Straight From The Source: An Interview with Meredith Cohen from Momentum Search Group (Part 2 of 2)
By Diana LaMorie • April 29, 2018 •Writers in Residence, Careers, Firms and the Private Sector, Other Career Issues, Law School, Choosing a Career and Landing a Job
Last month, I sang the praises of recruiters as instrumental assets in forging your career. I also shared an enlightening info session on the JD Preferred marketplace with Meredith Cohen, Managing Director at Momentum Search Group. This month, the conversation continues about Meredith’s personal experience as a lawyer turned headhunter (a “JD Preferred” career path in its own right). Without further ado, let’s take a peek inside Meredith’s world. ***** You started out in BigLaw straight out of law school. What made you want to leave? And what drew you to recruiting as your new career path? I always knew…
Straight From The Source: An Interview with Meredith Cohen from Momentum Search Group (Part 1 of 2)
By Diana LaMorie • March 28, 2018 •Writers in Residence, Careers, Other Career Issues, Law School, Choosing a Career and Landing a Job
Recruiters are the unsung heroes of a JD’s career. Vastly underrated and underappreciated if you ask me. My current and prior jobs were both obtained through recruiters. I would go so far as to say that if you are not in touch with recruiters, then you are not in touch with your career. Who else can give you the immediate scoop on the marketplace, your relative position in it, your earnings potential, what roles are out there for you, etc. … for free? With a glance at your resume and a five minute chat about your work history, a recruiter…
The Big Picture
By Diana LaMorie • February 28, 2018 •Writers in Residence, Careers, Other Career Issues, Law School, Choosing a Career and Landing a Job
In last month’s post, I began with an introduction to my own professional journey in a ‘JD Preferred’ career in Compliance. This month, I’d like to discuss the concept in a much broader context. To lay the foundation for future posts (which will be more fun to read, I promise), I’ve got to get some dry information out of the way first here. Bear with me! JD Advantage I didn’t know this until I started doing research for this column, but apparently, this is a thing now. Starting with the law school Class of 2011, a new term of art…
My ‘JD Preferred’ Story
By Diana LaMorie • January 28, 2018 •Writers in Residence, Careers, Firms and the Private Sector, Other Career Issues, Law School, Choosing a Career and Landing a Job
I suppose I should start with an introduction, though I suspect that by the end of this post it will read more like an Ode to Compliance. I consider myself one of the lucky ones who pretty much knew what they wanted to do with their career since a young age. Once I got over the ‘I want to be a librarian because I like books’ and ‘chef because I like food’ aspirations of second grade, I became drawn towards law because of the endless debates I’d undertake with friends and family. (As it turns out lawyers do debate endlessly, and…