Jill Backer

April 20, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Jill Backer, assistant dean of career and professional development at Pace Law School, writes: A J.D. is a versatile degree. So, why are the various regulators and reviewers of law schools making a sharp delineation between those graduates that are practicing law in the traditional sense which requires the Bar exam and those graduates using their degree in other ways?

By Jill Backer

6 minute read

August 18, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Jill Backer, the associate director for employer relations at Brooklyn Law School and co-chair of the NYCLA Lawyers in Transition Committee, writes: Graduating from law school and taking the bar exam are huge accomplishments. However, many graduates reach these milestones without having received a post-grad job offer. There are many things that you can be doing to find that job!

By Jill Backer

5 minute read

April 21, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Jill Backer, associate director for employer relations at Brooklyn Law School, writes: Because plans and people change, as do industries and the employment market, your goals must be able to change as well. If your goals are resilient then you can be too.

By Jill Backer

5 minute read

October 28, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Jill Backer, associate director for employer relations at Brooklyn Law School, writes: Law students are not focused on the same goals as a generation ago. They are seeking out a new type of legal career that is not rooted in the traditional ways and definitions of law practice. The institutions of the legal market need to accept and understand that one way of using a law degree is no less than another. Law schools have to prepare these students as well as they do those engaged in the more traditional practices.

By Jill Backer

6 minute read

April 23, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Jill Backer of Brooklyn Law School reminds summer associates to attend firm social activities, but don't become overly familiar with attorneys and staff; work hard, but don't forget to prioritize your assignments; and play nice - no ifs, ands or buts.

By Jill Backer

9 minute read

April 22, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Jill Backer, associate director for employer relations at Brooklyn Law School, writes: When I started in employer outreach in 2002, compliance was just beginning to blossom. These days, when someone says they work in "compliance," they can mean a variety of industries, from health care to financial services to insurance, and various areas of compliance within an industry, from privacy to risk assessment to automation.

By Jill Backer

7 minute read

August 06, 2010 | New York Law Journal

By Jill Backer

9 minute read

July 01, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

That's right: turn up your networking skills to 11! There is no question that many lawyers change jobs as they follow their career paths. The current climate of deferrals and downsizings makes job search skills particularly important to have and develop. The current job-seeking climate is dramatically more competitive than in previous years at every level.

By Jill Backer

9 minute read

April 25, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Jill Backer, associate director for employer relations at Brooklyn Law School, gives tips on building your resume through pro bono work and academic opportunities, researching employers, writing cover letters and using job-search resources available at your school.

By Jill Backer

8 minute read

July 02, 2010 | Daily Business Review

The current climate of deferrals and downsizings makes job search skills particularly important to have and develop. The current job-seeking climate is dramatically more competitive than in previous years at every level.

By Jill Backer

9 minute read