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Above the Law Holiday Party: It's Tomorrow! Are You Coming?
Just in case the giant ad bar at the top of the site wasn’t a good enough reminder about the Above the Law holiday party, I’m here to give you all of the details again. This shindig is being sponsored by our friends at Practical Law Company, and our fabulous event is going to be […] -
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Pay to Go to Law School or Get Paid to Quit: You Won't Be Learning Anything Either Way
How screwed up is legal education these days? One mainstream publication recently published an article suggesting law students should be paid to not go to law school, while the paper of record noted that nobody learns how to be a lawyer in law school anyway. Welcome to law school, the red-headed stepchild of American professional schools.... - Sponsored
How Generative AI Will Improve Legal Service Delivery
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ATL Webcast: Career Advice for This Summer (Part 7):A Final Note on Networking.
We’ve reached the end of our career advice webcast, We Know What You Should Do This Summer, in which a panel of experts provided career advice for this summer. The panel was sponsored by our friends at the Practical Law Company, which provides law students with free access to its excellent resources so they can […]
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ATL Webcast: Career Advice for This Summer (Part 6):What NOT to do: potential pitfalls for summer associates.
In prior installments of our Above the Law webcast offering career advice for this summer, graciously sponsored by our friends at the Practical Law Company, we’ve focused on what law students should do in order to make the most of their summers. We’ve discussed such subjects as how to find summer jobs, how to network, […] -
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ATL Webcast: Career Advice for This Summer (Part 5)Does where you went to law school matter?
Law school deans — as well as other administrators, and law students — obsess over law school rankings. It’s understandable why deans fixate on rankings; for better or worse, it’s their job. But what about law students? Should they put so much stock in rankings? Do people, specifically employers, pay too much attention to where […] -
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ATL Webcast: Career Advice for This Summer (Part 4)The post-recession summer associate experience.
In cooperation with our friends at the Practical Law Company, we produced a webcast, We Know What You Should Do This Summer. Career experts, including law firm partners, discussed subjects of interest to law students who want to excel as summer associates. The recession might be officially over, but we’re not back to the glory […] -
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ATL Webcast: Career Advice for This Summer (Part 3)Government jobs; balancing work and play in Biglaw.
Here at Above the Law, we try to offer practical tips for how to succeed in the legal profession. See, e.g., our recent posts about how to take vacation in Biglaw, or the best time for starting your own law firm. Together with another company that provides useful advice and insight to lawyers, the Practical […] -
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ATL Webcast: Career Advice for This Summer (Part 2)Beyond Biglaw; advice for 1Ls; networking.
Above the Law recently produced a webcast, We Know What You Should Do This Summer, in which a panel of career experts discussed how law students can make the most of their summers. The panel was sponsored by our friends at the Practical Law Company, which provides law students with free access to its excellent […] - Sponsored
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ATL Webcast: Career Advice for This Summer (Part 1)Introductions, and how to find a summer job.
Earlier this month, Above the Law recorded a webcast, We Know What You Should Do This Summer. We convened a panel of career experts to discuss how law students can make the most of their summers. The panel was sponsored by our friends at the Practical Law Company. (We previously explained PLC and its mission […] -
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Are You a Law Student Seeking Career Advice? Send Us Your Questions.
After we announced our special event for law students, We Know What You Should Do This Summer, we heard from a number of our readers from outside New York. These law students, from D.C. and South Carolina and elsewhere, expressed apoplectic anger regret that they wouldn’t be able to attend our NYC event and benefit […] -
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Above the Law Summer Associate Event: These People Need Jobs
Space is still available for our Above the Law Event: We Know What You Should Do This Summer. But we are filling seats, so sign up today if you would like to join us — and our co-sponsors, Practical Law Company and the ABA Law Student Division, Second Circuit — for a frank discussion about […] -
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Advice for Would-Be Summer Associates: Let's Meet Some Panelists
Last week we told you about our spring event for law students who want to learn about how to make the most of their summer experience. Like many of the things we do around here, it should be a lot of fun. But it should also be extremely useful — to law students who need […] -
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A Special ATL Event for Law Students
Are you a law student concerned about this upcoming summer? Perhaps you haven’t figured out what you’ll be doing yet. Or maybe you have landed a coveted summer associate position, but want to make sure that you land that full-time job offer (and don’t get no-offered). If you’re looking for advice on how to make […]
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Invitation to the ATL Holiday Party
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. No, not because we enjoy wasting time and money trying to buy off family members with presents. It’s a great time of year because we are about to have an opportunity to interact with our readers, face-to-face. That’s right, it’s time for a holiday party. Our friends […] -
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An Offer for ATL Readers from PLC
Last month, our friends at Practical Law Company (PLC) invited Above the Law readers to their launch party. This month, PLC has another special offer, also for readers of ATL. Back in this post, we described the services provided by PLC. But it’s so much easier to check them out for yourself — and now […] -
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A Helpful Tool for Tough Times: Say Hello to PLC
If you’re not already familiar with Practical Law Company (PLC), now isn’t a bad time to get acquainted with their services. Given the grim economic climate, clients are demanding value and efficiency from their law firms — which PLC can help maximize. Do you find yourself overwhelmed by the prospect of running a closing, afraid […] -
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A Helpful Tool for Tough Times: Say Hello to PLC
If you’re not already familiar with Practical Law Company (PLC), now isn’t a bad time to get acquainted with their services. Given the grim economic climate, clients are demanding value and efficiency from their law firms — which PLC can help maximize. Do you find yourself overwhelmed by the prospect of running a closing, afraid […] -
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A Special Offer for ATL Readers
Free food. Free drink. Ample networking opportunities. What’s not to like? Practical Law Company (PLC) — a U.K.-based company that just started offering its services here in the U.S., which we’ll be writing more about later — is holding a launch party next week here in New York. The festivities will be attended law firm […]