Career Alternatives
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Career Alternatives, Technology
alt.legal: When Starting A Legal Tech Company Is The Right Risk
Going from Biglaw into a startup carries a lot of risk; how can you tell if it's the right choice for you? -
Career Alternatives, Job Searches
alt.legal: Leaving Law Behind. Sort Of.
You can be both a lawyer and something else, as columnist Leigh McMullan Abramson explains -- and in balancing two career tracks, you may find ways to harmonize your passions and your legal career that will surprise you. - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Career Alternatives, Kids, Quote of the Day
Another Profession That's Suffering From Declining Interest
Trading castles for courtrooms.
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Career Alternatives, Job Searches, Wall Street
alt.legal: When Everyone Sees What The Best Bond Lawyers See
Join former Biglaw attorneys in changing the bond world. -
Canada, Career Alternatives
The View From Up North: The Perfect Blend Of Law And Beauty
Columnist Steve Dykstra profiles Cià Gabriella Manes, who has two passions: practicing law and providing beauty and wellness advice. -
Biglaw, Career Alternatives
A How-To Guide For Escaping Your Biglaw Job (Part II)
Once you decide to take the path less traveled, you’ll be shining a spotlight for those who chose to maintain their status quo. You’ll meet resistance. You’ll meet negativity. This is the reason that you must be your own best friend. -
Biglaw, Career Alternatives
A How-To Guide For Escaping Your Biglaw Job (Part I)
Escaping any job, especially one that you probably spent many years striving to get to, is not a linear process. It’s a journey. -
Canada, Career Alternatives
The View From Up North: A Lawyer Who Helps You Make Babies
Meet a lawyer who spends her entire day assisting couples who are having difficulty navigating the complex world of assisted reproduction. - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Career Alternatives, Job Searches
alt.legal: How Melrose Place Gave Me The Courage To Leave Law
Columnist Leigh McMullan Abramson describes her journey from lawyer to writer. -
Career Alternatives
How To Leave Your Law Firm And Start A Startup
Be the kind of person that everyone wants to accommodate. It will help both transitioning out of law and in building your next venture. -
Canada, Career Alternatives
The View From Up North: Meet a Very Funny Lawyer
Meet a lawyer who lost her mojo for laying the prosecutorial smackdown on some pretty bad dudes and decided to become a stand-up comedian instead. -
Career Alternatives, Job Searches
alt.legal: When I Grow Up I Want To Be A Lawyer
Wishing to not be a lawyer is practically part of the Biglaw job description -- but if you don't want to be a corporate lawyer, what DO you want to be? -
Biglaw, Career Alternatives, Job Searches, Media and Journalism
alt.legal: From Esquire To Intern -- My Life After Law
Do you wonder what it would be like to stop being a lawyer? Do you fantasize about starting out fresh in a completely new field?
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Biglaw, Career Alternatives, Clarence Thomas, Department of Justice, Eric Holder, Gay, Gay Marriage, Gender, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 10.27.14
* “I think we have to be concerned that almost all of us are from two law schools.” Justice Clarence Thomas thinks that the Supreme Court bench ought to be more diverse. [New York Times]
* The DoJ expanded its recognition of gay marriage by adding six states to its roster of those newly entitled to federal benefits — now more than half the country. Yay! [Bloomberg]
* Former White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler has withdrawn from consideration as a nominee for Eric Holder’s job as AG. She and her shoe collection will remain at Latham. [WSJ Law Blog]
* [I]t’s profound that we have not made much progress on that front in the legal profession.” There’s still an income gap between men and women in the law, and it gets worse over time. 🙁 [National Law Journal]
* Come sail away, come sail away, come parasail away with me. This former Biglaw associate found that life slaving away at a law firm wasn’t her paradise, so she decided to move to the beach. [Am Law Daily]
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Career Alternatives, Job Searches
alt.legal: Can A Lawyer Change His Or Her (Pin)stripes?
How does a lawyer really stop being a practicing lawyer? -
Biglaw, Career Alternatives, Drinking, Texas
Departure Memo Of The Day: A Beery Farewell
How would you like to drink beer for a living? -
Career Alternatives, Federal Government, Job Searches, Law Schools
More Job Opportunities For Graduating Law Students
How does the PMF program work, and when is the application deadline? -
Career Alternatives, Food, Quote of the Day
You Can Do Anything With A Law Degree -- Like Sell Cake Pops!
Because baking is better than lawyering. -
Asians, Biglaw, Books, Career Alternatives, Minority Issues, Partner Issues, Time Warner, Women's Issues
From Lawyer To Novelist: An Interview With Helen Wan, Author Of The Partner Track
How can you write a novel while holding down a demanding day job as a lawyer? How can women and minority lawyers position themselves for success in Biglaw? Author Helen Wan shares her insights. -
Antonin Scalia, Career Alternatives, Crime, Music, Non-Sequiturs, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 08.07.14
* The new icon of the Islamic State is a hipster with a law degree. Where’s his Career Alternatives piece? (Alternate quips: For his money, the evening call to prayer must be on vinyl. When decrying alcohol as sinful, he prefers PBR. The scimitar in that picture is from the vintage store. Which direction is Mecca from the Williamsburg Bridge?). [The Telegraph] * A high school teacher showed up to work intoxicated and without pants on the first day on the job. And thus ends Elie’s career as a high school teacher. [CBS Houston] * Google is tipping off authorities about criminal activity in Gmail accounts. I believe this message is brought to you by Hotmail. [CNBC] * Smaller law firms are capturing more and more M&A work per a study by CounselLink. Biglaw may be coming “back” when it comes to hiring, but the trend of clients shifting work to smaller firms continues. [Wall Street Journal] * We talk a lot about the justice gap in this country. Now some enterprising Utah lawyers are out there making legal services affordable. [The Atlantic] * “This is not a life story that will end well.” Indeed. [Law Lemmings] * Thanks to Betterment for sponsoring a great event last night with expert in-house counsel on becoming a startup company lawyer. Check out what you missed. [Betterment] * A video of Notorious RBG describing the 2013-14 Term. She also explains her approval of the title of Derrick Wang’s opera Scalia/Ginsburg. Embed below…. [Derrick Wang]