I’ve been so excited for your arrival and will have loads to say in the weeks to come, but for today, PLEASE get active on LinkedIn and start networking.

❓ “But Amanda, I just got into law school and am on top of the world; why on earth would I need to worry about networking now?”

This was my response: 

▪️ “It’s not a silly question. The best advice I’ve ever heard on the topic is this:

Stop looking for a mentor. Instead, become someone who attracts one.

Going to law school? Here are tips for this summer:

1: Relax and enjoy!

Bottle up as much fun, carefree time with friends and family now.

2: Get Yourself In Order.

I wore 2 hats.

I wore them in all three bar exams I took, too.

One hat was pink, pale pink;
the other blue, denim blue.
And no, I was not going koo-koo.

How does one write it: big law?
It’s my burning query of today.

How should I type it: Big law?
I really could go any ‘ol way.

How would YOU do it: Biglaw?
Please tell me what to say.

Please know that the court cases you’re dealing with are NOT “simple and easy.”

(In the back of my mind, I confess, I was also hoping I’d find a job working for someone else.)

That was in September 2021.

Well, I did find law students. 🙂

I am all for that, of course, but could we get something straight first?

👉 What does “networking” even mean?

That was up from 23% in 2022!

—This number is according to Reuters, in a recent article about new data from the National Association for Law Placement, Inc. (NALP).

New lawyers “don’t know how to write.”

▪️ The law firms blame the law schools.

▪️ The law schools blame the colleges.

I’m trying to create a timeline to give current 1Ls some perspective. I hope it will ease some anxiety.

Please tell me what you’re hearing and seeing so I can modify and recirculate:

That’s the name of a new newsletter you should check out.

It is monthly (to start), and it will (big surprise) contain 3 bullets.

▪️ 1 tip for legal writers,
▪️ 1 tip for law-student writers,
▪️ 1 tip for LinkedIn writers.

I don’t give out model cover letters for a reason. A “model” is the antithesis of what any cover letter should be. Instead, the letter should scream:

“I'm different; I’m better; you want me; you want only me.”

I’ve been scared to talk about my book on LinkedIn:

—What if it isn’t good?
—What if it isn’t successful?
—What if it is really nothing at all?

I’ve always been a downplayer.

—I don’t like to create expectations.

it can be hard to decide if law school’s right for you.

But there’s at least one student like that who’s determined to get the inside scoop.

No, he is not reading ‘getting to maybe’ or any of the other, usual suspects.