Nail Your Law Job Interview: The Essential Guide to Firm, Clerkship, Government, In-House, and Lateral Interviews

Winner, 2009 Career Book of the Year Award in ForeWord magazine (Gold Medal)Finalist, 2009 BOYTA Awards from Foreword Book Reviews
Finalist, 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Awards in career category

Nail Your Law Job Interview provides tips, examples, and substantive advice. This award-winning book is the only comprehensive interview guide for lawyers interviewing for any type of a legal job.

Through real-life examples, interviews, and tips from hundreds of prominent legal professionals, judges, recruiters, and firm partners, this book reveals successful interview strategies, insider perspectives, bold moves, and unique challenges facing candidates in a difficult economy. Some topics covered in this book include:

Questions to ask and what not to ask

Dangerous answers and risky interviewing techniques

Body language, gap-fillers, and sample list of effective questions

What to wear, what to bring, and how to do your homework before the interview

Lunch interview etiquette

Dealing with inappropriate questions and arrogant interviewers

Tips for working with a headhunter and negotiating an offer

Interviewing after getting laid-off

Specific advice for government, clerkship, foreign, and in-house job applicants