Kamya Arora

NYC BAR “Launching Your Career” Week 5: Resume-Writing and Mock-Interview Workshop

By Kamya Arora • April 07, 2017

On Wednesday March 29th, pre-law students participated in the fifth and final installment of New York City Bar’s “Launching Your Career” seminar series: Resume-Writing and Mock-Interview Workshop at Jenner & Block LLP. We heard from their legal recruiter, two partners and two associates at the firm, on some key advice around interviewing at a law firm: How to prepare: The role you are applying for may have many facets to it. Don’t take it at face value (as written on the job posting), rather research and get a sense for what the interviewer may be looking for outside of the…

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NYC Bar “Launching Your Career” Week 4: Legal Writing

By Kamya Arora • March 27, 2017 •Writers in Residence,  Careers,  Legal Academia,  Politics and Government,  Law School,  Pre-Law,  Issues,  Mentoring and Networking

On March 22nd, pre-law students participating in the New York City Bar's Launching Your Career seminar series heard from Grace Pickering (Director of Legal Education at Legal Outreach & Adjunct Professor at Fordham Law School) and Van Ann Bui (Director, Law Program at Sponsors for Educational Opportunity).   Students had many notes and questions for Grace during and after her detailed presentation on “Legal Writing: An Introduction.” Van Ann’s segment regarding personal statement essay-writing for law school applications was equally engaging; it garnered plenty of questions from students, and even took the discussion into over-time. At the start of the night, Grace explained the court…

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