Career Advice
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In-House Counsel, Trials
Choosing Between Trial And Appellate Work
Should you pursue a trial or appellate career? Follow your heart. -
Partner Issues, Small Law Firms
Hire People (Or Not) Because Of Who They Are, Not Because Of Who You Hope Them To Be
When making hiring decisions, even if it takes time to find the right person, you will have saved yourself -- and the prospect -- a lot of grief by being honest and saying no if you're not sure about fit. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Lawyer Advertising, Small Law Firms
Most Lawyers Suck At Online Marketing
If you're going to take the time to be online, then take the time to do it right. Be yourself, meet people, have conversations.
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Small Law Firms
We’re Talking About Practice (Areas)
In Small Law, you can control everything about your practice. Why not choose whatever practice area you'd like? -
In-House Counsel
The Road Not Taken: Management Skills Part 2 (I Want To Hold Your Hand)
What happens when the blunt reality is that if you need someone to hold your hand, you won’t last long in the job you have? -
Small Law Firms
Beyond Biglaw: Know Your Game
Taking a few moments to reflect on what values you personally hold dear, and how well you are playing “your game,” is something that is a worthwhile exercise at any point in time. -
Small Law Firms
Navigating Your Quest For Identity
Creating space to gently explore the edges of who you are and what you want out of life isn't something you can accomplish in an hour. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel
3 Common Mistakes When Pitching New Business
How can you make potential clients see you as the Superman of lawyers? - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Legal Ethics, Small Law Firms
Don’t Complain About Unethical Adversaries. Beat Them.
The best litigators do what they always do: figure out how to win. Don’t complain; win. -
Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms
Reinventing The Law Business: How to Train Super Associates (Part II)
Law firms that make training a critical component of their DNA will do much better than those that do not. -
Small Law Firms
Take Advantage Of Lazy Decisions
As a lawyer, presenting the default option as the best, or at least your preferred option, is a small, nuanced thing to do, but it can can make a difference. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 09.04.15
Ed. note: Due to the Labor Day holiday we will be on a reduced publication schedule today, and observing the holiday on Monday. Hope everyone has an enjoyable, restful and long weekend.
* Oh yay! An attorney hits something with his car, doesn’t stop, and uses the “I’m an attorney!” line, complete with F-bombs. And he was drinking, because of course he was. [Legal Profession Blog]
* You shoot for the stars Utah! Utah Law announced a new initiative to have 100 percent bar passage and 100 percent professional employment. [Tax Prof Blog]
* Burn! Not only did the Ninth Circuit overturn Judge Robert Jones’s decision, they reassigned the case. [Election Law Blog]
* A war between Harvard Law professors! Okay, it’s just a war of words, but Cass Sunstein really takes it to former Harvard Law professor Elizabeth Warren and law prof turned presidential candidate Larry Lessig. [American Thinker]
* Lessons on being a lawyer you can get from watching Peggy Olson. [Careerist]
* Here’s a horrifying fact: “Defendants who can’t make bail, regardless of their crime, are four times more likely to be sentenced to time in prison.” [Pacific Standard]
* This is fun! A 1947 anti-union propaganda comic put out by General Electric. [Lawyers, Guns and Money]
* Food in exchange for legal advice. Seems like a good deal. [Brooklyn Daily Eagle]
* Moving ever closer to the day when a marriage license for a same sex couple is just a matter of paperwork — even in Kentucky. [Huffington Post]
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Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
The 9 Things I (Really, Really) Wished I'd Learned in Law School
Columnist Susan Cartier Liebel, an expert on solo and small-firm practice, offers advice to law students and young lawyers.
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Job Searches, Law Schools, Small Law Firms
Entering The Race: #fourthtierproblems
This is what it's like trying to get a job coming out of a low-ranked law school, according to columnist Shannon Achimalbe. -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Small Law Firms, Summer Associates
Beyond Biglaw: Choosing Between Summer Job Offers
Choosing between firms looking to hire you as a 2L summer associate presents some interesting challenges, as Biglaw partner turned boutique-firm founder Gaston Kroub explains. -
Small Law Firms, Suicide
Entering The Arena -- Living Wholeheartedly
Key life advice: “Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes.” -
In-House Counsel, Job Searches
The Fundamentals Of Bad In-House Jobs
A few things to look out for if you're considering taking an in-house job, according to Biglaw partner turned senior in-house lawyer Mark Herrmann. -
Biglaw, Interview Stories, Job Searches
Interview Horror Stories: How To Respond To A Raging Racist?
How should candidates respond when subjected to offensive behavior during the recruiting process? -
In-House Counsel
The Road Not Taken: You Are Not Your Job
You are not your job and it is important to learn this sooner rather than later. Find a hobby -- before it's too late. -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Small Law Firms, Summer Associates
Beyond Biglaw: Interviewing For A Summer Associate Position
Former Biglaw partner Gaston Kroub offers advice for securing a summer associate position.