MARKETABILITY . . . For law students, Dennis Kennedy recommends that you think in terms of a portfolio rather than a resume--

Here's what I mean by portfolio - tangible evidence that you are serious about becoming a lawyer, assembled in a way to tell a compelling story.

How do you do that, especially in a tough economy, as a law student? Something as simple as a blog reporting on developments in an area of interest can lead, over a year or two, to articles, speaking opportunities and interviews in publications or even radio or TV. If you aren't working part-time (and developing a portfolio with deatils of the work you do), you want to do volunteer work that is law-related, including ABA or other bar association activities. If you know what area of law you want to go into, look at showing initiative by attending continuing legal education seminars and asking questions and meeting people.

Kennedy's full post: "By Request: Advice for 1Ls."