Solo In Chicago…Grow Your Practice!

Interesting piece about some of the proactive steps Northwestern’s law school is taking to help its graduates deal with the slow legal job market.

In an e-mail to students late Monday, David Van Zandt, the law school dean, encouraged students to continue networking and pursue activities that build their legal skills while they are unemployed. Northwestern has added volunteer opportunities at its Bluhm Legal Clinic and has identified other public-interest employers who are interested in hiring interns.

“What we’re trying to do is encourage people to keep busy and develop their careers,” Van Zandt said in an interview. “You can’t just sit at home.”

Fine ideas, but what’s so bad about kissing that slow legal hiring market behind and hiring yourself?