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Today, we're excited to have  \nex-BigLaw recruiter Sadie Jones here with us to talk about job hunting during bar prep. Your Bar Exam Toolbox host today is Alison Monahan, and typically, I'm with Lee Burgess. We're here to demystify the bar exam experience, so that you can study effectively, stay sane, and hopefully pass and move on with your life. Together, we're the co-creators of the Law School Toolbox, the Bar Exam Toolbox, and the career-related website CareerDicta. I also run The Girl's Guide to Law School. If you enjoy the show, please leave a review on your favorite listening app, and you can check out our sister podcast, the Law School Toolbox podcast. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to us. You can always reach us via the contact form on [BarExamToolbox.com](BarExamToolbox.com), and we would love to hear from you. With that, let's get started.  \nWelcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast. Today, we're excited to have ex-BigLaw recruiter Sadie Jones here with us to talk about job hunting during bar prep. Welcome, Sadie.  \nSadie Jones: Thanks for having me back.  \nAlison Monahan: Oh, my pleasure. Well, this was actually based on a listener's question, and we  \nthought it was a really good topic because it's actually a bit tricky. What do you think about applying for jobs while studying for the bar exam?  \nSadie Jones: I'll be honest, it is not an ideal situation, and I agree, it's sort of a tricky situation,  \nbecause you need to be focused on your bar prep, because that's always going to be the most important thing, in the same way that I tell law students, \"You need to focus on your grades, versus applying for jobs. \" So, it's not for everybody, but I also think that there are certain situations where you need tobe doing it at the same time. And you're just going to have to be honest about it also.  \nAlison Monahan: Yeah. There are a lot of questions that people kind of get worked up about,  \nbecause oftentimes, this is people who are applying for jobs after failing the bar, and they're studying again. So, you got out of school, you took the bar, you thought that you were going to pass. So maybe you waited to really focus on the job hunt until after you took the test. So maybe you've even been applying and then you got your results, and your results were not passing. So now you are ina situation where you're going to have to take usually the February exam. By the time you get the results for that it's going to basically be a year since you've graduated. Student loans are coming due. 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The thing is, they know what's going on, generally. So, you trying to pretend like it's not going on is not going to be helpful. So, if they're talking to you, they understand you either failed and are taking it again, or you didn't have a job offer and you will need to take and pass the bar. So, there's no hiding this, is the thing.  \nAlison Monahan: Yeah. Sometimes I think people get really worked up a","cbCaivKhLfFNPLHh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivKhLfFNPLHh","pdf",165940,11,"English","# Applying for jobs during bar prep\n## When it can be tricky\n## Honesty and communication\n## Scheduling and risk management","[{\"question\":\"Is it advisable to apply for jobs while studying for the bar exam?\",\"answer\":\"It’s generally not ideal because bar preparation needs full focus. 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