The Life and Career of Beatriz M.G. Gordon: Associate, Morrison & Foerster, LLP; Public Law Center's 2005 Attorney of the Year
With an energy and animation that only comes from truly loving what you do, Beatriz M.G. Gordon describes her...
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Nailing the Interview
With several generic publications, websites, and services dedicated to providing resume-writing tips, there is...
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Enron's Jeffrey Skilling and Kenneth Lay Could Face Life Sentences
Lawyers constitute 1% of the U.S. population. Still, lawyers comprise more than 6% of bloggers. About 57% of...
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Thelma Alvarado-Garza: President of the Capital Area Paralegal Association and Paralegal with Whitehurst, Harkness, Ozmun & Brees; Austin, TX
As a paralegal in plaintiff's civil litigation, Thelma Alvarado-Garza deals with people who are facing sad and...
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New Courses to prioritize International Law
As more and more legal issues stretch beyond the borders of the United States, law schools are placing a...
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10 Documents You Shouldn't Live Without
Odds are, there's a document or two that you know you should have, but you just haven't gotten around to yet....
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Tango in the afternoon alfresco
Think of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the word tango appears - the soul and pulse of the city. Without this...
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Honda's subcompact offers a refined and - surprise! - quick ride
There's been a revival of subcompacts, beginning with the recent debut of the Toyota Yaris sedan and...
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Wireless comes of age
Back in the late 1990s, as the New Economy bacchanal raged, the wireless industry promised to set America...
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How Bankrupt Is 'Bankrupt'?
Hard cases, they say, make bad law. The case of Laura Susan Reynolds, just brought to the Supreme Court on a...
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Honesty is the best policy for resumes, too
Everybody knows you shouldn't tell lies, yet why does that often get forgotten when we are constructing...
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The Life and Career of Robert J. Ambrogi: Author, The Essential Guide to the Best (and Worst) Legal Sites on the Web, Rockport, MA
Tucked away in the quaint seaside town of Rockport, MA, Robert J. Ambrogi is passionate about two things:...
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Using Background Checks to Screen Potential Hires
When looking for a new job, there are many considerations for an applicant to weigh. The issues of salary,...
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Can Emails and Blogs Cause Misunderstandings?
Last week, the Workplace Prof Blog offered up an assessment of cyberslacking, the practice of goofing off on...
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Katherine K. Coolidge: Law Librarian for Bulkley, Richardson and Gelinas, LLP, Springfield and Boston, MA; Treasurer of the Special Libraries Association Legal Division
Katherine K. Coolidge—a lawyer turned law librarian—said she is much happier in her new...
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Why is political viewpoint not diverse amongst law professors
''As the Anglican church was once described as the Tory Party at prayer, the legal academy today is best seen...
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Coping up with loss of a family member and utilising the services of a Mediator
Dear Mrs. Riches: My brother and I have never gotten along, and now, after the recent deaths of our parents,...
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'DaVinci' movie will mean more travelers on the trail of the grail
EDINBURGH, Scotland - I was one of four people in the country who hadn't read the book when the French,...
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Volvo's small car, the S40, is a kick with T5 sports pack
There seems to be Volvo engineering ethic that getting there in style is half the fun. The other half is...
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TiVo Talks Upgrades
TiVo—the very company that ensures that not a single episode of Grey's Anatomy, Lost, or 24 will ever be...
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Right to Abortion, Right to promote Abortion through advertisement and American Civil Liberties
Suppose, to be supposing, that you live and own a car in Memphis or Nashville or Chattanooga.
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At this job fair, older workers waited for employers to visit
Recently, Tonya Green went shopping for employees at a job fair and found just who she needed.
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The Life and Career of Randy Burton: Founder and President, Justice for Children, Houston, TX
A Southern boy with a heart of gold, Randy Burton has devoted his career to advocating on behalf of those too...
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Electronic Frontiers in Law Firm Marketing
Forget phone book marketing, direct mail, and everything you ever heard about banner ads.
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Steamy Talks on Sex Laws
Today, we're going to kick off our shoes and step into the warm and frothy law blog Jacuzzi. Sit back and...
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Kimberly L. Sawyer: Paralegal, Hall & Evans, LLC; President, Colorado Association of Professional Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Kimberly L. Sawyer dreamed of becoming a concert pianist, but she ended up as a paralegal. Now, she uses her...
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Firms Promote Diversity through Scholarships
With diversity in the workplace becoming an increasingly desirable goal, law firms are taking an active...
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Your Incredible Vanishing Pension
''Bethlehem Steel was a giant. You knew if you worked for a place like that, you were ... set for life.'' —...
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Live the life of a dolphin trainer, at least for a day
LAS VEGAS - Next to the pool area at the Mirage Hotel is a dolphin habitat, where visitors can escape the...
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Go-fast credentials: Dodge Charger Daytona R/T arrives with snappy big-block ride
There's nothing like a banana-yellow Dodge Charger Daytona to bring back memories of the late '60s big-block...
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