Do you have an Indiana connection?

The Indianapolis office of Barnes and Thornburg LLP, a firm with over 500 attorneys, offices in 7 states and D.C., and a diversity of practice areas, has invited Moritz students from Indiana and those who attended school there to a holiday reception on December 22. If you would like to take advantage of a great opportunity, don't forget to respond as requested in the invitation (which you can click to enlarge).

Note to the facebook generation

1Ls who came straight to Moritz from undergraduate schools are the first class to have started using facebook in high school. Therefore, most 1Ls have more than 4 years of digital reputation already circulating in cyberspace. Law firm hiring personnel and state bar admissions boards are increasingly turning to social media to check on the professional suitability of applicants. An important aspect of networking is reputation management, so start cleaning up your social media presence today. Once you have eliminated the negatives, you can begin to create the online professional image that can play a major role in positive networking. To read more about how employers use social media resources to evaluate job applicants, read this article.

They still need lawyers in some places....

“We, the people of Sedan, Kan., have a dire need for an attorney. Chautauqua County has one remaining attorney, who is looking forward to retirement.”

Earlier this year, The Journal of the Kansas Bar Association published this plea, submitted by a local realtor. While most of the legal world is suffering from a lack of hiring activity this year, new (or re-locating) attorneys should not overlook the small markets, a number of which are in need of legal resources. To read more about the attractions and the challenges of taking up practice in a small town, read this article from the current issue of the online magazine of the ABA Journal.