General Counsel Frustrated with Licensing Rules
Frustration is brewing for many general counsel, as new licensing laws are being approved in more states....
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Daring Resumes: Are They Worth the Risk?
As we look around at the 12-year-olds blabbing on their BlackBerry devices and jamming to thousands of songs...
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Going Over to the Business Side of the Fence
Several years ago, I was at a seminar and a brilliant lawyer introduced himself to the group. The lawyer had...
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Cybercrime Costly for Companies
Whether or not corporate cybercrime is escalating is unclear, but one thing is certain: companies are...
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Preparing Curricula Vitae for the International Market
These days, with our global economy expanding at such a rapid rate, many young American law school graduates...
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The Benefits of Avoiding the Large Law Firm
As I started contemplating this topic, a small smile broke across my face. I thought to myself, ''This article...
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Corporate Counsel Salaries Soar
In-house attorneys continue to make top dollar. Their base salaries have risen between 2.2% and 9.5%...
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Employers' Biggest Resume and Cover Letter Pet Peeves
Whether they are right out of college or 20 years into their careers, many people cannot seem to overcome the...
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What Is the Best Way to Develop Business?
When people are in law school, and even during their first few years out of law school, they come to believe...
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The importance of using blogs by In-House Counsel's
Millions of Internet users post or read online blogs, and that number is slowly beginning to include in-house...
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Broadening Your Resume When Job Experience is Scarce
Many law students spend their entire college careers focusing on their studies and overall academic...
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How Should I Act at Law Firm Functions? (Part II)
You Can Choose to Accomplish Nothing at a Law Firm Social Function.This statement is more complex than it may...
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The unorthodox path of 'reading the law', become 'law readers' and enter the field of Law
In Robert Frost's famous poem ''The Road Not Taken,'' the narrator takes the path less traveled and claims...
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Execute Internal Investigations Carefully
In the wake of corporate scandals, internal investigations into corporate practices are increasingly common,...
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The importance of soft skills in Email Etiquettes
In our contemporary, technology-savvy workplace, it is almost impossible to avoid emailing cover letters and...
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How Should I Act at Law Firm Functions? (Part I)
Once a law firm or other legal employment organization hires you or becomes interested in hiring you, there is...
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LexisNexis: A Researcher's Treasure Chest
The LexisNexis online database is one of the most extensive, comprehensive, and precise information resources...
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The Power of Words in Your Resume and Cover Letter
When composing resumes and cover letters, many people underestimate the power of words. Whether it be a...
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Is It Bad To Be Part Of Or Join A Law Firm With High Turnover? Part 2
''This is the second part of a two-part series. To read the first part, visit the LawCrossing archives now!
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How to draft the best resume and covering letter to get the job
When preparing cover letters and resumes for a job search mailing, you should never consider submitting two of...
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How LeHocky got a job in a legal firm through LexisNexis
Mark LeHocky, the current Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings,...
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Is It Bad To Be Part Of Or Join A Law Firm With High Turnover? Part 1
Law firms are organizations, and organizations go through changes-including turnover. In order to understand...
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What Do I Need to Know If I'm Considering Relocating My Career?
There is nothing more exciting than leaving one area of the country and going to a new area to start a new...
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The Life and Career of Jeffrey Hughes, Owner, Legal Grind
Thirsty for justice? Jeffrey Hughes' two Legal Grind cafes in the Los Angeles area offer ''Coffee and...
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How to eliminate unwanted things off your Resume
While lawyers concerned about the best possible presentation on their resumes (as we all should be!) may...
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How Judge Elizabeth White Got Her Job
This week, LawCrossing speaks with the Hon. Elizabeth White, a judge with the Superior Court of California....
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The Life and Career of Warren Brown: Attorney Entrepreneur Turned Baker Restaurateur
A butcher, a baker, a candlestick maker... Although Warren Brown's B.A. in History from Brown University...
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