Attorneys in or fresh out of law school have some new technologies at their disposal for getting into the job market. Here's a look at some of the new tools helping new lawyers get a foot in the door to their legal career.

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Teaching What Law Schools Don't: Networking

Among databases of legal job listings, and how-to resume and interview guides, some law schools around the country are offering something novel. It is a tool that instead of automatically introducing students to legal employers teaches them how to make their own connections.

Lawcountability J.D., a cloud-based app that offers instructional videos on how prospective attorneys can market themselves and network, was recently deployed in over U.S. 70 law schools nationwide. One of those law schools is Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, where Alfred Ray English, assistant dean at the Office of Career and Employment Services, was open to offering the technology to its law school students. He noted that the app is pivotal for students given that the majority of legal jobs “are procured through professional networking.”