Practice of Business Law
Here's what it feels like to be a deal maker. Less well understood than their colleagues in litigation,...
928 viewsHere's what it feels like to be a deal maker. Less well understood than their colleagues in litigation,...
928 viewsThe pace can be hectic, even frantic. In the span of one day you may receive that box of documents from your...
131 viewsCourtroom gladiator and proud of it, Michael J. McManus gives you a glimpse of what litigation practice is all...
2195 viewsLawsuits often deal with the most intense, sensitive matters of your life, and yet lawyers and law firms are...
3 viewsThe fact is, when you start asking what it means to be a lawyer, you hear some peculiar answers, and you might...
324 viewsThere is no improvement in the outlook for the legal profession as 2013 commences.
21 viewsThe lifestyle concerns of labor law practitioners revolve around a variety of practice-related issues. Many...
5461 viewsLabor law is the body of laws, governmental rulings, and standards which addresses the legitimate rights of...
50 viewsAs labor law has developed over the years since the Federal Railroad Act of 1932 and the National Labor...
30 viewsLabor law developed as a vital area of legal specialization through efforts to clarify the rights, duties, and...
30 viewsTo illustrate lawyer managed firms, I offer two opposing essays from the ABA Journal on the question of...
4 viewsThe more you read in the legal literature, the more you hope they do something about this problem quickly,...
9 viewsWell, after the fiasco, you will not be surprised to hear that the ABA did not exactly agree with that other...
26 viewsThere are hundreds of people who have a leisure time activity and spend all their free time indulging in these...
42 viewsIt is worth noting that not all of those licensed to practice law are actually engaged in the practice of law....
832 viewsThere is a need for government lawyers at virtually every level of government - federal, state, and local. At...
2344 viewsA legal degree prepares you for jobs not only in the legal sector but also for jobs in the non-legal sector....
32 viewsStudents with good academic records and those who have published work that has been widely appreciated should...
18 viewsFirst, let's define some key terms. By a "lateral hire", meaning a job change made after one has been...
719 viewsMost people change careers at least three times during their lives. Within each career, most people change...
16 viewsWhile intensely concentrating on getting through the law program, many law students effectively put blinders...
43 viewsYou are sending out introduction letters with accompanying resumes. However, you are unsure whether you have...
7 viewsThere are over three-quarters of a million lawyers, give or take, in this country. More are on the way. The...
1065 viewsThe vast majority of resumes look the same. Why? They look the same because the vast majority of job seekers...
314 viewsWhilst resume are important, most interviewers consider the introductory letters more important. It doesn't...
56 viewsShifting to a new career environment calls for a lot of courage conviction. Stepping out into hitherto...
17 viewsThere is a dissimilarity between changing a job and making a career transition. A job change means just...
355 viewsOnce you have taken the decision, and obviously it is the right one, that you are not going to stay routed in...
128 viewsCan I do anything else except practice law? This is an often asked question. The simple answer is, yes you...
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