I knew it would happen eventually, but wow, it still sucked.

Last evening, as I played the otherwise terrible day back in my mind, the review was the thing that really stuck in my craw.

Then a real friend came through for me.

And I emphasize “real.”

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL:

This term refers to attorneys who are employed at an entity (such as a company or organization) that is not “in the business” of providing attorney or other legal services. In-house counsel typically serve one and only one client: the same entity that employs them.

What’s the difference between a connection and a follower?

🔹 When you “connect” with someone, it’s a 2-way relationship:

—You will show up in their network count (connections + followers)

—They will show up in yours

👉 Included is my favorite best pre-interview tip: Treat interviews like you did your recent oral argument.

—Get ready with 2-4 stories or past events that showcase your best attributes, just like you prepared 2-4 legal points to make about your case.

Here’s a recap of what’s happening plus some new thoughts for you.

⬇️

Things started out rough when BigLaw pulled the rug out.

🔸 Several prestigious firms:

A most unexpected eventuality:

My book’s just hit #1 in the “Law” category!

Now, I’m not so naive.
Nothing’s guaranteed,
The rank is just for one day.

My book came out on Amazon, but I’m panicked that no one will focus on it,

—> which will cause Amazon to bury it in their search results.

I’m just me here.
—I have no publisher or big team,
—I fear that I’m running out of steam.

But I REALLY believe the book will help so many new law students.

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Paperback: https://lnkd.in/gJHmkWKs

Both versions will “publish” in 4 DAYS:

👉 Tues, June 25, 2024

Order TODAY to lock in promotion-week pricing!

I’m spending the weekend in a final push on the book:

going through the last round of comments from the final proofreader.

A surreal feeling suddenly came over me on this early June morning, and I thought I’d share.

🔹 I was hired fresh out of college and had no experience. There were 6 of us, plus a paralegal manager, and she was the only one with prior experience.

We were 4 toddlers strapped across the back seat that day—two to a seatbelt, in the 1972 carpool, as then was the way.

I must have had my mother tell me the story of that morning a million times. It became a bedtime ritual.

I don’t care: whatever your class rank, your post-law-school-job plan, or the numbers in your GPA. If you’re prone to anxiety & depression like me, the specter of law school ending may seem NOT A-OK.

As I’ve written about before, my anxiety got so debilitating during my 3L spring that I ended up lying flat on my back at home.

Dear 1L, Justice Elena Kagan apparently didn’t rush to “write home about” her 1L fall grades, either. She only received two, according to reports, and they came as a shock:

a B in Crim;
a B- in Torts.

Some 2Ls sign up for every committee.
They do a journal and moot court.
They attend every social event.
They even work part-time.
They have no free time.

Don’t be like that.

You’ll start to give up “me” time.
You’ll stay up too late at night.

Dear 2L,

They really didn’t give you much of a break this summer, did they?

Since right after exams, you’ve had:
- the write-on,
- your first “legal” job,
- early recruiting,
- OCI, and
- whatever you’ve had going on in your personal life.