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If You Don't Get In Your Desired Law School

Admissions and rejections will trickle in throughout the winter. The old high school guidance counselors'...

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Getting the Most from Your Undergraduate Education Outside the Classroom

Large businesses and MBA programs look for team players; when they screen an applicant's resume, they look for...

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Why aren’t recruiters interested in recent graduates?

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When to move to a new firm?

Answer: The optimum time to begin your search is just after Labor Day, when the lateral hiring season...

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CitiBank Survey Shows Poor Economic Performance by D.C. Law Firms

Law firms in the District of Columbia are usually held to be in better footing than law firms in other parts...

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Should I leave my current job before starting my new job search?

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Important Traits of Any Successful Attorney

Rachel Pappy, Managing Attorney at the Law Office of Roderick H. Polston, P.C. As the managing attorney of...

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Surviving Lesbian Spouse to Get Death Benefits of Law Firm Partner

On Monday, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled in favor of the lesbian...

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What It's Like To Be a Lawyer

Clarence Darrow, F. Lee Bailey, Johnny Cochran, and the fictional Perry Mason are all well-known lawyers. No...

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Few Things You Can Do at a Legal Interview

When preparing for some of the more predictable questions, think of some good stories that you might tell that...

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Examples of Various Legal Job Opportunities

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Pros and Cons of Working At a Law Firm

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The Summer Legal Job Search

GIVE YOURSELF SOME BREATHING ROOM FROM LAW FIRMS The first-year summer job search is gruesome, particularly if...

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Colorado Foreclosure Law Firm Sued for Overbilling

Last week, John Suthers, the Colorado Attorney General’s office filed a lawsuit in Denver District Court...

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What is the Future of Law Firm Recruiting?

What does the future look like for law firm recruiting? What will the job picture look like for recent law...

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Legal Secretaries Indispensable for Law Firms

Despite what many attorneys think, law firms probably couldn't function without legal secretaries. They're the...

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Administrative Positions in Law Firms

There are a variety of administrative and supervisory positions available in law firms, especially the large...

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Paralegal Positions

Law firms offer a variety of career options for non-lawyers as well as for practicing attorneys. These...

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Law Firm Economics and Lateral Hiring

Law firm economics are no longer reserved only for managing partners and members of the management committee....

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Law Firm Lateral Recruiting Process Complex

The lateral recruiting process in law firms is more complex and takes more time than the law student...

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Solid Lateral Resume

The lateral resume is an extremely important marketing tool. It's a key component of the recruiting process....

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Lateral Hiring and General Rules

In the turbulent legal job market, lateral hiring has become a common phenomenon in law firm circles. "Cherry...

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Finding New Law Associate Positions

The key to finding a position as a third-year student is to determine which firms are hiring. Some firms hire...

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Locating Legal Employment after Third-Year

It's not unusual in the current job market to be a third-year student without law firm job prospects by the...

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Succeeding as a Summer Law Associate

Now that you have been through the grueling recruiting process and have found a home for the summer, you are...

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Summer Law Associate Job Offers

The climax of the recruiting season is when you finally hear from the law firms you've been interviewing with...

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Second-Year Hiring in Small Law Firms

I've talked a lot about how large and medium-sized firms hire students for their summer programs. But your...