Important Traits of Any Successful Attorney
Rachel Pappy, Managing Attorney at the Law Office of Roderick H. Polston, P.C. As the managing attorney of...
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Surviving Lesbian Spouse to Get Death Benefits of Law Firm Partner
On Monday, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled in favor of the lesbian...
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What It's Like To Be a Lawyer
Clarence Darrow, F. Lee Bailey, Johnny Cochran, and the fictional Perry Mason are all well-known lawyers. No...
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Few Things You Can Do at a Legal Interview
When preparing for some of the more predictable questions, think of some good stories that you might tell that...
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The On-Campus Law Interview
The on-campus interview is an initial screening process where the law firm, government agency, or public...
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Interviewing at the Offices of a Prospective Legal Employer
Hopefully, your performance during the on-campus interview will be rewarded with an invitation to participate...
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Interviewing for Legal Employment and Few Tricks to make it Go Well
Every year, thousands of law students across the country interview for a limited number of summer associate...
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The Summer Legal Job Search
GIVE YOURSELF SOME BREATHING ROOM FROM LAW FIRMS The first-year summer job search is gruesome, particularly if...
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Colorado Foreclosure Law Firm Sued for Overbilling
Last week, John Suthers, the Colorado Attorney General’s office filed a lawsuit in Denver District Court...
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What is the Future of Law Firm Recruiting?
What does the future look like for law firm recruiting? What will the job picture look like for recent law...
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Legal Secretaries Indispensable for Law Firms
Despite what many attorneys think, law firms probably couldn't function without legal secretaries. They're the...
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Administrative Positions in Law Firms
There are a variety of administrative and supervisory positions available in law firms, especially the large...
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Paralegal Positions
Law firms offer a variety of career options for non-lawyers as well as for practicing attorneys. These...
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Law Firm Economics and Lateral Hiring
Law firm economics are no longer reserved only for managing partners and members of the management committee....
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Law Firm Lateral Recruiting Process Complex
The lateral recruiting process in law firms is more complex and takes more time than the law student...
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Lateral Hiring and General Rules
In the turbulent legal job market, lateral hiring has become a common phenomenon in law firm circles. "Cherry...
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Finding New Law Associate Positions
The key to finding a position as a third-year student is to determine which firms are hiring. Some firms hire...
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Locating Legal Employment after Third-Year
It's not unusual in the current job market to be a third-year student without law firm job prospects by the...
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Succeeding as a Summer Law Associate
Now that you have been through the grueling recruiting process and have found a home for the summer, you are...
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Summer Law Associate Job Offers
The climax of the recruiting season is when you finally hear from the law firms you've been interviewing with...
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Second-Year Hiring in Small Law Firms
I've talked a lot about how large and medium-sized firms hire students for their summer programs. But your...
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The In-house Law Interview
The in-house interview is the "meat" of the recruiting process. This stage of the recruiting cycle requires a...
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Mastering On-Campus Law Interviews
At best, the on-campus law interview process is a frenzied time period that former law students recall with...
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Preparing for an On-campus Law Interview
The on-campus interview is a critical component of the fall recruiting season. Your chances of securing...
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What If You Don't Land a Law Firm Job for summer?
What happens if you aren't able to find a law firm job for the summer? Don't worry too much if you find...
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First-Year Law Student: Preparing for Interview
First-year interviewing can be a terrifying experience. You always hear the folktales about the student who...
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Your First-Year Law Student Job Search
The banker Walter Wristen once said that good judgment comes from experience and that experience comes from...
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Obstacles Graduates Face and Advice for Success after Law School
The DA and PD are not hiring and so for criminal law your only option is to go into criminal defense. The...
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Should I Go to Law School? Advice on the Changing Legal Market
The single biggest problem is too much supply and not enough demand. In other words, TOO MANY LAWYERS and not...
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