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Essay
Tip: Transitions, Transitions!
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Tip: Legal Resumes
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Best Wishes for the Holiday Season
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- Questions to ask before starting write.
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Transitions, Transitions!
(Reminds me of a song from "Fiddler on the Roof" . . .)
Applicants writing essays face a traditional problem: how to fit disparate experiences into a coherent whole.
You have a few options:
- Focus on one event or experience so that you minimize the problem.
- Discuss 2-3 experiences and unite your essay with a clear theme and effective transitions.
Transitions are words, phrases, or sentences that tie paragraphs
together thematically. You can join them by comparing and contrasting,
or connect different topics or ideas in terms of theme, influence,
setting, or chronology. Here are a few suggestions and
examples:
- Let’s say you want to switch from a discussion of
your professional experience to one of community service in an essay on
leadership. You could talk about common experiences in both types of
leadership, or contrast the difficulty of leading in a professional
versus volunteer setting. If the preceding paragraph discussed
professional leadership, the new paragraph could begin like this: "The
techniques I used in leading my software development team proved
equally effective in a tougher volunteer setting."
- If you focus on certain qualities as a communicator participating in
college debating teams, you could transition to your professional
sphere by starting the new paragraph as follows, "Later, I used these
same skills as a senior consultant for ABC Consulting."
- If you are writing an essay about someone who influenced you, you can
describe that person’s attributes and then segue to the inspiration
provided by your mentor. For example, to start a paragraph following
the paragraph about a mentor, you could write, "Jack set an example of
initiative that inspired me to launch my own business and start a
community foundation." Then proceed to discuss your initiatives in
business and community service.
- You can also use a critical word or image from an earlier experience to
relate that experience to something you want to discuss in your new
topic.
These are just some of the techniques you can use to develop a coherent essay and make meaningful transitions in your writing.
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Legal Resumes
As any attorney will tell you, lawyers are a little bit different from
the rest of us. This truism applies equally to their resumes. Like any
effective resume, the legal variety should be a targeted marketing
piece combining education, work experience, and other relevant
activities in a powerful package that screams, "You can stop searching
now!" Some features are unique to the species, however. The
Professional Qualifications paragraph at the top of the resume, for
example, should begin with a phrase summarizing your practice area,
e.g., "Intellectual Property Litigation Practice." The body of this
paragraph would then describe the kinds of transactions or sub-areas
you are involved in.
Second, because of the legal profession's emphasis on school rank (and
one's rank within a graduating class) an attorney with a particularly
distinguished law school career might continue listing her Education
section above her Work Experience section longer than would be
customary in other industries. And that Work Experience section should
include more than permanent experience. Summer clerkships; internships;
externships; and part-time, temporary, and contract work all belong
here.
Similarly, the Education section should list your most recent degree
first (i.e., LL.M. before J.D. if you earned the former after the
latter) and indicate your class rank ("Top 15%" or "No. 4 in the
class"), any law review or journal posts you held, and all honors such
as American Jurisprudence Awards. Next, a separate law-related
Memberships section shows potential employers that you're out in the
community and thus more likely to be capable of flushing out new
clients. If relevant, also include a separate Publications section
citing your contributions (with the word "Author" replacing your name
in the citation). This is followed by the Bar Admissions section, which
can be as simple as "State Bar of Ohio, 1999."
Finally, as tempting as it might be, don't print your resume on legal-sized paper.
Paul Bodine
Senior Editor, Accepted.com
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