[Although this was posted thru the school cirriculum, it still holds some valuable key points to networking]
Contributed by David Tupper; Blake, Casseis & Graydon LLP
One of the skills that is often attributed to successful lawyers (or law students) is networking skills. Sometimes "networking" has a negative connotation to it, being equated with insin-cerity. Often, networking is thought of as onerous and unpalatable to most of us who lack movie-star confidence.
Read this article here (PDF download)
http://www.ucalgary.ca/law/system/files/The_Importance_of_Networking.pdf