234: How Will Transferring Law Schools Impact the Job Search? (w/Sadie Jones)

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we have ex-BigLaw recruiter Sadie Jones here with us to talk about the career aspects of transferring law schools. In this episode we discuss: Will transferring help you get a better job for 2L summer and later on? How the OCI process might work at the new school Formulating your reasons for transferring in preparation for job interviews Do firms look at the original school or only the graduation school? Are there any downsides to transferring from a job search point of view? Types of career-enhancing options available to transfer students Overall, is transferring seen as a positive or more of a negative? Resources: CareerDicta (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/careerdicta/) Podcast Episode 3: Mastering the On-Campus Interviewing (OCI) Process (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-3-mastering-campus-interviewing-oci-process/) Podcast Episode 122: How to Transfer Law Schools (with Mihal Ansik) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-122-transfer-law-schools-mihal-ansik/) Podcast Episode 140: OCI Strategy (w/Sadie Jones) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-140-oci-strategy-w-sadie-jones/) Ahead of the Curve: So You Want to Transfer Law Schools… (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/ahead-of-the-curve-so-you-want-to-transfer-law-schools/) Transferring Law Schools: Three Things You Need to Know (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/transferring-law-schools-three-things-you-need-to-know/) Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire: Transfer Students in Law School (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/out-of-the-frying-pan-into-the-fire-transfer-students-in-law-school/) How to Prepare for OCI Interviews (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/prepare-oci-interviews/) Tips for Applying to Internships and Externships (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/tips-applying-internships-externships/) Networking as a 1L – Start Early! (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/networking-as-a-1l-start-early/) Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-234-how-will-transferring-law-schools-impact-the-job-search-w-sadie-jones/) If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/law-school-toolbox-podcast/id1027603976) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Law School Toolbox website (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/contact). If you're concerned about the bar exam, check out our sister site, the Bar Exam Toolbox (http://barexamtoolbox.com/). You can also sign up for our weekly podcast newsletter (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/get-law-school-podcast-updates/) to make sure you never miss an episode! Thanks for listening! Alison & Lee