Burgeoning Opportunities in Environmental Law
In recent years, there's been a huge upswing in the need for all things environmental - and that includes not...
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Law Firm Performance Reviews: Positive and Negative
Law Firm Performance Reviews are used to evaluate law firms and how they stack up to each other. The AM 100...
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Is it a good move to use my law firm contacts to get a position in the law firm?
Question:I am just beginning my job search and am planning on working with a recruiter, but I was wondering: ...
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Attorneys: Alternative Career, Anyone?
In the recent nationaljurist.com article, ''More lawyers seeking alternative careers'', former attorney and...
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Do grades and school rankings matter if aiming for a Big-Law job?
Question:I am currently employed at an AmLaw 100 firm but do not have great grades from a top school. Am I...
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Trend: Attorneys Launching Their Own Firms
According to the November 24th nytimes.com article, “Skipping the Partner Track for a Shingle of One’s...
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Sky Analytics Helps Corporate Legal Departments Get Handle on Legal Spend
In an effort to empower general counsel, chief financial officers and corporate legal departments with regard...
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Attorneys and “Financial Reform” – Something Wicked This Way Comes
According to the November 11th theatlantic.com article, ''Lawyers Cashing In on Banks' Misdeeds and New...
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Texas lawyer planning Midwest move seeks info on rules regarding being waived in.
Question:I am currently practicing law in Texas, and while I like aspects of my current job, my wife and I...
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Law Firm Jobs - 7 Steps to Making Partner with the Firm You Want
It is indeed a true fact that in the law firm jobs everyone is faced with the question of making that much...
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Legal Jobs - Myths about Lawyers
Legal jobs can be a dream come true if one has the right aptitude for the job. To be successful in a legal job...
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In Wake of Recession, Corporations Recruit Directly From Law School Campuses, versus Law Firms
In the wake of the recession, more companies are shifting toward recruiting law students directly from...
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Newly Minted Attorneys are Making Lemons Out of Lemonade in a Down and Out Job Market
Due to a steady decline in the job market for attorneys, more and more new attorneys are getting creative...
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As Employment Rates Worsen for New Law Grads, ABA Under Microscope
The lowest employment rates since 1996 for new law graduates, coupled with the high debt law students carry,...
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Microsoft's Brad Smith Spearheads Diversity Initiative in Legal Profession
According to the July 18th law.com article, ''Microsoft's Brad Smith meets with 50 law students as part of...
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Lawyers and Laissez-Faire: Shrinking Law School Class Sizes
For law students and lawyers, it's a classic case - no pun intended - of supply and demand. More specifically,...
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Lawyers: Why the Increased Interest in Public Service?
According to the June 27th law.com article, 'Do-gooders' thrive: ''Public service jobs see a spike in...
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Reducing Loan Debt for Law Students
It comes as no surprise that many law students are steeped in loan debt upon graduation, as the price of a...
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Loughner Deemed Incompetent to Stand Trial
On Wednesday, US District Judge Larry Burns determined Jared Loughner to be mentally unfit to stand trial for...
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Hiring in United States Legal Field Predicted to Remain Strong
According to information in the May 23rd lawyersweekly.ca.com article, ''Law firm hiring up: Experts say law...
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What's It like to Be an employment lawyer in the United States?
What's it like to work as an employment lawyer? Specifically in America, employment lawyers help those who...
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Legal Jobs Fall Again In March
According to a preliminary draft of the monthly employment report out from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the...
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Law School Applications Fall By 11.5%
Back in 2009, the American Bar Association released a report that said, ''The rising cost of a legal education...
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Private Sector Subsidies for Graduates
The economy is improving, law firms are reporting increases in revenue and profits, unemployment is falling,...
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Legal Sector Takes Hit in February; Remains Somewhat Steady Year-to-Year
According to the February monthly employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the legal sector saw...
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How to Set up a Virtual Law Firm
Many lawyers are turning to the virtual law firm as a more practical and affordable means of business. Virtual...
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Associate from a small law firm wants to make a lateral move as a partner
Question:Can a senior associate of a small to mid-size law firm, with a small book of business ($150,000),...
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Virtual Law Practices
Virtual law practices are growing in number as attorneys, firms, and clients recognize the multitude of...
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How much time does it take to land a job in an AmLaw 100 firm?
Question:I am a third year associate, currently working at a large, AmLaw 100 firm in New York. Things are...
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Intellectual Property
Intellectual property law cases are all the rage these days, but to what ends are they being filed? A large...
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