The First Impression of a Legal Professional
The following topics-attitude, clothing, speech, and the general "initial impression" constitute basic...
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Overhead Ratios of a Law Firm
The typical law office spends 45 to 50 percent of the fee dollar on the expenses of operating the office....
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Tips for Law Students on Organizing and Developing a Thesis
Thesis is a proposition maintained by argument; a research dissertation advancing a point of view, especially...
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Corporate Law Departments & Organizational Methods
Corporate law departments have been a growing sector of the legal profession, but the number of lawyers...
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Can an Attorney Put on Manger’s Mantle?
Can an attorney put the mantle of a manager? It may sound strange. But in certain situations he has to put on...
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Law Partnerships & Agreements
About half of existing law partnerships does not have written partnership agreements. In older firms,...
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Cover Letter and Resume for Legal Professionals
The cover letter, like all correspondence and writings sent to employers, should be typed on good bond paper...
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Employment Options for New Law Grads
For new law graduates, employment by someone else is certainly more secure and requires less capital...
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The Best Methods of Approaching and Contacting Legal Employers
Ongoing or complete investigation sets the stage for the approach and contact of employers. It is too...
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The Dynamics of Starting Law Practice
It is difficult to start law practice, but there has never been a really good time, and there never will be....
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Information-Gathering for Law-Job Search
The law-job search begins with information-gathering. Assemble as much information about your areas of...
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Law Office Economics and Management
Law office economics includes all organizational aspects from moving an office to dissolving a partnership. It...
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Lawyers Work not Just for Pay
Lawyers work for many and complex reasons. Pay (whether as a salary or as a share of profits) is an important...
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Successful Law-Job Search
The last law-school course - the job search - is usually the most difficult. This article provides tutorial...
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Legal Services – Planning & Marketing
When many lawyers think-or talk-about practicing law, they are considering a lawyer or a firm of lawyers who...
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Private Law Firms – An Overview
The phrase "private practice" is generally understood to apply to those lawyers who undertake legal...
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Insurance Defense Firms & Fees
Insurance defense firms represent a group of attorneys who are closely controlled by their clients. A survey...
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Law Firms & Changing Structural Needs
The needs of a law firm for structure and organization change at various periods of its existence and depend...
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Nutty Friends and Nutty Butter
Hey everyone! I hope you all had a good weekend, I certainly did! If you missed it, here is my weekly workout...
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Legal Meanings and Related Grammar
Grammar may be boring to learn, but it is important to know. It is, in fact, the basis of all effective...
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Behind Every Lawyer there’s an Assistant
Behind every group of lawyers stands another group of vitally important assistants who often present the...
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Law Practice: How to Attract Clients
Every lawyer sells himself to those he meets, and especially to his clients. Ethical salesmanship is essential...
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Law Firms – Marketing Plan Must Be Unique
The objective of marketing is to bring desired clients to the firm, and to keep them there. Marketing is both...
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Management Concepts Relevant to Law Firms
There are a number of basic management concepts that have relevance to professional organizations. They also...
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Practice of Law and Management
Management is the art of achieving desired objectives by using available resources. Although the term is most...
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Do's and Don'ts for Better Exam-Writing for Law Students
Be sure you answer the question you were asked. That statement seems too obvious to make, but many of the...
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Billing: Lawyers Must Know How to Impress Clients
A majority of the complaints that bar association grievance committees are called upon to hear involve clients...
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Tips on Doing the Best in Final Law Examinations
You are fortunate to be attending law school today. You were probably not greeted at orientation with the...
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U.S. District Judge Dan Aaron Polster Sentences Amish Beard Cutters
Dan A. Polster was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1951. He graduated with an A.B. from Harvard College in 1972 and...
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