New Faces, New Ideas: Diversity in Law Firms Makes Business Sense
This is the first of a two-part article on diversity in law firms. This first section examines why more law...
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Growing Trend In Large Law Firms Bearing Fruit As Public Interest Attorneys Make Partner
Growing Trend In Large Law Firms Bearing Fruit As Public Interest Attorneys Make Partner While there are large...
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Maybe the Best Way to See Rome is to Live in Houston
Dreaming of the day you are sipping coffee in an outdoor cafe, reading through a brief, getting ready to...
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Tips to law students on how to effectively manage time
Whether your career plans are to work for a law firm with a big Scrooge McDuck vat of money or to try to save...
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Law Schools offering Summer Programs Abroad
Maybe it's the Eiffel Tower that beckons you, or a chance to step back into time at the Great Pyramids at...
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Summer Positions with Small Firms and Public Interest Groups
With summer just around the corner, law students are working hard to ensure they secure employment at a firm....
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How to make use of the best Technology in Law Firms
As firms become more tech savvy, a basic grasp of technological tools, as well as the willingness to learn...
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Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Shows Pro Bono Commitment from the Start
The jobs law students find between their second and third years of law school can affect their careers for...
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Making good use of Summer will benefit law students
It's that time of year again. Second- and third-year law students are gearing up for summer-associate season...
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Bruce MacEwen, legal blogger and consultant
Bruce MacEwen is the host of Adam Smith, Esq., a legal blog focused on the economics of law firms. LawCrossing...
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Start Your Legal Career in Silicon Valley: Santa Clara Law Students Work & Innovate at the Law Center
The Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center at the Santa Clara University School of Law in Santa...
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How to Achieve Your Goals as an Attorney: No-Nonsense Advice From Deborah Schneider
Too often, people commit to law school without the foggiest notion of what it means to be an attorney, said...
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Discover Your Passion and Purpose in Law: A Q&A with Paul DeGroot
A little paternal advice helped guide Paul DeGroot toward his niche in the law. Just a few years out of...
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Appellate Law: How Student Internships Can Expand Your Legal Knowledge
''Extremely valuable'' is how Patrick Harrigan, a 2L at the University of Wisconsin Law School, described his...
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Investing in Stocks for the Long-Term: What You Need to Know
The following is adapted from the February issue of Rule Your Retirement. Take a 30-day free trial today and...
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Lee A Paige, CLA: Senior Legal Assistant at Morrison Foerster LLP in San Francisco, CA
For many, becoming a paralegal is a second career. While other areas of the economy stagnate, the paralegal...
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Unlock Your Path to Law and Science: What You Need & What You Don't Need to Pursue a Career in Arizona State Law
Despite what conventional wisdom says, students interested in intellectual property law or other science and...
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Part 2: An Inside Look at the Requirements & Responsibilities of Becoming a Law Professor
While many begin law school with the goal of becoming a law professor, for others, the path to a career in...
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Ace Your Next Trial By Following the Tips of America's Most Successful Prosecutors
The prosecutors whose tips are included here have all spent plenty of time inside a courtroom. Many of the...
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Mary Jo Denman: Legal Assistant at Smith, Bassett, Purcell & Koenig & 2004-2005 President-Elect of NALS - The Association for Legal Professionals
Mary Jo Denman takes over the presidency of NALS this month. LawCrossing speaks with Ms. Denman about the...
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Local and Global Mediation: How Law Students from Creighton University are Making an Impact
Anything can bring someone to law school. Often, law school looks like a path to a steady job. Or becoming a...
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Robert E. Williams: On Job Training, Serving Clients and the Importance of Humor at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
Graduates of lesser-known law schools shouldn't feel intimidated in the job market by their peers from more...
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Gross Belsky Partner Terry Gross: An Internet Law Pioneer
Do online journalists deserve the same protections and freedom of speech as traditional reporters? Should...
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Using Law to Fight Injustice: A Look at the Yale Law Human Rights Clinic
Human rights can range from amorphous concepts to real, tangible, and specific needs. Projects undertaken at...
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How to Accumulate $40K of Debt Without Taking Action | Debt Solutions from LawCrossing
A few months ago, I wrote a short article highlighting just how high some credit card interest rates are. The...
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Dennis Henigan: Director of Brady Center's Legal Action Project for Preventing Gun Violence
In the first installment of a two-part series on gun laws and policies in the United States, LawCrossing...
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Reflecting on an Age-Old Question: Should I Stay or Should I Go? - A Recruiter's Insight (Part II)
In the second of a two-part series, Claudia Spielman, BCG Attorney Search recruiter, uses her own experience...
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Uncovering the Financial Secrets: The Forbidden Word in Financial Planning
Thank you for reading. I hope you'll stick around until paragraph four, or even five, but if you don't I'll...
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How to Use Voir Dire in Court: Know When to Strike a Juror and When to Keep Them
Voir Dire is French for ''to speak the truth.'' It also describes the process more prosaically known as...
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Does Law School Rank Determine Career Success? An In-Depth Analysis of Rankings and Legal Outcomes
Each year hopeful college students send thousands of applications nationwide, trying to gain acceptance at...
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