by Jared Solovay
Director of Employer Relations
A common refrain in my career counseling sessions is that students need to stand out from the crowd. Everyone who graduates from law school has a JD. Everyone who passes the bar exam has a law license. What sets you apart from other students—and what makes you more competitive for internships and post-graduate jobs—are the things you do outside of the classroom.
There are many ways to stand out, but a great one is to get published. You don’t have to be on Law Review or a journal to do so either. Attorneys in all practice areas have legal blogs and many are open to offers from students to “guest blog” on their sites.
Mark Wilson, a 2L in Golden Gate’s Honors Lawyering Program, has taken this one step further, regularly contributing to the Harvard Law & Policy Review blog. Mark has written thought-provoking pieces about a wide variety of issues, including warrantless GPS tracking by the police, “indecency” on television, voter ID requirements, Proposition 8 and the death penalty. I encourage you to read some of Mark’s work and to congratulate him the next time you see him.
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