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BigLaw: Pimp My Resume

By Marin Feldman

Originally published on May 4, 2009 in our free BigLaw newsletter. Finding a job these days is about as tough as it gets. The legal market has been especially hard hit. The news is awash with stories of unemployed attorneys sending out hundreds of resumes with few or no positive responses. To stand out from the pack, some attorneys are "tailoring" their resumes and fudging their experience to enhance their qualifications for the job. Nearly everyone embellishes their accomplishments on paper (except for the author when applying for this job, of course), but when does embellishment become falsification? How far is going too far in the quest for employment? A Tale Told by an Idiot "Carl" was a fourth year litigation associate at a medium-sized firm in NYC...continue to full post

Full post as published by TechnoLawyer Blog on May 11, 2009 (boomark / email).