episode 132: What's BigLaw Really Like? (w/Sadie Jones) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-132-whats-biglaw-really-like-w-sadie-jones/)
• Podcast Episode 147: Top Summer Associate Mistakes and How to Fix Them (w/Sadie Jones) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-147-top-summer-associate-mistakes-and-how-to-fix-them-w-sadie-jones/)
• CareerDicta Career Coaching (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/careerdicta/)
• Podcast Episode 126: How to Get People to Help with Your Job Search (w/Sadie Jones) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-126-get-people-help-job-search/)
• Trello (https://trello.com/home)
• Hey, Law Students: Here's How You Network (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/hey-law-students-heres-how-you-network/)
• Say "Yes!" (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/say-yes/)

Episode Transcript: Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/LST-Ep-164-Post-OCI-No-Offer-w-Sadie.pdf)

If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/law-school-toolbox-podcast/id1027603976) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Law School Toolbox website (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/contact). If you're concerned about the bar exam, check out our sister site, the Bar Exam Toolbox (http://barexamtoolbox.com/). You can also sign up for our weekly podcast newsletter (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/get-law-school-podcast-updates/) to make sure you never miss an episode!

Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking about some common problems that we see in the analysis section of legal essays, whether from 1Ls or all the way to the bar exam. Conveniently, we have some suggestions for solving these problems!

In this episode, we discuss:

• Common mistake number 1: Not systematically laying out the elements
• Attack plans – what are they and how can they help you improve your essay analysis
• Don't forget about terms of art – don't write two paragraphs when two words will do
• Another common and big mistake – missing issues – remember the FACTS are there for a reason
• The best way to learn to identify issues from facts – PRACTICE
• Two big DON'Ts – don't ignore counterarguments and don't forget the conclusion BECAUSE you might lose big points
• How to better organize your essay to make it easier for the grader to read

RESOURCES:

• Wondering What an Attack Plan is? (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/wondering-what-an-attack-plan-is/)
• Podcast Episode 139: How to Issue Spot an Exam Question (w/Live Example) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-139-how-to-issue-spot-an-exam-question-w-live-example/)
• Tips for Using Facts on Final Exams (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/tips-for-using-facts-final-exams/)
• The Value of Issue Spotting and Strategies to Improve Your Skills (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/value-issue-spotting-strategies-improve-skills/)
• It's Almost Finals! Are You Getting the Most out of Your Study Time? (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/its-almost-finals-are-you-getting-the-most-out-of-your-study-time/)
• Where Can You Find Sample Law School Essay Exams? (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/where-can-you-find-sample-law-school-essay-exams/)
• How to Write a Law School Exam: Deal with the Ambiguity (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/how-to-write-a-law-school-exam-deal-with-the-ambiguity/)
• The Single Most Important Word in a Law School Exam Answer (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/the-single-most-important-word-in-a-law-school-exam-answer/)
• How to Organize Your Exam Answers (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/how-to-organize-your-exam-answers/)
• From Bare Bones to Meaty Analysis: How to Skeleton Outline Your Essay (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/from-bare-bones-to-meaty-analysis-how-to-skeleton-outline-your-essay/)

Episode Transcript: Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/LST-Ep-163-Legal-Analysis-Issues-and-How-to-Solve-Them.pdf)

If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/law-school-toolbox-podcast/id1027603976) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Law School Toolbox website (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/contact). If you're concerned about the bar exam, check out our sister site, the Bar Exam Toolbox (http://barexamtoolbox.com/). You can also sign up for our weekly podcast newsletter (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/get-law-school-podcast-updates/) to make sure you never miss an episode!

Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking about professional development for new lawyers with former BigLaw recruiter, Sadie Jones. Tune in and find out how to take control of your career development, from the earliest days of your career.

