Career Alternatives
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Career Alternatives, Law Professors, Law Schools
From Tenured Law Professor To... Stand-Up Comedian? An Interview With Liz Glazer
A law professor leaves legal academia to pursue her passion. -
Career Alternatives, Technology
Life Imitates Alt: Biglaw Habits Die Hard At IP Startup, Alt Legal
Not everyone leaves Biglaw to improve work/life balance, according to Nehal Madhani, who educated me on this topic – mostly through emails at 4 a.m. I learned that a grueling 2,400-hours-a-year work schedule is nothing when you are working for yourself to make the legal system better – and Madhani’s loving every minute of it. […] - 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, Health Care / Medicine, Public Interest
Serving The Public Interest Outside The Practice Of Law: An Interview With Jenny Mosier
Jenny Mosier left a high-powered Justice Department job to take on a new and important mission.
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Federal Government, Job Searches
Another Job Opportunity For Graduating Law Students
If you're a 3L looking for a job after graduation, here's one opportunity to consider. -
Career Alternatives, Job Searches
alt.legal -- New Year, New You
If you're thinking about switching jobs or even leaving the legal profession entirely, here are some helpful resources. -
Silicon Valley, Technology
Y Combinator Gets Alt: Introducing Ironclad, The Legal Startup For Startups' Legal
What is Ironclad, and how can it help startups and other young companies? -
Books, Career Alternatives
alt.legal: Conscious Uncoupling . . . With Your Law Firm
How can you make a successful transition out of law while leaving the door open for a future return, just in case? -
Books, Entertainment Law
An Entertainment Lawyer And A Novelist: An Interview With Robert Rotstein
Meet a successful entertainment lawyer who produces entertainment of his own -- by writing legal thrillers. - 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… -
Music, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Theater
ATL Opera Review: Scalia/Ginsburg
Legal nerds and Supreme Court devotees will enjoy Scalia/Ginsburg, Derrick Wang's new comic opera about the two iconic SCOTUS justices. -
Books, Career Alternatives, Technology
alt.legal: Taking It Offline -- What Happens When A Biglaw Associate Quits The Internet
What's it like to transition from attorney to published author? Allow this former Biglaw attorney to explain it to you. -
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. -
Career Alternatives, Kids, Quote of the Day
Another Profession That's Suffering From Declining Interest
Trading castles for courtrooms.
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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.
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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…
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How Generative AI Will Improve Legal Service Delivery
Learn how emerging tools will likely change and enhance the work of lawyers for years to come in this new report.
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This AI-Powered Document Tool Will Meet You Where You Are
Lexis Create provides simple access to internal and external knowledge — directly within Microsoft Word.
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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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, Money
alt.legal: Tackling The Green Elephant In The Room
One of the hardest things about leaving Biglaw is saying goodbye to that nice, hefty paycheck. -
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. -
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.