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For an audio recording of Kristy Foreman reading this blog post click here: https://audio.com/kristy-foreman/audio/blog-post-1-audio-charting-my-path-back-to-forereach-consultingdocx I am excited to share the re-launch of my legal career consulting business, ForeReach Consulting. Over the past five years, my career has taken a number of turns. I stepped into a director role with a client, which meant I needed to put my business on hold while I focused full-time on that work.

To listen to an audio recording of Kristy Foreman reading this post click: https://soundcloud.com/user-381880794/forereach-consulting-audio-recording-of-linkedin-for-law-students-if-youre-going-to-do-it-do-it-right Just to be clear for the record: searching for information about a candidate online during the interview screening process is not appropriate and can have Human Rights Code implications. Applicants are entitled to an equal opportunity to present themselves and thei

Click here for Kristy Foreman's audio recording of this blog post: https://soundcloud.com/user-381880794/forereach-consulting-audio-recording-of-3-mistakes-that-law-students-make-on-their-resumes As a law student, your resume is the marketing tool that will launch your legal career. It is a dynamic document that paints a picture of not just who you are and what you have done but, more importantly, who you have the potential to become. This is what legal employers are trying t

Most of us have said it, thought it or heard it in a relationship context. When is the right time to say it in a legal career?

Click here for Kristy Foreman's audio recording of this blog post: https://soundcloud.com/user-381880794/forereach-consulting-audio-recording-of-3-things-to-avoid-in-your-first-year-of-law-school The first year of law school is always challenging, but the Class of 2023 is experiencing it like no class before it. The last thing 1L students need right now is to make avoidable mistakes that have long-term consequences. I have worked with law students for over a decade and witne

Click this link for an audio recording of Kristy Foreman reading her blog post: https://soundcloud.com/user-381880794/how-to-efficiently-write-a-custom-cover-letter-a-step-by-step-guide-for-law-students-lawyers Once you have finalized your legal resume, you get to graduate to the most painful part of the application process…the dreaded cover letter. If only the cover letter was true to its name and was merely a letter enclosing your resume. If only you could generate one stan

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