Balancing Family and Work in a Legal Career
Like everyone else, most family law practitioners struggle to balance their professional and personal lives....
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What To Do When Practicing Law Sucks And Fatigue Creeps In?
Attorneys have to constantly deal with people who will cringe, cry and worry as they are seeking recourse from...
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Tips for Lawyers for Using Defendant Conversations and Signed Statements
If you plan to use a cassette recorder to tape witness’ statements directly from the telephone, make sure...
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How Attorneys Handle Their Cases
Attorneys' reputations are made and lost by how they handle their cases. The same can also be said for...
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How Attorneys Use Other Professionals
Most police officers don't like attorneys! Fact: Many attorneys don't think much of the police profession...
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Practicing Law after Three Years of Law School
It has been said that the only job for which a student is qualified after three years of law school is that of...
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Importance of Continuing Legal Education
The sad truth is that you don't get all your legal education in a law school. You get a lot. You are superbly...
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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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Things to Consider Before Getting Started on Your Legal Career
A noticeable anxiety in the senior class in law school starts to build up in the autumn of the final year....
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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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Bar Exams: The Final Hurdle
Perhaps you are wondering about bar examinations. You may be thinking,“ If I am not ready for practice law...
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Principal Sources of Law: Unending Search
Some basics about the law are considered in this article. The first question, obviously, is ‘Where does a...
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The Lawyer and his Two Sides
What does a lawyer do and how he does it? But right now some of the specific things a lawyer does in his daily...
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Men behind the Law
Take a look at the following headlines. The headlines tell us some of the things a lawyer does
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How Can I Best Utilize Personal Contacts at Other Firms?
How Can I Best Utilize Personal Contacts at Other Firms?
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Which Job Must I Take Up?
You've spent weeks on the hunt and you've bagged your quarry: two or three job offers. Now you have a new...
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What You Need to Know about Cover Letters
Enclose a covering letter whenever you send your resume to a prospective employer. While it rarely gives any...
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Special Resumes for People with Special Circumstances
This article considers some of those special circumstances, whether they be a job problem related to age, a...
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How to Write Your Own Resume
Now you are ready to start writing your own resume. The following worksheets will help you include all the...
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How to Make Your Resume Look Good
Since your resume probably will be the first contact between you and your prospective employer, it is...
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Writing Your Resume
When writing your resume, always remember that its purpose is to make you interesting enough to a potential...
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Contents and Style in a Resume
Every resume must identify and describe the writer. You must include the following:
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Addressing in the Language of Your Audience
Attorneys write for a living, but they must shift gears when writing for business-development purposes....
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The Attorney's Decision: To Advertise or Not
Attorney advertising ranges from direct selling of services via television to subtle "tombstone" announcements...
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Personal Involvement of the Attorney in External Marketing
By having a simple plan to follow, client development (sales) is not some thing to fear. By adopting...
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Looking Good by Producing Effective Advertising
Attorney advertising is most effective when produced by outside professionals. This is also the most costly...
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Proactive External Marketing: Why Attorneys Must Do It
Changes in the legal profession are forcing attorneys to engage in smarter and more aggressive marketing...
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Consistent Graphic Standards in Printed Materials Boost Professional Appearance
The quality of printed materials says much about an attorney and law firm. A consistent use of good graphic...
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Legal Audits that Identify Client Needs
Conducting audits, whether simple or complex, can be an important ser vice to clients. Often the audit will...
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