397: How to Get Involved in the Legal Profession While Still in Law School

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're excited to have John Passmore - a practicing attorney and one of our Law School Toolbox writers - with us to talk about some ways that law students can get involved in the legal profession. In this episode we discuss: A quick overview of John's professional background How to make the most of internships and summer legal jobs What are some ways to get involved outside of class, beyond working? What we found most helpful in law school towards building a legal career Networking tips for law students Resources: CareerDicta (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/careerdicta/) Building Your Legal Career (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/law-school-toolbox-podcast-archive/careers/) Law School Career Tips (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/law-school-career-tips/) John Passmore, Author at Law School Toolbox (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/author/john-passmore/) ABA Law Student Division (https://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_students/) Oyez (https://www.oyez.org/) Stitcher (https://www.stitcher.com/) Podcast Episode 5: Maintaining Authenticity in the Legal Profession (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-5-maintaining-authenticity-legal-profession/) Podcast Episode 114: Law School Networking 101 (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-114-law-school-networking-101/) Podcast Episode 162: Professional Development Strategies for Young Lawyers (w/Sadie Jones) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-162-professional-development-strategies-for-young-lawyers-w-sadie-jones/) Join Now! Getting Involved in the Legal Profession (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/join-now-getting-involved-in-the-legal-profession/) Download the Transcript  (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-397-how-to-get-involved-in-the-legal-profession-while-still-in-law-school/) 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