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True Hollywood Story: From Law School To Writing For TV

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TV Writer & Producer Jordana Lewis Jaffe with JDCOT Host Marc Luber
Ever clicked through your TV guide only to get sucked into a marathon of the hit series “NCIS: Los Angeles”? Ever dreamed of writing for a show like that? It’s definitely one of the tougher alternative careers for lawyers to break into, but TV...
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Do You Thrive In A Crisis? PR Jobs To Do With A Law Degree

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by Marc Luber
PR Executive Nick Gaffney with JDCOT Founder Marc Luber
Public Relations Jobs When spinach causes food poisoning, who is a company going to call? It will call on its legal team and public relations professionals that specialize in litigation and crisis communications. These careers in communications make excellent nonlegal jobs for lawyers, says...
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Transferable Skills Can Guide Your Career Change

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by Marc Luber
Marc Newman, Redevelopment Director, Brixmor Property Group
Have you assessed your transferable skills? The thought of making a career change can be overwhelming, especially for those of us in the legal community who are risk averse. Like today’s guest tells us, determining your transferable skills is key. If you’re struggling with...
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Why Go On An Informational Interview?

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by Marc Luber
Civil Appellate Lawyer Cindy Tobisman
Whether you’re making a career change, leaving the law, or you’re first starting out as a lawyer, an informational interview can be an amazing tool to advance your career. These interviews are called “informational” because you’re there to find out what somebody does and...
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You Might Be Able To Avoid A Job Or Career Change

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by Marc Luber
Bankruptcy lawyer Scott Gautier
Countless lawyers complain about being miserable at work. Through my years of legal recruiting and running JDCOT, I’ve always said that before considering a job change or a career change, you should first look at whether your frustration might stem from a communication issue....
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Thinking Beyond Law For Your Professional Future?

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Ethics & Compliance Officer Kimberly Strong
Are you thinking beyond law for your professional future? Not everyone goes to law school with the goal of practicing law. Many people, including both today’s guest, ethics and compliance officer Kimberly Strong, and I, went to law school thinking beyond law. Others, perhaps...
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Have You Done This Before Considering A Job Or Career Change?

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by Marc Luber
Land use lawyer Ben Reznik speaks with Marc Luber of JD Careers Out There
If you’re feeling miserable at work, there’s a good chance that you’re suffering from WCB. Even if you might be happy at work but you’re confused and not sure how to move forward, you too might be suffering from WCB. Yes, Workplace Communication Breakdown...
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Persistence Pays Off When Networking To Find Your Career

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by Marc Luber
Ken Ballen, founder of Terror Free Tomorrow
While networking to find your career or explore a career change, you’ll be reaching out to a variety of people – most often by email. Sometimes silence will be what you get in response to your emails. Rather than drawing conclusions that the person...
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How One Lawyer Used A Surprising Resource For Career Ideas

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by Marc Luber
When it comes to finding your career, you’ll want to do a healthy amount of soul searching to determine your strengths and interests before balancing them with factors mentioned in today’s video. That’s the first step you should take before meeting with people and...
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What’s Your Story? The Question To Answer In Job Interviews

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Community organizer Robert Hoo
When it comes to job interviewing, resumes and cover letters, you don’t want to just regurgitate a boring, chronological list of your work experience. Instead, use those three outlets as opportunities for you to tell your story. What’s your story? Ask yourself this question...
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