Bad advice floats. Why? Because it is repeated so often, and stated with such conviction, that we think: “Surely, this advice is righteous and good and wise.” Think again. My goal: Sight it, sink it.
1. RÉsumÉs: No more than one page! I hate to see amputated resumes. The law student/new lawyer leaves off compelling and convincing information: working the summer driving a van without A/C for her parents’ company, or working as a paid organizer for the Bill White for Governor campaign. True stories: left off, no job offer; tacked on, job offer. Why? Because people hire other people, not pieces of paper. Follow the bad advice and you become, to quote Pink Floyd, “just another brick in the wall.” So, if you’re mentoring a law student/new lawyer, ask: What have you done other than go to school? Help the rÉsumÉ drafter understand, to paraphrase Mark Twain, that life consists not just of your “schooling” but of your “education.”
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