You're not at Yale Law School, you're not getting top grades and no one is saying you're going to be the next Learned Hand. Does this mean your job search is doomed? No. But you should have something to make up for shortcomings in your grades or r�sum�. Law professor Eric J. Miller believes that working as a research assistant is one of the best ways to get useful experience, make contacts and get a stellar, personalized recommendation, which can make up for all kinds of sins in the eyes of recruiters.
April 17, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
You’re not on law review and you’re in the middle (or bottom) of your class. You’re at a low-ranked law school, in a competitive job market, and you’re not sure what to do. Here’s one option: research assistant.
You may think you don’t want to be a research assistant. You don’t need the money. You don’t have the time. Only geeks do it. Only folks on law review get to do it. And what’s the point anyway?
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