Career Change Trap: The Old ‘You Have to Use Your Law Degree’ Myth
By no means are any of you obligated to use your law degree just because everyone else thinks that you should.
From The Career Files: How To Survive As An Associate
Working with people who may not have your back makes things that much harder.
AI Is Reshaping Legal Practice—But Tools Aren’t The Real Differentiator.
Explore the mindset, cultural shifts, and training strategies that define the AI‑savvy lawyer, revealing why human judgment, standardized competence, and integrated learning—not technology alone—will shape the future of the profession.
From The Career Files: The Real Life Guide To Living Your Dream
We still do not have 100% support from some of our family members, who largely claim we are risking too much by leaving the financial security of practicing law.
From The Career Files: Fries, Feelings, And Mindful Eating
Lawyers, how can you better distinguish between physical hunger and emotional eating?
Which Law School Extracurriculars Are Worth (Or Waste) Your Time?
What are your thoughts on the relative "prestige' of various possible law student extracurricular activities for a student résumé?
From The Career Files: What Would You Do As A ‘Non-Lawyer’?
As we leave the law, let’s remember that the most authentic way to find the next path is to explore how each of us can really help.
Filevine’s New Legal AI Platform LOIS Turns AI Into A True Legal Coworker
Legal work isn’t slowing down, and the firms that win won’t be the ones working harder — they’ll be the ones working smarter.
From The Career Files: The 3 Main Mistakes You Want To Avoid In Order To Leave The Law
These are the three main mistakes people make that oftentimes slows down their goal of leaving.
From The Career Files: Is Your Relationship With Money Strangling Your Dreams?
Money stops you from doing the thing that you want to do, or so you tell yourself.
From The Career Files: 12 Email Fails And What They Say About You
Email fails are far from being an affliction of millennial lawyers alone; indeed, lawyers have been failing at the art of communication since their lips started moving.
From The Career Files: 4 Lessons From The Fall 2016 Law School Admission Cycle
Another cycle of law school admission is behind us, and people are already being admitted to some schools for Fall 2017.
Opus 2 Steps Up Its AI Game With Acquisition Of A Legal Tech Startup
With the addition of Uncover’s technology, the litigation software is delivering rapid innovation.
From The Career Files: Practice Advice For New Lawyers
If you are in a position of giving advice or providing value to another person, use their first name. In other situations, start with a more formal salutation.
From The Career Files: We’ll Know It When We Feel It
The hurdle so many of us run into when trying to leave the law is that all we have known ourselves to be in recent years is an unhappy, unfulfilled, not-the-best-but-not-the-worst lawyer.
From The Career Files: 3 Critical Questions To Ask Yourself In Order To Leave The Law
When we truly feel authentic with what we are good at, we become powerful.
From The Career Files: Mindfulness And Emotional Eating
When I started working at a law firm, the first things I did were set up my voicemail and gain ten pounds.
From The Career Files: Essentials For A Mentor Considering An Investment In A Mentee
Mentorship helps mentees make better career moves, improve their work product, increase their professional self-awareness and understand firm nuances.