165: What is an Elevator Pitch and Do You Need One?

The Law School Toolbox Podcast: Tools for Law Students from 1L to the Bar Exam, and Beyond

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we're talking about elevator pitches and whether you need one as a law student. Spoiler alert: Yes, you do!

In this episode, we discuss:

• What exactly is an elevator pitch and when might you need to have one?
• Whether you must know exactly what you want to do with your legal career to craft an effective elevator pitch
• Goals of an effective elevator pitch and how to create one
• Why one interesting fact about yourself can start a conversation
• Fake it till you make it – practice makes perfect when trying to develop your elevator pitch
• Don’t be intimidated! Lawyers actually LOVE making connections and referrals

RESOURCES:

• The Girl’s Guide to Law School: What’s Your Elevator Pitch? (https://thegirlsguidetolawschool.com/07/whats-your-elevator-pitch/)
• Podcast Episode 57: Tips for Surviving Law School Orientation (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-57-tips-surviving-law-school-orientation/)
• Legal Networking 101: How Do You Know What to Talk While Networking? (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/legal-networking-101-how-do-you-know-what-to-talk-about-while-networking/)
• Podcast Episode 74: Should You Go to Law School? (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/074-go-law-school/#more-13423)
• Preparing for Your Legal Career: Ten Books to Read Before You Begin Law School (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/preparing-for-your-legal-career-10-books-to-read-before-you-begin-law-school/)
• Getting a Jump Start on the 1L Summer Job Search (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/getting-a-jump-start-on-the-1l-summer-job-search/)
• The Girl’s Guide to Law School: Leaving Litigation: What Comes Next? (https://thegirlsguidetolawschool.com/08/leaving-litigation-what-comes-next/)

Episode Transcript: Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/LST-Ep-165-What-is-Elevator-Pitch-and-Do-you-need-one.pdf)

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