As law school graduations bring three years of study to a close, some graduates are still trying to find work. For those who didn’t land a position during on-campus interviews, it’s time to map out a pragmatic plan for a successful job search.

Rather than a scattershot approach, a successful job search requires serious focus. There are far more effective ways to tackle a job search in today’s market than email-blasting resumes to law firms and corporations. Emailing a resume to strangers rarely yields positive results.