Using Strong Verbs in Your Attorney Resume
Whether you use bullets or place structured phrases in prose form separated by semicolons in your resume, you...
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Advice to law students on the benefits of budget
Students face a lot of hardships. Not only do they have to focus on their studies, but they also have to focus...
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Associate learns negative gossip about law firm making the offer
Question: I have an offer to join a firm as a mid-level M&A associate. I was inclined to take it. ...
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The Life and Career of Steve Yerrid: Trial Lawyer and owner of The Yerrid Law Firm
Every once in a while, an attorney comes along who really defines the legal profession. Florida-based trial...
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Teleseminar Targets Legal Entrepreneurs
So many people hope to create their own law firms or build their practices, but few know exactly what they are...
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Recession-Proof Practice Areas — Do They Exist?
It's a question worth pondering in light of today's economic climate: is there such a thing as a...
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Five Considerations for Even the Most Confident Attorney
Throughout my years as a practicing attorney and now as a legal recruiter, I have come to realize that while...
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Unsuccessful Merger Leads to Successful Deal
After an unsuccessful merger between law firms Reed Smith, LLP, and Anderson, Kill & Olick, Reed acquired 55...
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From Fashion to Law: Heather Edwards
For many the word ''fashion'' conjures up images of chic designs, iconic outfits, and luxurious fabrics. ...
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Networking during a flight to explore new avenues in your Career
Most of us have flown in an airplane at some point in our lives — some more often than we'd prefer. The...
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Estate Planning: Tips to Know When Entering the Field
According to a recent study, most U.S. citizens haven't made even a simple will, to say nothing of a more...
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Transportation Attorneys Face a Rapidly Evolving Industry
There was a time, not so long ago, when the lawyers who handled a firm’s transportation and logistics...
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First-Year Salaries at Law Firms Skyrocket
Law firm Williams & Connolly increased its annual salary for first-year associates to $180,000, which will...
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Alison Schuettler: Paralegal at GTSI
From a young age, Alison Schuettler desired to work in the legal field. She considered becoming a police...
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Paralegals - Become Indispensable to Your Law Firms
I have been a practicing attorney for more than 14 years. Throughout the years, I have hired and worked with...
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Be a Star Summer Associate - By Having a Purpose
The summer associate experience gives you an opportunity to take what you have learned in the classroom and...
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What to consider when weighing a law firm offer?
Question: I just received an offer from a well-regarded large law firm in Houston. I am excited about the...
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Paralegal Linda Michalik Enjoys the Details
''It's similar to being a nurse rather than being a doctor,'' says Linda Michalik, comparing a paralegal to an...
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All the Right Moves: Choosing between End of Year versus Beginning of Year When Considering a Lateral Move
As the holiday season approaches and the end of 2007 looms closer, partner and associate candidates wonder...
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Searching for the Paris Law Firm Bomber
Who did it?After a bomb exploded in a Paris law office, killing one and seriously wounding another, that was...
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Hurricane Katrina Lawyer Charged for Bribery
Mississippi attorney Richard ''Dickie'' Scruggs has been charged for allegedly bribing a judge with $50,000 to...
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Springbok Services hires new GC
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Tips on how to make a good impression at the job interview
They're kind of like first dates. You try to look your best. You try to make the perfect first impression. And...
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2L Steve Frackman: Following in His Folks' Footsteps
Steve Frackman has law in his blood, you could say.''Both of my parents are lawyers, so I grew up in a...
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A Career Audit for Associates
In the nine years that I have been in the recruiting business, I have spoken to literally hundreds of...
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Tips on how to survive the first job blues and move on to another legal firm.
Though The Clash vocalist Joe Strummer wasn't referring to his job woes in the 1982 hit song ''Should I Stay...
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Utilization of Podcasts by Law firms: Fowler White shows how.
When Carol Todd Thomas joined Fowler White Boggs Banker's Tampa office in 2006 as chief marketing officer, she...
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Are Women Earning Less Than Men in the Legal Field?
According to the results of a survey conducted by the National Association of Women Lawyers, “there is a...
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The Case of illegal possession of firearms
The case of Richard Hamblen of Nashville, Tenn., provides an unhappy example of a good cause caught in a mesh...
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