The Opt-In Project: Making the Business Case for Work-Life Balance
The ''Push-Me-Pull-You.'' Remember that fictional character from Dr. Dolittle? It was a wonderful animal...
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August 13 2007 Legal Blog Roundup
Hi, folks. On August 1, Ann Althouse blogged on the Minneapolis bridge collapse. She wrote that watching the...
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Nike Settles Lawsuit to the Tune of $7.6 Million
Nike, Inc., is now $7.6 million poorer, thanks to a recent settlement in a race discrimination lawsuit filed...
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Interviewing the Employer can help a candidate to understand the company better.
Of course job candidates are supposed to let employers take the lead during job interviews, but it's also very...
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First-Week Words of Advice
Finally the day has come. You rocked your resume and cover letter. You aced the interview. Now you're hired,...
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July 23 2007 Legal Blog Roundup
Hi, folks. On July 6, Peter Lattman, at the Wall Street Journal Law Blog, hit the nail right on the head with...
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Respect for the time given by a prospective employer
It never ceases to amaze me how clueless some people are when it comes to leaving impressions on employers...
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Starting a Law Firm as a Solo Practitioner
Law school prepares you to think like an attorney, but it does not teach you how to run a successful law firm....
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Once More into the Religion Clauses
In last week's rush to a summer recess, reporters who cover the Supreme Court paid little heed to the court's...
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July 9 2007 Legal Blog Roundup
In a June 21 post on legal sanity, Arnie Hertz says law firms risk losing business by unilaterally raising...
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Check-list before embarking on a Career path.
We've all been there. You land the perfect job. It's exactly what you've been waiting for. But...there are a...
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The Night Before
It's 10:00 p.m. on a Sunday night. You're just sitting down to watch TV with your significant other when it...
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The case of suspended school student, freedom of expression.
The Supreme Court's term has yet a few days to go, but if the time has come for awarding prizes this much is...
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July 2 2007 Legal Blog Roundup
Hi, folks. A June 19 Deliberations posting discusses blogging jurors, a subject that is as controversial as...
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O'Melveny & Myers, LLP
Existing as the 29th largest law firm in the world, O'Melveny & Myers LLP is an international law firm founded...
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The Case of teachers union of Washington Education Assoiciation vs the Teachers
The cause of individual freedom won a victory in the Supreme Court last week, but it was something less than a...
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June 18 2007 Legal Blog Roundup
Hi, again, folks. A June 7 post on Overlawyered shows why it's good to be on fee-deciding committees. The...
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University of Southern California Gould School of Law, Los Angeles, CA
Coming in just behind its cross-town rival UCLA yet again, USC's Gould School of Law is ranked a very...
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401(k) Fee Suits on the Rise
Following the surging trend of employees filing lawsuits against their employers, employers have yet another...
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Sidley Austin, LLP
Sidley Austin, LLP (formerly Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood, LLP), one of the world's largest law firms, is a...
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The Case of Equal Employment Opportunity and inequality of payment
In my days as a fledgling court reporter in Virginia, the Commonwealth still clung to a few colonial...
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June 11 2007 Legal Blog Roundup
Aspects of ethics rules governing the conduct of lawyers and law firms command perpetual interest, and Eric...
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The Spence Law Firm
Among the writings of the founder of The Spence Law Firm, Gerry Spence, are the words ''To survive, we must...
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To Blog, or Not to Blog...Advertising is the Question
With technology advancing and changing at such a rapid rate, it is nearly impossible for government...
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The High Court Lays an Anonymous Egg
The Supreme Court has a month to go before it closes up shop for the summer. More than 20 argued cases remain...
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June 4 2007 Legal Blog Roundup
Hi, folks. It's almost the middle of 2007 and time to start planning for 2008. The Internet is here to stay...
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Hersh, Mannis & Bogen, LLP
Hersh, Mannis & Bogen, LLP, solicits itself as ''[o]ne of the most experienced and respected family law firms...
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6 Steps on being the terrible Lawyer
Most lawyers aspire to practice law to the best of their abilities; other lawyers, not so much. So, how do you...
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The Challenges and risks involved in Moonlighting
Sorry about the title. There is just no other way to convey how serious the issue of moonlighting is for...
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Is it possible to change practice areas in big law firms?
Question: I am currently a second-year associate and have decided I want to switch my practice from...
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