In law school, much of the discussion around career success centers on grades and class rank. While academics are a significant factor in hiring, at least for certain employer types (e.g. large law firms) other factors are critically important to long-term job success. Check out this article from Slaw: Canada’s Online Legal Magazine, discussing research showing that optimism, social connection and the ways we perceive stress account for up to seventy-five percent of long-term job success.
