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The Road to Law Firm Partnership Is Paved with…Hardship – Lots & Lots of Hardship

Often, new attorneys set their sights on a very specific career goal: becoming a partner in a law firm....

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The Biggest Lie about Making Partner in a Law Firm

It’s the dream of many budding lawyers: making partner in a law firm. The money. The fame. The prestige....

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Influential Legal Trends Impacting the Legal Industry

It’s often been said that the legal industry is one of the slowest industries to embrace change. However,...

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Law Firm Culture: Which Type of Law Firm Offers the Best Work Environment for Attorneys?

Whether you’re looking to land your first job as a lawyer after passing the bar, or you’re an experienced...

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9 Tips to Creating a Winning Cover Letter For Attorneys & Law Students

A cover letter serves two important functions, says recruiter Emy Unger. It introduces and sells you. Putting...

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Branding Yourself While At Law School

Personal branding has always been out there, but it has become a better defined and an increasingly popular...

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Securing References: The Who, When, and What to Ask for Law Students and Attorneys

Lining up good references is crucial. No matter how qualified you may appear legal hiring managers know that...

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Do's & Don'ts of Writing a Farewell Email for Legal Professionals

Let’s face it. Hardly anyone stays at the same company forever. Eventually the bigger, better deal comes...

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Work Goes on: What If a Coworker Quits Your Law Firm?

Career experts have it right: Office friendships—both the real kind and the virtual kind—are tricky. Today...

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Job References: Who To Ask As a Law Student

No matter what type of job you’re applying for, it’s likely that you’ll be required to submit a list of...

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1st Day Introductions At Your New Legal Job

Today is your first day on the job and you’re prepared: You have your outfit picked out, you packed your...

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Why You Should Intern as an Experienced Legal Professional

After graduating from Georgetown University in 2008, Margaret Breslin entered the working world as a fulltime...

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20 Resume Dos and Don'ts for Law Students and Attorneys

So now you've thoroughly researched potential employers, have done some soul-searching, and are on the path...

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6 Cover Letter Do's & Don'ts for Law Students and Attorneys

Stop debating whether or not you should include a cover letter with your resume because in today’s hard...

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Streamline your Resume Lingo: 7 Ways Law Students & Attorneys Can

Let’s face it: You’ll never fit everything you’d like to say onto a one- or two-page resume. That means...

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6 Qualities of a Successful Sales Pitch For Law Student & Attorneys

Even if you’re not going to be a salesperson, you should learn the following qualities of a successful sales...

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Busy Work: How Legal Professionals can Manage a Heavy Workload

If you're like most people, things have been busy at work lately. And by "lately," I mean the past few years....

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9 Things Attorneys & Law Students do That Make a Resume Look Old

Your resume is a representation of you to a legal recruiter or prospective employer, so don’t date yourself...

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How to Turn Down a Legal Job Offer: Let 'Em Down Easy

Interviewing, much like dating, begins with careful preparation, nervous anxiety, and finding just the right...

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Reinventing Work-Life Balance for Law Students and Attorneys

As I see it, there are two types of jobs: jobs that you never really leave, that you think about well past six...

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Skills: Your Key to Success in the Legal Workplace

In the job market of today, people are no longer asking if they will change jobs, but when. Take the...

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The Law School Graduation Bucket List

We all know what happens when May comes around: the safety net of law school tears away and you plummet into...

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5 Tips for Your First Day in a New Legal Position

If you’re starting a new legal job, you’ve probably got a million and one thoughts running through your...

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5 Reasons Why Your Legal Resume Ends Up In The Trash

On average, a legal recruiter sees 5,000 resumes a year. Any legitimate reason she finds to make one disappear...

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How to Survive a Legal Position You Hate: 6 Tips for All Legal Professionals

It’s easy for us recent law grads to turn down a job offer or quit if we think it’s not the right...

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Tailoring Resumes & Cover Letters to Fit the Legal Position

You're ready to begin the job hunt. You know what types of positions and firms you'd like to apply to. Now you...