Donating your
legal skills to a non-profit organization has many benefits to your job search.
Let’s take a look at just a few:
- Volunteer
opportunities can offer you the chance to sharpen your skills or to gain new
experience and knowledge. If
you’re experiencing an especially long job search, skill and knowledge erosion
is of great concern. Consider volunteering to stay on top of your game. Who
knows, that volunteer gig may just transform into a paying job.
- Volunteering
your legal skills to a non-profit organization can also offer you an
opportunity to connect with others in your field who may be able to help you
find a job. Even non-legal volunteer opportunities can be beneficial in this
aspect. For example, if you did
fundraising or organized an event for an organization you may have access to a
wider network of people who can help expand your job search.
- If
you’re just getting out of college, volunteering with at a non-profit legal aid
organization could offer mentor opportunities, direct client contact and more
work responsibilities that you might not have at a larger firm.
- Volunteering
does not need to be a full-time or even a regular part-time gig. You may want to do a legal workshop or
just volunteer for a set amount of days, weeks or months which allows you to
fit it into your busy schedule.