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Beginning Your Legal Career

You've worked hard to get to this point. You are now faced with some difficult decisions in order to fully realize the investment you made in your legal education.

Foremost, you must now carefully select a firm with which to begin your practice of law. On what information should you base your decision?

  • The size of the firm?
  • The location?
  • Its growth record?
  • The type of practice?
  • Its clients?

The answer, as you already know, will not be simple. The choice will be a personal one that is made more difficult by the diversity of firms practicing law and by the dynamic character of the profession. However, as difficult as this choice may be, it will be one of the most important decisions you will make in your career.

Your criteria for selecting a firm will depend on the objectives you have established for yourself. Are you certain of the area of law that you want to pursue? Or would you rather have exposure to several areas of law before focusing your energies on any one or a few? Are you excited by the prospect of structuring complex business transactions? Are you challenged by the opportunity to advocate the rights of an individual in the courtroom? If becoming a partner in a law firm is a goal, how can you assure yourself that the firm's plans for growth and the admission of new partners suit your plans?

As you evaluate the opportunities available to you, these are some of the questions you must ask. Since this process can be difficult and confusing, we have tried to provide you with answers to these and other questions we feel are important to you in this summary of our firm's hiring and development goals.

What we discuss in this section of our site is intended to give you a feel for the character and composition of the McLane Firm. The McLane Law Firm works hard to produce effective, efficient results for our clients, and also to provide a working environment in which our employees will grow and prosper both professionally and personally.

Our hiring philosophy is to seek candidates with excellent legal credentials who are interested in practicing in New Hampshire for the long term. If you would like to discuss the opportunities available to you at McLANE, GRAF, RAULERSON & MIDDLETON, please send your resume to the attention of the Hiring Committee at our Manchester address, or e-mail Bettina Caminati, our Recruitment Coordinator.

We also invite qualified paralegal candidates to send resumes to the attention of Bettina Caminati, our Director of Human Resources. Please direct all postal mail to the Manchester offices.

The McLane Law Firm is an equal opportunity employer.