Advice on AALS Interviews:
Over at Co-Op, Dan Solove reposts his thoughts on interviewing for law professor jobs. Still good advice. The lesson: To convince someone you'll be a good lawprof you have to seem like you already are one.
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It varies so much from judge to judge that it's hard to offer good advice beyond the obvious (be nice, attentive, research the judge, etc.)
The tweed jacket is a must.
It's not a prof jacket until it has leather elbow patches.
I appreciate the previous commenters, asking about advice for judicial clerkship interviews and firm interviews (perhaps tongue in cheek).
I've always wanted to ask something similar to you, Eugene, and the VC clan. Maybe this is the place to ask it, and you can decide whether it deserves a post of its own.
This is a bit off the subject of interviews, but I expect that what I'm about to ask is far more prevalent among law school graduates than seeking a law professor position, since that is so competative.
So here goes: What do you suggest for someone who has graduated, who did well but not great, has a job for the time being, but doesn't yet know what he/she really wants to do?
Law school is over, and it didn't lead into a specific direction. The job market is tough, and the chances to try differeng things are few. So I (and many law school colleagues) am in a job that pays the bills, but not one that is likely to become a career.
What advice do you give people suffering the post-law school blues? I never thought that I would miss law school, but I do. And in looking back I can see the lost opportunities, but it's too late to change that. So...what should an aimless law grad in a dead-end job do to lay a foundation for a fulfilling legal career, when the options are few?