Legal Layoffs Relatively Few So Far
Much of the time, the legal news seems to be dominated by layoff reports, such as when a large firm like...
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Law Firm Job Cuts: Is My Job in Danger?
If you work in law, there is a good chance that you pride yourself on your ability to read between the lines...
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Coping with layoffs at Law Firms
Going to law school used to mean a virtual guarantee of a job when you graduated and passed the bar exam....
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The Life and Career of David Lat: The Biggest Law Firm Troublemaker Around
David Lat is a man that most law firms have come to dread. Most firms value their reputation above almost...
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Beth Langton: Director of Library Services
Born in Evansville, Indiana, Beth Langton moved around a lot with her family during her elementary school...
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Standing Out in the Crowd
Times are grim in many ways for the legal industry. And that means lots of resumes are hitting desks.
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How long does it take to make a lateral move?
Question:What is going on with law firm hiring these days? Several of my friends have made lateral moves in...
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Marjorie Williams: Air Force Officer Entering the Field of Law
''Although it sounds cliche, it [the law] has truly opened up an entirely new world of opportunities for me...
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Job hunting during the vacation season - a good move?
Question:I am seriously contemplating leaving my firm and am just beginning the search process. Now we are...
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Four Key Steps to Effectively Market Your Law Firm
Regardless of how limited your marketing dollars or experience may be, you're more likely to succeed if you...
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The Pros and Cons of Working in a Law Firm
So, you are thinking of working in a law firm rather than in government or a corporation after you graduate...
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Funny Court Cases
It was Overlawyered's ninth anniversary this past week. Overlawyered is the oldest legal blog in existence,...
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Law Firms Look to Partners for Cash
It is an unfortunate fact of our current times: tighter lending markets. Yes, the halcyon days of...
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Is waiting to get multiple offers a good idea?
Question: I have a job offer to join a firm. I would like to have more than one job offer so I can...
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All Theory and no practice for corporate Attorneys makes work difficult.
Let's say you're just out of law school and looking to move into corporate work. What should you expect in a...
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Lorri Salyards: From Paralegal to Executive Director
Lorri Salyards spent her early childhood in a small town in Nebraska. Tragically, she lost her father when...
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Now obtain legal services at lower cost with the new kind of legal firms
It's the same old, same old — in at 6, home at 10, six days a week. Yes, life at the big law firm is...
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Changing practice areas within law firm - a good move?
Question: I am an associate with a top firm in Manhattan. Work in my practice area at the firm (M&A) has...
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General Counsel Interview Tips
So, it's time. You've gotten your resume looked at, and now it's time for you to go into that interview in...
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Camille D. Reynolds: Law Librarian Turned Director of Research and Information Services
Camille Reynolds grew up in the Northeastern Kansas town of Wamego, population 3,500 at the time. She spent...
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Its better to be updated with the regulations to secure a job
Imagine this scenario: the CEO is forced to publicly eat some crow because of that fine the SEC levied. Or...
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June 16 2008 Legal Blog Roundup
The big news this past week was of course the Supreme Court's decision in Boumediene v. Bush. The Volokh...
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Getting Your First Job as an Attorney: Advice from the Trenches
Let me begin by admitting that it has been many years since I was faced with the prospect of finding my first...
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Some Tips on Getting Hired
In-house counsel work is sometimes hard to get into. So below are a couple of tips that may help you out.
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The Faustian Deal and Why We Litigators Must Change the Way We Practice
Perhaps because I have a son who is about to enter the profession, and perhaps because he is a coveted...
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New iPhone to Invade Big Law?
Well, yesterday was one of the most anticipated days in the tech world this year: Apple announced the next...
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June 2 2008 Legal Blog Roundup
Ah, blogging. It's a form of expression that is dominated by lawyers in many ways. Indeed, many of the most...
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During a job search, when should you give out references?
Question:I am a third-year associate and have been working at the same firm since I first started practicing...
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Attract Smart, Young Associate Attorneys to Jobs at Your Law Firm Using a Microsite
In this article Jennifer C. LaRusso discusses law firms' using their websites and microsites to recruit new...
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Pro Bono Can Be Controversial
You may or may not have heard the news from Iraq about the detainee from Guantanamo Bay who was released, then...
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