Looking For a Legal Career in All Different Places
This article is intended to help you find happiness in a legal career. But simply figuring out what type of...
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Popular Legal Myths
Santa Claus delivers presents to good children every year on Christmas Eve. Smoking is sexy. We can reduce the...
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Observations About The Litigation Process
Litigation includes every practice area, and specialty practice areas, such as Bankruptcy, Real Estate and...
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Career in the Law
Consider an unusual career in law. Television networks enhance a glamorous stereotype of the legal profession...
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Alternatives Available In Legal Profession
Given the dissatisfaction rampant in the legal profession and the problems inherent in creating a part-time...
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Transferable Lawyering Skills
This article is a form of exercise that focuses on two kinds of skills: transferable and legal skills. It will...
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Administrative Agency Activities and the Legal System
The rise of administrative bodies probably has been the most significant legal trend of the last century and...
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How Administrative Agencies Function In Sync with the Legal System
Most federal and state administrative agencies have regional field offices that provide information to the...
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The Dynamics of Starting Law Practice
It is difficult to start law practice, but there has never been a really good time, and there never will be....
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Family Law
Over the last thirty years, the field of family law has experienced a tremendous expansion of substantive law...
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Legal Subspecialties in Family Law
Because family law encompasses such a wide range of substantive law topics, many practitioners and academics...
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What Type of Personality Traits Are Needed to Help a Family Lawyer Succeed?
Many of the legal professionals quickly point out that choosing family law means a great deal of client...
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Is Being a Family Lawyer the Right Choice for You?
Are you right in choosing family law as a career for yourself? The answer depends on many things: your legal...
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Trends and Changes Observed in a Legal Career
It might be argued that the field of family law has undergone more dramatic changes in the past thirty years...
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Characteristics of a Legal Career
The typical family lawyer practices as a solo or in a firm of three or fewer attorneys. There are "boutique"...
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Protecting Reputation of the Profession
The bar has some problems. None is more acute than that of its professional reputation. In the jargon of the...
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Ins and Outs of Specialization
Should a lawyer "specialize"? Perhaps, if he can! But is he always free to do so even if he wishes? On the...
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Choices are Many, but Choose the One You Cherish
There are many different kinds of law practice. Each has its rewards. Each has its problems. But your...
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Recent Changes in Law Practice
The practice of law has changed dramatically in the past decade. As you prepare to enter the profession, it is...
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Attorney Donations and Guidelines
Virtually every attorney or firm makes contributions of some kind. Establishing guidelines for donations,...
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Different Kinds of Practicing Lawyers
By far, the largest number of lawyers today, over 70 percent, is engaged in the "private practice" of law. The...
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The Legal Job Marketplace
Who has not heard that there are too many lawyers? Part of the reason that the legal job market has continued...
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Law Students Need to Make Informed Choices About Practice Areas
Law students fall into two major groups when it comes to choosing significant or substantive areas of...
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Leaving Behind A Career In Law
Deciding to go to law school is a risky decision that is surprisingly hard to reverse. Many people attend law...
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Establishing Your Legal Practice By Identifying the Right Geographical Area
Camille was a recent law school graduate and new associate with a large metropolitan firm. After her...
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Focusing on an Industry Group to Develop a Legal Practice Niche
Several members of Carl's family worked in various parts of the heavy construction business. As a result of...
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Analyzing Potential Legal Practice Areas
Let's follow an attorney through an analysis of information about potential practice areas and the results of...
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Discovering Your Legal Practice Niche Through Internal Practice Analysis
Many attorneys feel there is an increasing importance to focus on selected practice areas. Part of this is a...
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Finding The Right Geographical Location for Your Legal Career
When it comes time to decide where to start practicing, look for a place where you believe you will enjoy the...
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Determining Your Legal Practice Area
Most law students plan to practice a particular type of law after they graduate. Unfortunately, reality soon...
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