How Marcia Meekins, a Paralegal, Got Her Job
Marcia Meekins, a paralegal at Rhumb Line, LLC, in Richmond, VA, tells LawCrossing how she got her job:
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Marcia Meekins: Legislative Assistant, Rhumb Line, LLC, Richmond, VA
Although Marcia Meekins entered college with her career goals focused on music education, these days, the law...
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Stephen Martin Thinks Outside the Box as General Counsel for Corpedia, Inc.
Stephen Martin believes that a successful general counsel needs to have the ability to think outside the box...
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Should a resume be only one-page long?
Question:I am a second-year associate, and I want to find a new job. I've always read that resumes should not...
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Attorney Generals Warn Against Scams During National Consumer Protection Week
02/13/07 These days, residents of Maryland and Texas can rest easy under the assurance that their attorney...
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Extra! Extra! Law Firms Battle For Top Pay Hike As Giddy Associates Cheer Them On
Biglaw starting salaries flatlined over the last five years but recently have begun showing signs of life....
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Top 10 Reasons for Law Firms and Individual Attorneys to Use a Legal Recruiter
When law firms have hiring needs, many of them overlook the option of using a legal recruiter. Similarly, when...
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Law Schools at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
What is an HBCU? Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are colleges or universities that...
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University of Illinois College of Law, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Come September, the University of Illinois College of Law will celebrate its 110th year of existence. The...
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Media Conglomerate Demands That YouTube Remove Unauthorized Videos
Viacom, Inc., which owns MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, and Paramount Pictures, has demanded that YouTube take down...
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Zero-drag concept can't get off the ground
In the 1990s, the go-go brain trust of California's Silicon Valley envisioned the perfect worker. The...
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The Love Life of Lawyers and Those Associated within Law Offices
Many experts have said that lawyers and those who work in the rigorous world of law tend to have,...
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Trial Attorney Glenn V. Whitaker Takes Charge as Partner at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, LLP
Cincinnati-based trial lawyer Glenn V. Whitaker has had a long and distinguished legal career and is...
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Salary Hikes Travel to Atlanta
02/07/07As most of you know, salaries are on the rise, and law firms are playing follow-the-leader in what is...
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LegalTech 2007
02/05/07That's right. It's that time again. Time for legal professionals from all over the country to gather...
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Lorie Strickland: Paralegal, Raleigh, NC
In the world of real estate, the accepted mantra is, ''Location! Location! Location!'' For paralegal Lorie...
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Jill Meinhardt: Executive Director of the Pro Bono Research Group and President of Advocates for Children at Moritz College of Law, Columbus, OH
When she graduates this year, Jill Meinhardt, a 3L at Moritz College of Law in Ohio, will be armed with a J.D....
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Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, Columbus, OH
As the demand for justice increases, so does the number of cases that courts must hear. In an effort to avoid...
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The choice of making a Career in law or otherwise
Believe it or not, the simple saying that is the title for this article is great advice for wading through the...
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The case of Freedom of Expression with religious interpretations
The last time a First Amendment question arose in a federal court, Staten Island was still part of New York...
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The Life and Career of Robert Shapiro, Considered the Lawyer of the Century
He's the world's best-known criminal defense lawyer. With a ''who's who'' client list and a career that...
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Can a legal career run in a the family for three decades?
Ever wonder what it's like to grow up in a family full of attorneys? Kfir Luzzatto and John Pendleton could...
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Richard T. Hills Likes Being Part of the Team as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for MagnetBank
While in high school, Richard T. Hills decided to follow family tradition and go into law. His father,...
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Christensen, Glaser, Fink, Jacobs, Weil & Shapiro, LLP
Located in sunny Southern California, the law firm of Christensen, Glaser, Fink, Jacobs, Weil & Shapiro, LLP,...
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Extra! Extra! Law Firms Battle For Top Pay Hike As Giddy Associates Cheer Them On
Biglaw starting salaries flatlined over the last five years, but recently have begun showing signs of life....
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Forget baseball if you really want to make a killing
When Alex Rodriguez signed a $25 million a year contract to play baseball several years ago, I shook my head...
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