Standing Out in the Crowd
Times are grim in many ways for the legal industry. And that means lots of resumes are hitting desks.
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How long does it take to make a lateral move?
Question:What is going on with law firm hiring these days? Several of my friends have made lateral moves in...
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Channon MacEachern: Paralegal at Bernick, Lifson, Greenstein, Greene & Liszt, PA
Channon MacEachern, from Long Beach, California, loved the outdoors and being outside every chance she could...
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Getting a Job as a Legal Secretary
If you are confident, can keep up with a heavy workload, and are good at multitasking, you may be able to be a...
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Marjorie Williams: Air Force Officer Entering the Field of Law
''Although it sounds cliche, it [the law] has truly opened up an entirely new world of opportunities for me...
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Tulane University Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana
Tulane Law School, located in the dynamic city of New Orleans, is the nation's 12th-oldest law school and was...
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What other jobs to do including Probono if you don
Okay, it's July. It's midsummer, bar exams are coming up — and some of you law students don't have summer...
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Ways of effective drafting and legal writing
Who would you hire: the lawyer with that flashy style but horrible drafting skills or the lawyer who may not...
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Job hunting during the vacation season - a good move?
Question:I am seriously contemplating leaving my firm and am just beginning the search process. Now we are...
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Brenda L. Darkow: From Fields of Green to the Field of Law
Brenda Darkow grew up on a dairy farm in Northeast Iowa. She says that she loved the farm; it was a lot of...
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10 Good Reasons to Become a Paralegal
Becoming a paralegal can be an important step in one’s career and provide an opportunity to work in a legal...
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Tom Jacob: 2L at Baylor Law School
''You're always learning something new. I think that's what I enjoy about the law in general. For example, I...
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The Pros and Cons of Working in a Law Firm
So, you are thinking of working in a law firm rather than in government or a corporation after you graduate...
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Baylor Law School, Waco, Texas
Established in 1857, Baylor Law School is the oldest law school in Texas and the second law school to be...
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Is waiting to get multiple offers a good idea?
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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All Theory and no practice for corporate Attorneys makes work difficult.
Let's say you're just out of law school and looking to move into corporate work. What should you expect in a...
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Lorri Salyards: From Paralegal to Executive Director
Lorri Salyards spent her early childhood in a small town in Nebraska. Tragically, she lost her father when...
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How to be a successful freelance paralegal
Being a freelance paralegal might be a good fit for someone who has spent years in the legal field and needs...
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Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, Virginia
Washington and Lee University is a private liberal arts college in Lexington, Virginia, that has a prestigious...
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Matthew Lahaie: Doctor, Lawyer, or Both?
Matthew Lahaie is very gifted and very driven. Currently studying both law and medicine, this ambitious young...
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10 Things You May Want to Know about Law School
1. Law school is tough — get some good non-law friends as a lifesaver. Even if it's only for one hour a...
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2L Scott Resnick: World Traveler Decides on Law School
For 24-year-old Scott Resnick, law school promises to lead to many opportunities. Originally from Orange,...
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Changing practice areas within law firm - a good move?
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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Bobby Zervas: Executive Coordinator On His Way to Law School
Bobby Zervas spent his youth in a suburb of Chicago in the town of Lombard, Illinois, where he was fortunate...
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Getting Along With Colleagues and Co-workers in a New Firm
When you work in an office, you generally become familiar with office politics rather soon. Anyone who has...
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Paul Singleton: Former Inner-City School Teacher Concerned about Society's Inequities
When Paul Singleton taught inner-city school kids in Baltimore, he realized that working with at-risk students...
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Its important to lay hands on any kind of legal work in the first years of legal jobs
Here's a truism and a bit of advice for you first-years: do anything legal this summer. It doesn't matter if...
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Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri
Washington University in St. Louis is a nonsectarian, private research university located in St. Louis,...
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General Counsel Interview Tips
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 D. Reynolds: Law Librarian Turned Director of Research and Information Services
Camille Reynolds grew up in the Northeastern Kansas town of Wamego, population 3,500 at the time. She spent...
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