Exam Advice from Lee

We think Twitter is a powerful tool. It makes us mad when we go to conferences or listen to panels and hear how “ineffective” Twitter is at helping with networking.

Twitter is a realistic, easy-to-use, and effective way to meet new people. (Remember, we met on Twitter, so we are not kidding about this!)  [Read more…] about Online Legal Networking: Twitter

We have talked a lot on the Law School Toolbox about how to network. We encourage law students, recent grads, and lawyers to reach out to us and to others whom they think would be helpful. For instance, schedule a time to get coffee. Usually, these coffee dates are great. A personal connection is made, which is likely followed by an offer to help out these law students, recent grads, and lawyers with what they have going on.

But, sometimes, a networker will make a terrible networking mistake. So terrible that I wanted to write about it here so you can avoid making this mistake yourself. [Read more…] about Don’t Make This Networking Mistake

In the past, I attended an event at Bryan Cave’s San Francisco Office as part of its Women’s Initiative Power Project leadership training series. (I was the guest of a friend of mine who is one of the organizers at the firm.) I have gone to “Women’s Initiative” events hosted by other law firms, law schools, or bar associations and this presentation was one of the better I attended. [Read more…] about Is Going to Women’s Initiative Events Worth It?

I recently attended a workshop hosted by Bryan Cave’s San Francisco Office as part of the firm’s Women’s Initiative. The workshop was lead by coaches from Suite Track. At the end of the presentation, the coaches challenged the women in the room to all find four professional friends to invite to a lunch, once a month, to talk about career-related stuff.

[Read more…] about Can a Monthly Lunch Date Further Your Career?