In The Opportunity Maker, author Ari Kaplan spells out the secrets that all law students and budding attorneys...
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Lots of law firm merger news lately. With the current slump in the industry, it's not surprising that some...
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Matthew Shawver was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas, a city known as a major aircraft manufacturing hub and...
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It's time, finally — law school has started! Congratulations on making it, and hopefully you got into your...
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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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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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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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David Lat is a man that most law firms have come to dread. Most firms value their reputation above almost...
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Born in Evansville, Indiana, Beth Langton moved around a lot with her family during her elementary school...
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Times are grim in many ways for the legal industry. And that means lots of resumes are hitting desks.
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Question:What is going on with law firm hiring these days? Several of my friends have made lateral moves in...
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''Although it sounds cliche, it [the law] has truly opened up an entirely new world of opportunities for me...
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Question:I am seriously contemplating leaving my firm and am just beginning the search process. Now we are...
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Regardless of how limited your marketing dollars or experience may be, you're more likely to succeed if you...
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So, you are thinking of working in a law firm rather than in government or a corporation after you graduate...
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It was Overlawyered's ninth anniversary this past week. Overlawyered is the oldest legal blog in existence,...
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It is an unfortunate fact of our current times: tighter lending markets. Yes, the halcyon days of...
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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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Lorri Salyards spent her early childhood in a small town in Nebraska. Tragically, she lost her father when...
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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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In late June LegalTech will be moving west to Los Angeles. When I was at a firm, I loved running over to the...
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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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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 Reynolds grew up in the Northeastern Kansas town of Wamego, population 3,500 at the time. She spent...
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The big news this past week was of course the Supreme Court's decision in Boumediene v. Bush. The Volokh...
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Well, yesterday was one of the most anticipated days in the tech world this year: Apple announced the next...
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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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In this article Jennifer C. LaRusso discusses law firms' using their websites and microsites to recruit new...
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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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Are law firms facing the same fiscal crisis as the economy? Looks like it. Already, firms including...
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