Congratulations to members of this year’s law school graduating class! Many of you are anxious about graduating without having secured post-graduation employment. And you are not seeing entry-level job postings, so you wonder, “Who will hire me?”

As someone who has counseled many 3Ls and recent law school graduates throughout the years, I have seen both positive and negative behavioral patterns that can influence the job searcher’s quest to find employment. You likely know about the value of bar associations and attending CLE programming. Thus, some of the tips below are intended to be creative and a little off the beaten path to help you gain some traction in this market before, during and after the bar.

Before Bar Study