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<blockquote data-quote="JunLee2808" data-source="post: 125328" data-attributes="member: 16901"><p>I did this for a few people at firms I was applying, and there was always a gain - I learnt more about the firm, industry and really improved my networking skills! I was also able to continuously keep in touch with one of the lawyers I did this with, and we occasionally still message each other on LinkedIn, and he would shoot me a personal message if deadlines were coming or vacancies were opening soon because he knew I was interested in applying. When my friends did their internship at the firm (I got rejected), I asked my friends to help me say hi and thank you to that specific lawyer. My friends told me he received that really well, and he actually said I left a very good impression on him, and I could message him whenever I had queries.</p><p></p><p>Tl;dr - It's a really good idea to do this!! Don't worry about becoming unprofessional. I don't think there's any serious downside and it just shows you're proactive/interested. If you get ghosted, theres no net loss to you. If they reply, thats great! I spammed invitation messages to about 10+ lawyers and only heard back from 2, but it was still a meaningful call. Some knowledge and insights are better than none.</p><p></p><p>The only thing I would say is in your initial message, state a time/duration of how long the call will take. If the lawyer is free to take a call, <strong>stick to that time - no longer</strong> unless they're ok with it, because you never know if they might have another meeting or urgent matter they had to take on after the call. </p><p></p><p>Hope it helps!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JunLee2808, post: 125328, member: 16901"] I did this for a few people at firms I was applying, and there was always a gain - I learnt more about the firm, industry and really improved my networking skills! I was also able to continuously keep in touch with one of the lawyers I did this with, and we occasionally still message each other on LinkedIn, and he would shoot me a personal message if deadlines were coming or vacancies were opening soon because he knew I was interested in applying. When my friends did their internship at the firm (I got rejected), I asked my friends to help me say hi and thank you to that specific lawyer. My friends told me he received that really well, and he actually said I left a very good impression on him, and I could message him whenever I had queries. Tl;dr - It's a really good idea to do this!! Don't worry about becoming unprofessional. I don't think there's any serious downside and it just shows you're proactive/interested. If you get ghosted, theres no net loss to you. If they reply, thats great! I spammed invitation messages to about 10+ lawyers and only heard back from 2, but it was still a meaningful call. Some knowledge and insights are better than none. The only thing I would say is in your initial message, state a time/duration of how long the call will take. If the lawyer is free to take a call, [B]stick to that time - no longer[/B] unless they're ok with it, because you never know if they might have another meeting or urgent matter they had to take on after the call. Hope it helps! [/QUOTE]
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