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

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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