Extemporaneously: A Job Interview and Careers Podcast

Structure vs serendipity on the job hunt as a legal professional with Sam Santos

Episode Summary

Samantha Santos is an associate lawyer at Miller Thompson. Working with tech companies, she shares how an ex-employer inspired her to choose her practice areas. We explore the intricacies of OCIs - the formalized interview structure for law students. We also share a ton of stories about a few key pitfalls to look out for on the job search!

Episode Notes

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Episode Highlights
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💪 Taking chances

Being a student with internship requirements sometimes forces you out of your comfort zone. Sam talks about how she took chances, applying for a computer science job and ended up getting it as a law student. This experience is something that still impacts her life today. Hiring managers - take some chances on the right people! 

💻The complementary parts of tech & law 

On the outside, it may seem that technology companies and law firms have little in common. As someone who works in both, what is Sam's perspective? 

🧑‍⚖️ The journey of a law student 

We dive into what law students go through and what Sam recommends. (There are a ton of tips that work for people in all industries): 

• How diversity in your experiences is a real benefit to having a fruitful law career 
• How law school has added new ways to analyzing personal problems  
• What OCIs are and her experience going through it 
• How OCIs can be beneficial or detrimental to people on the job search 

🔧 Job Search Tools 

Sam shares a ton of fun stories that relate back to everyday job search tools: 

• Why research is important on the job search 
• Why you never know if an interview actually went well 
   

Credits
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Guest: Samantha Santos
Host: Marco Yim
Company: Extempra
Music by Wataboi
Artwork: Ravenfrostt