In this episode, we discuss:

• CLE requirements and the different ways you can fulfill them
• The importance of tracking, documenting, and staying ahead of your CLE requirements
• What is professional development, why is it important, and how do you know where to start?
• Outside the box ways to build your legal skills
• Common professional development mistakes new lawyers make

RESOURCES:

• CareerDicta (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/careerdicta/)
• The State Bar of California – CLE Requirements (http://www.calbar.ca.gov/Attorneys/MCLE-CLE/Requirements)
• Practicing Law Institute (https://www.pli.edu)
• What I Wish Someone Had Told Me as a Young Lawyer (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/wish-someone-told-young-lawyer/)
• The Girl's Guide to Law School: How to Conduct Great Informational Interviews (https://thegirlsguidetolawschool.com/how-to-conduct-great-informational-interviews/)
• Make Your Performance Review Useful with These Three Things! (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/the-three-things-you-should-do-to-make-your-performance-review-useful/)
• CareerDicta: Networking Strategies for a New World (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/careerdicta/networking-strategies/)

Episode Transcript: Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/LST-Ep-162-Professional-Development-for-New-Lawyers.pdf)

If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/law-school-toolbox-podcast/id1027603976) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Law School Toolbox website (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/contact). If you're concerned about the bar exam, check out our sister site, the Bar Exam Toolbox (http://barexamtoolbox.com/). You can also sign up for our weekly podcast newsletter (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/get-law-school-podcast-updates/) to make sure you never miss an episode!

Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking about using laptops and other technology in law school – when to use them and when to leave them at home – because this is not as straightforward as it might seem.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Some of the "Pros" associated with note-taking on a laptop and why these don't actually lead to increased retention or learning
• Why using laptops can be so distracting – and how that affects more than just the student taking notes on her laptop
• Whether or not it's fair for professors to ban laptops in the classroom
• Are there any students for whom laptop use may do more good than harm?
• How to back up your hand-written notes
• Some recommendations for handwriting your class notes

RESOURCES:

• Is Handwriting Notes a Good Thing or a Bad Thing? (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/is-handwriting-notes-a-good-thing-or-a-bad-thing/)
• The Pen is Mightier Than the Keyboard: The Advantages of Longhand over Laptop Notetaking by Pam A. Mueller and Daniel M. Oppenheimer (http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797614524581)
• Scientific American: A Learning Secret: Don't Take Notes with a Laptop (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-learning-secret-don-t-take-notes-with-a-laptop/)
• The New York Times: Laptops are Great. But Not During a Lecture or Meeting. (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/22/business/laptops-not-during-lecture-or-meeting.html?_r=0)
• Deep Work by Cal Newport (http://calnewport.com/books/deep-work/)
• Tips for Using the Cornell Note-taking Method (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/tips-for-using-the-cornell-note-taking-method/)
• All the Supplies You Need to Start Law School Right (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/supplies-need-start-law-school-right/)
• Laptop Multitasking Hinders Classroom Learning for Both Users and Nearby Peers by Faria Sana, Tina Weston, and Nicholas J. Cepeda (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360131512002254?via%3Dihub)

Episode Transcript: Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/LST-Ep-161-Should-You-Use-Laptop-in-Law-School.pdf)

If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/law-school-toolbox-podcast/id1027603976) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Law School Toolbox website (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/contact). If you're concerned about the bar exam, check out our sister site, the Bar Exam Toolbox (http://barexamtoolbox.com/). You can also sign up for our weekly podcast newsletter (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/get-law-school-podcast-updates/) to make sure you never miss an episode!

Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we're doing a recap of our top 10 law school survival episodes. Not necessarily the most popular ones on these topics, but the ones we think are the most useful!

