Podcast Episode 291: People You Should Get to Know at Any Legal Job (w/Sadie Jones)

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re talking with ex-BigLaw recruiter Sadie Jones about getting to know the people that will help you get your work done when you start a legal job.

In this episode we discuss:

• The different kinds of support staff in a legal office
• Communicating with other departments in the office
• Should you approach office gossip?
• How you can show initiative as a summer intern
• Getting to know your equal level co-workers and finding mentors
• Ways you can get to know people (virtual vs. in-person)

Thanks for listening!

Listen Now

To listen now, just click on the arrow button above.

Resources:

• CareerDicta
• Above the Law
• Podcast Episode 54: How to Evaluate Your Summer Legal Job Experience
• Podcast Episode 85: Surviving as a Summer Associate and New Firm Lawyer (with Grover Cleveland)
• Podcast Episode 94: How to Succeed at Your Summer Legal Job (with Sara O’Connor)
• Podcast Episode 147: Top Summer Associate Mistakes and How to Fix Them (w/Sadie Jones)
• Podcast Episode 251: Best Practices for Virtual Summer Jobs (w/Sadie Jones)
• Podcast Episode 207: Navigating Networking Events as a Law Student
• Podcast Episode 253: Networking in Quarantine
• Podcast Episode 287: Learning from a Non-Ideal Summer Job Experience (w/Sadie Jones)

Prefer to read?

Download the Transcript

Did You Like It?

If you enjoy the podcast, we’d love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts 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. If you’re concerned about the bar exam, check out our sister site, the Bar Exam Toolbox. You can also sign up for our weekly podcast newsletter to make sure you never miss an episode!

Thanks for listening!