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From The Career Files: Swimming Lessons For Baby Sharks -- Practical Advice For New Lawyers
Here are some more important tips for succeeding as a summer associate, including remembering that law firms are businesses. -
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From The Career Files: Bringing Silicon Valley To Sullivan And Cromwell
Tech company office culture, with doggie day care, on site masseuse, gourmet chefs, beanbags , toys, workplace mindfulness, and job titles containing the word “ninja,” is the envy of many employees and workplace culture experts. - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Career Center, Career Files, Law Students, Summer Associates
From The Career Files: What Do I Need To Do To Succeed As A Summer Associate?
Q: What do I need to do to succeed as a summer associate? Are there differences between what I need to do as a summer and a first-year associate?
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Career Center, Career Files, Lawyers
From The Career Files: Who Are You If You’re Not A Lawyer?
Why, as a profession, are we lawyers so concerned with developing our careers and our professional lives, when we have a tendency to ignore the rest? -
Career Center, Career Files, Lawyers
From The Career Files: Swimming Lessons for Baby Sharks - Practical Advice For New Lawyers
I asked if my administrative assistant could help on a project. My assistant said, “No, I can’t,” and looked away. I am not supposed to do administrative work. What now? -
Career Center, Career Files, Lawyers
Lessons From The NFL Draft: What Should Law Firms Be Thinking And Learning About You?
It’s NFL Draft time, the culmination of months of research and often years of watching top player prospects all in the hopes of making the right decision on draft day and assembling the right athletes for a shot at a championship season. -
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From The Career Files: It’s Almost Finals! Are You Getting The Most Out Of Your Study Time?
Some students would rather do almost anything besides practice hypos. Why? Probably because hypos feel pretty terrible at first! -
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From The Career Files: LawProse -- Whether 'Whether' Causes Problems For Legal Writers
Yes, it does—in four ways... - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Career Center, Career Files, Lawyers
Swimming Lessons For Baby Sharks: Practical Advice For New Lawyers
Q: I am a second-year associate. Two partners just announced they are leaving to go to another firm. They asked me to join them. My current firm is lobbying me to stay. Should I stay or should I go? -
Career Center, Career Files, Law Schools, Pre-Law
From The Career Files: How To Decide Which Law School Is Right For You?
You’ve been accepted to law school! Now is the time to think seriously about some chief considerations before making the big decision. -
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From The Career Files: Should You Re-Apply To Law School?
As this cycle’s law school applicants decide where to place their deposits, negotiate scholarships, and fight their way off waiting lists, there is undoubtedly a small group that will decide to wait and reapply this fall. -
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From The Career Files: LawProse Lesson – What’s The Easiest Way To Improve Most Transactional Drafting?
Rigorously impose a consistent numbering system, create more headings, and banish romanettes. Use a cascading left-hand indent... -
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From The Career Files: Swimming Lessons For Baby Sharks - Practical Advice For New Lawyers
Here are a few steps you need to take to make a good impression and get off to a strong start at a law 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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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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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
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Career Center, Career Files, Pre-Law
From The Career Files: Waiting Lists - A Long-Term Strategy
When determining a strategy as a waitlisted applicant, it’s important first to keep in mind why you were waitlisted: the law school is hedging its bets in two ways. -
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From The Career Files: After Law School - Balancing Student Loans With Retirement Saving
Given the rising cost of education in the United States, new graduates face the challenge of balancing the competing interests of paying off student loans versus investing in other financial goals, such as retirement. -
Career Center, Career Files, Lawyers
Why Aspiring To Be Perfect As An Attorney Is Actually The Opposite Of What You Need When Trying To Leave The Law
Our job as attorneys is all about being perfect and conforming. This passion for perfection generally bodes well for us as lawyers … but it’s horrible if we want to leave the law. -
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From The Career Files: Top 10 Tips To The Judicial Clerkship Interview
The clerkship interview is itself a prize. Getting yourself out of the box of applicants is the biggest challenge in applying for a judicial clerkship. -
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From The Career Files: How To Think About Your Legal Skills To Position Them For A Non-Legal Job
One thing that is holding many of us back is that we think our skills only enable us to be lawyers. -
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From The Career Files: Use Your Bonus Wisely To Catch A Tax Break
Here’s how you can reduce the impact of taxes and get the max out of your bonus. -
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From The Career Files: A 4-Week Calendar For December LSAT Takers
It’s mid-December, and you’ve had a week to get over the post-LSAT slump and any anxiety you might have had about canceling or keeping your LSAT score.