The Emersonian Lawyer: The Compass And The Resume
The resume follows what is legible, while the compass follows something harder to name.
Ranking The Law Firms Lawyers Love
We’re pleased to introduce our list of Most Desirable Firms, along with other insights from our survey of more than 700 attorneys.
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.
A Career Is A Marathon, Not A Sprint
Run, Lawyer! Run! But pace yourself!
Leaving Work At Work: Five Steps To Disconnect
Being present at home is paramount to maintaining work-life balance.
GCs Face Ever-Increasing Challenges. Interim Counsel Can Help
Providers like Paragon can play a key role as workloads outpace budgets.
What Are You Doing Post Pandemic?
The mental health issues that creep in or slap you upside the head make you consider your choices.
Schenck Price Competes Smarter With Lexis+ With Protégé
LexisNexis sat down with John Ursin, Managing Partner at Schenck Price, to learn how the firm is using legal AI to strengthen client service and daily legal work.
How Paragon Opened New Career Paths For Lawyers
CEO Trista Engel and COO Jessica Markowitz discuss putting people first and the virtuous cycles this creates.
Lawyers Wonder: Is The Money Worth The Cost?
People want to feel as if what they do matters.
5 Reasons Startups Are Amazing In-House Opportunities
Thinking of going in-house? Consider a startup.
Non-Sequiturs: 08.10.17
* Anthony Scaramucci may be out of the White House, but he isn't off Twitter. [Slate] * A GOP donor has filed a lawsuit over the party's inability to repeal Obamacare. Shocker -- Trump agrees with the suit. [Salon] * Interesting podcast exploring career options in the law. [Legal Executive Institute] * Money is the big downside for lawyers considering a career in politics. [Law and More] * Assessing the threats to constitutional democracy. [Dorf on Law] * More justifications for going to law school. [TaxProf Blog] * The new normal: the horrors never stop. [The Hill] * Which countries have blasphemy laws on the books? [Volokh Conspiracy]
AI Is Killing Legal’s Billable Hour. It’s Also Repeating Its Worst Mistake
Law firms and legal departments are writing the future of the profession in separate rooms. What happens when they actually work together?
From Studying For the LSAT To Running Elle.com
"I thought, well, I guess I'll just go to law school now."
What ‘Can’t’ You Do With a Law Degree?
There's a really funny post up on Constitutional Daily, in which the protagonist -- who holds a J.D. from NYU Law and was laid off from Biglaw during the recession -- recounts his inability to secure a job at Target. It got us thinking of that other great lie that law schools tell incoming law students: "Yada yada, you can do anything with a law degree... also, I'd like to interest you in partial ownership of the Brooklyn Bridge." But many J.D. holders have found out the hard way that holding a law degree only opens doors to "law" jobs. They aren't degrees of general utility. If anything, they close more doors than they open....