Summary: When an attorney follows this tip to have the right approach during interviews, they will be wanted by law firms instead of seen as a risk.
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CEO Harrison Barnes has a secret for you. This secret will pretty much guarantee you a job offer if you understand it and use it properly during interviews.
Attorneys are trained to find weaknesses in arguments and people. This also means attorneys are taught to hide a weakness with a strength. For example, an attorney that attends a lower-level law school can use this weakness as a strength by stating that they know they need to work harder to prove they are worthy of the job because they attended a less prestigious law school. Showing that you are willing to improve even with a weakness is part of what is called the “S-curve modifier.”
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The “S-curve” explains the life of a business or even an attorney. Typically a business gradually grows through development, introduction, and growth but starts to decline after the business hits maturity. Unless a modifier comes in, such as a new product, to boost the growth of the company again, it will continue to decline until it completely fails or flat lines at a lower level.
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The career of an attorney follows a similar pattern unless the can produce something to keep them going. This may come in the form of a new job before they have hit the time when they are declining in productivity or demand.
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While in interviews always show that you are still on your way up the “S-curve.” You can do this packaging yourself differently, changing your value, finding new employers to sell your talent to, or moving to a new place. Following this simple secret will make law firms want to hire you because they will see you as an attorney on the upward cycle, an attorney with potential.
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