This material is cached locally and by permission from the author. The following article about the FAR and the FRC was published in the Journal of Legal Education in 1988, but much of the advice is still pertinent. Some information has been updated with notes in brackets. The article has been separated into eight parts for the website.
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We all have idiosyncratic perspectives. All schools may not look for the same things. In our experience, however, there are common, predictable patterns. As we exchanged ideas, experiences, and endless redrafts of this article, two themes emerged. This first is how poorly some very well-credentialed candidates handle the hiring process.