In this episode, we discuss:

• The best episodes for time and life management skills and strategies for productivity
• Tips for avoiding disasters in law school – both in the classroom and in your personal life
• The importance of mindset and how you can use it to succeed in law school
• How to build positive relationships with classmates, professors, and other mentors
• How to handle challenges in law school – from seeking accommodations when warranted to addressing mental health issues, including anxiety and substance abuse

RESOURCES:

• Podcast Episode 7: Time and Life Management Basics (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-7-time-life-management-basics/)
• Podcast Episode 134: Strategies for Maximum Personal Productivity (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-134-strategies-for-maximum-personal-productivity/)
• Podcast Episode 14: Avoiding Disasters in Law School (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-14-avoiding-disasters-law-school/)
• Podcast Episode 1: Mindset – The Key to Success in Law School? (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-1-mindset-key-success-law-school/)
• Podcast Episode 110: Revisiting Mindset (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-110-revisiting-mindset/)
• Podcast Episode 130: How to Make Difficult Decisions in Law School (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-130-how-to-make-difficult-decisions-in-law-school/)
• Podcast Episode 107: How to Build Positive Relationships in Law School (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-107-how-to-build-positive-relationships-in-law-school/)
• Podcast Episode 59: Conquering Loneliness in Law School (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-49-conquering-loneliness-in-law-school/)
• Podcast Episode 72: Seeking Accommodations in Law School and on the Bar Exam (w/Dr. Jared Maloff) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-72-seeking-accommodations-law-school-bar-exam/)
• Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 2: Accommodations for the Bar Exam (w/Dr. Jared Maloff) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-2-accommodations-for-the-bar-exam-w-dr-jared-maloff/)
• Podcast Episode 123: Mental Health in Law School and the Legal Profession (w/Sarah Weinstein) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-123-mental-health-law-school-legal-profession-sarah-weinstein/)
• Podcast Episode 88: Self-care Tips for Keeping Your Mojo in Law School (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-88-self-care-tips-for-keeping-your-mojo-in-law-school/)

Episode Transcript: Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/LST-Ep-160-Top-10-Surviving-Law-School-Podcast-Eps.pdf)

If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/law-school-toolbox-podcast/id1027603976) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Law School Toolbox website (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/contact). If you're concerned about the bar exam, check out our sister site, the Bar Exam Toolbox (http://barexamtoolbox.com/). You can also sign up for our weekly podcast newsletter (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/get-law-school-podcast-updates/) to make sure you never miss an episode!

Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we're talking with ex-BigLaw recruiter Sadie Jones about the secret life of large law firms. If you think you want to work in a large law firm someday, don't miss this episode as we dive into the unique culture of BigLaw.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The unique work culture of large law firms and the myriad personalities the of people who work there (aka, why BigLaw is so weird)
• Things not to do, if you don't want to look like a jerk
• How to really get on the partnership track – if that's what you want – and the reality of the pyramid structure at large law firms
• The truth about partnership at large firms – it's not the golden ticket it once was
• Dress codes – are all firms the same and does it really matter what you wear?
• Tips for fleshing out the unspoken expectations and rules that often exist in BigLaw around billable hours, travel time and expenses, and office face time
• What unlimited vacation REALLY means

RESOURCES:

• Using Reply-All to Show Your BigLaw Firm You're a Jerk (https://abovethelaw.com/2018/05/read-the-nasty-mass-email-sent-at-a-biglaw-firm-over-a-departing-associate/)
• CareerDicta (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/careerdicta/)
• Podcast Episode 142: Owning Your Career (w/Whittney Beard) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-142-owning-your-career-w-whittney-beard/)
• Podcast Episode 135: Leaving the Law (wCasey Berman) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-135-leaving-law-casey-berman/)
• Fashionably Lawyered: How to Dress the Part as a New Attorney (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/fashionably-lawyered-how-to-dress-the-part-as-a-new-attorney/)

Episode Transcript: Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/LST-Ep-159-Secret-Life-of-Law-Firms-w-Sadie.pdf)

If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/law-school-toolbox-podcast/id1027603976) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Law School Toolbox website (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/contact). If you're concerned about the bar exam, check out our sister site, the Bar Exam Toolbox (http://barexamtoolbox.com/). You can also sign up for our weekly podcast newsletter to make sure you never miss an episode!

Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee