Entry-Level Positions for Aspiring Attorneys
Davis, an Arizona litigation attorney, suggests unexpected entry-level paths into the field, highlighting their own experience in sales and marketing as highly transferable due to skills like "public speaking," "finding information," and "being persuasive"—all crucial for courtroom success. This demonstrates that a general marketing position or sales roles offer valuable, often overlooked, transferable skills for aspiring lawyers.
Communication, Sales, Marketing, Persuasion, Transferable Skills
Advizer Information
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Davis Bauer
Attorney
Top Litigation Firm in Arizona
University of Arizona, Eller College of Management (B.S. Marketing, 2010-2014)
University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 2018)
Marketing
Consulting & Related Professional Services, Law
Legal
Worked 20+ Hours in School, Greek Life Member, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. Sales positions develop transferable skills applicable to law, such as public speaking, information gathering, and persuasive communication.
2. Marketing positions require understanding clients' needs and presenting solutions, skills also valuable in law.
3. Davis's background in sales and marketing demonstrates that diverse experiences can lead to a career in law.
Transcript
What entry-level positions are there in this field that an undergraduate college student might consider?
That's a great question. When I graduated, I was in sales. I thought that was highly transferable to this position because you do a lot of different things in sales that transfer to a job, at least as a litigator.
Public speaking, finding information, probing like you would a customer instead of a witness, is very transferable. Being persuasive in your speaking is also highly transferable from sales into a courtroom.
So I thought that was a very interesting entry-level position that had a lot of transferability and many skills that also applied to the law, which surprised me. That's probably one entry-level position people may not consider: sales.
Also, probably a general marketing position. You have to learn a lot about your client if you're going to be doing marketing on their behalf or presenting them with a solution. I think that's also very transferable to law.
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