Getting into law school involves hard work as also completing it and taking bar exams, with the costs involved. Entry-level opportunities exist for associate positions in small law firms, fellowships, staff attorneys in government departments and organizations, and judicial clerkships. With connections and experience levels, you may secure an offer for in-house positions. Some tips to help secure good entry-level opportunities after your legal studies:

Give Yourself an Edge before Completing Law School

Some efforts to get an excellent job in law can start from law school days. The obvious goal is to ensure a high-grade point average, participate in extra-curricular professional activities that embellish your CV, such as undertaking pro bono work, publishing researched articles, or securing a leadership role in a law association.

Networking Creates Opportunities

Networking is putting yourself where people observe you, and your school faculty and batchmates do not count. Alumni clubs and volunteer programs ensure abundant networking and opportunities for internships and job-shadowing. Further, presentations and conferences are easier and cheaper as you attend them online, ensuring you meet various attendees in breakout chats. Do connect with attorneys or special committees in the specific law area that interests you.

Seek Recommendations

Besides expanding networks, seek recommendations from professors, supervisors, or wherever you have worked during legal studies. Send your resumes to all you think can recommend you to legal jobs that interest you.

Tap into Networks

Building your network takes time, but using your campus’ service office’s network gives a head-start. They understand the legal market and the extant traditional and non-traditional opportunities, available internships and help schedule interviews. Tips are available on preparing for an interview, pay-check expectations, billable hours as a low-entry worker, and about the legal job market.

Consider Non-Traditional Positions

Legal career opportunities do not exist only for jobs in law firms, so consider outside the box offers. Law graduates have many options in diverse law-related fields with jobs requiring a law degree but without passing the bar exam, which require problem-solving, research, corporate compliance analysts, analytical thinking, client management, writing, negotiation, and relationship skills. Positions exist in legal content writers, data privacy specialists, accounting firms, and legal service providers.

Keep Up With the Trends in Law

The legal world is never immune to change and evolving technologies. Staying abreast means never missing new opportunities. These include emerging niche areas of law, understanding legal tech tools, and the agility to adopt these when needed.

Ensure Doors Remain Open

Your strategy for a legal job is multi-pronged and never relies on the campus office alone, and after leaving university, maintains contacts with teachers and students. Contact firms and respond to opportunities, including LinkedIn and postings on job sites.

Remain Persistent and Stay Positive to Opportunities

By following up leads, facing interviews, maintain a positive attitude persistently, even if rejected. Get feedback from interviews to step up your game in subsequent job applications. That first offer may not reflect your goal, but is a foothold for a solid foundation with later prospects.

Search Jobs Elsewhere with Training Opportunities

Training under supervision provides invaluable experience for opportunities while starting a legal career. Without explicit reasons to remain in a city or state, seek opportunities to work elsewhere, if benefits like time off for bar exams, are available.