Looking for help with your legal job hunt? You’ve come to the right place!
Whether you need quick help with a résumé or cover letter, or more extensive help with job search or interview strategies, the Law School Toolbox is here for you.
Who Will I Work With?
You’ll work with a highly-experienced former BigLaw recruiter, who spent nearly ten years evaluating legal job applications for a variety of positions in several major legal markets. From embarrassing résumé typos to incorrect names in cover letters, she’s seen it all! And she’ll help you put your best foot forward and tell your story, for whatever type of job you’d like to find.
What Type of Help Do You Offer?
We recognize that every job hunt is different, and that each student has specific strengths and weaknesses.
Here are a few things we can help with:
Résumés
- Basic review (proofreading and sanity check)
- Rewrite (from existing résumé)
- Write (from scratch)
Cover Letters
- Basic review (proofreading and sanity check)
- Rewrite (from existing cover letter)
- Write (from scratch)
Strategy
- Career path strategy
- Job hunt execution
- Help with specific types of job hunts (OCI, non-OCI, clerkships, 3L search, post-grad search, etc.)
Interview Prep
- Basic and intensive interview prep
- Mock interviews
Writing Samples
- Writing sample strategy/what to use
- Review and edit (as permitted)
How Much Does it Cost?
We offer a variety of time-based packages, which are suitable for different purposes. Please review the details below, and let us know if you have questions about what’s right for you!
Three Hours: Quick Help ($198/hour)
If you just need a sanity check and some basic assistance on your application documents, or you want to brush up on your interviewing skills, the three-hour package is for you!
Here are a few examples of what you can use this time for:
- Résumé and cover letter review/rewrite
- Basic interview prep plus one mock interview (30 minute mock, plus debrief time)
- Writing sample strategy and basic review
Five Hours: Silver (5% discount per hour)
With five hours, you can get more extensive help in one area, or combine options for more comprehensive help.
Here are a few examples of what this time could be used for:
- Résumé and cover letter write (from scratch)
- Résumé and cover letter review/rewrite (3 hours) plus basic strategy (1 hour) and basic interview help (1 hour)
- More extensive interview prep with multiple mock interviews
- Writing sample strategy and more extensive review work
- 3L strategy (2 hours) and résumé/cover letter review/rewrite (3 hours)
Ten Hours: Gold (10% discount per hour)
If you’d like help all along the way for a relatively uncomplicated job hunt, this package is for you!
Here’s an example of how you might use the time:
- Résumé/cover letter rewrite/write (3-4 hours) plus full strategy (2-3 hours), basic interview prep (1 hour), two mock interviews (2 hours)
- Depending on need, could include writing sample help (1-2 hours)
Twenty Hours: Platinum (15% discount per hour)
If your needs are more complicated and you’d like help throughout the process, the 20-hour package is for you!
This package is completely personalized based on your individual needs, but it would typically contain all of the Gold package, plus whatever additional assistance would be most helpful in your specific circumstances.
Not Sure What’s Right for You?
If you have questions about the best option for your individual circumstances, we’re happy to help. Just contact us!
We want to help you find a job that’s a great fit for you!
What do our students have to say?
Career Dicta’s Career Counseling provides a great service for the legal industry. Given the oftentimes opaque nature of legal hiring, they provided a helpful sanity check with my search. I was very impressed with their ability to quickly and efficiently diagnose what was working and what was not working with my self-presentation strategy. Their staff also possessed exceptional dexterity in advising on how to frame how to highlight credentials relevant to different kinds of legal employers. — M.
