Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! It's a good idea to start thinking about business development methods from the early days of law school, if you want to work in a law firm! Today we're chatting about this topic with our career expert, ex-BigLaw recruiter Sadie Jones.
In this episode we discuss:
>How business development is relevant to law students and young associates
>When firms think about business development potential, what are they really See more +
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! It's a good idea to start thinking about business development methods from the early days of law school, if you want to work in a law firm! Today we're chatting about this topic with our career expert, ex-BigLaw recruiter Sadie Jones.
In this episode we discuss:
>How business development is relevant to law students and young associates
>When firms think about business development potential, what are they really looking for?
>What can law students do in school to start building networking skills, or hone the traits they already have?
>Being successful at networking as an introvert
>What if you're thinking of having a solo practice, but hate the idea of business development?
>Law school activities that might be good for business development later on
Resources:
>CareerDicta (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/careerdicta/)
>Seth Godin (https://www.sethgodin.com/)
>Podcast Episode 114: Law School Networking 101 (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-114-law-school-networking-101/)
>Podcast Episode 133: Being Strategic About Your Legal Career (w/Liz Stone) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-133-being-strategic-about-your-legal-career-w-liz-stone/)
>Podcast Episode 162: Professional Development Strategies for Young Lawyers (w/Sadie Jones) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-162-professional-development-strategies-for-young-lawyers-w-sadie-jones/)
>Podcast Episode 207: Navigating Networking Events as a Law Student (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-207-navigating-networking-events-as-a-law-student/)
>Podcast Episode 253: Networking in Quarantine (w/Sadie Jones) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-253-networking-in-quarantine-w-sadie-jones/)
>Easy Networking Tips for Those of Us Who Hate It (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/easy-networking-tips-for-those-of-us-who-hate-it/)
>Unconventional Networking Methods for Law Students (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/unconventional-networking-methods-for-law-students/)
Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-311-business-development-potential-for-law-students-w-sadie-jones/)
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