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Government
House Democrats Searching For Lawyers To Take Down Donald Trump
Committee members are being flooded with 'really impressive résumés.' Will yours be one of them? -
Law Schools
New NALP 'Rules' For Law School Recruitment Seem To Promote Organized Chaos
The new rules are that there are no rules! - Sponsored
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. -
Law Schools
Yet Another New Law School Ranking Places NYU In Top Spot
Most people attend law school to obtain jobs as lawyers, and NYU is apparently the best at helping students achieve that goal.
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Finance
Trump Administration Continues To Ignore History, Science, And Its Own Conclusion That Refugees Actually Improve America's Finances
We are truly living in the dumbest timeline. -
Law Schools
December 1: The Date All 1Ls Who Want To Work In Biglaw Should Be Prepared For
What does this date really mean in the legal recruiting cycle? -
Small Law Firms
Lawyer Who Doesn't Believe In The Bill Of Rights? HAVE WE GOT A JOB FOR YOU!
This is a bad way to run a firm. -
Lawyer Advertising
Marketing Yourself: How To Create A Powerful Résumé (Part III)
Using these tools, you should be able to land any job in your industry. -
Intellectual Property
What To Do If You Don’t Have An IP Job Lined Up Yet
Developing your own network and immersing yourself in the intellectual property world can help open up career paths. - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
In-House Counsel
Searching For An In-House Job
Some advice from a deputy general counsel on how to land a job in-house. -
Law Schools
Advice For LL.M. Students Who Want To Enjoy The U.S. And Work Here After Graduation
Steps international LL.M. students can take beyond working with their Career Services Office to fully utilize and maximize their time in an American law school and in the U.S. in general. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.10.18
* Fun fact of the day: According to David Brock, a onetime member of “Kavanaugh’s cabal,” the D.C. Circuit judge has an “unhealthy obsession with the Clintons — especially Hillary.” He urges senators to vote no on Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. [NBC News]
* After repeatedly denying that he had an affair with Stormy Daniels, President Donald Trump now says he he “will not bring any action, proceeding, or claim” against her for speaking out despite her nondisclosure agreement. All she has to do is give back the $130,000 hush-money payment she received from Michael Cohen. [Washington Post]
* The Democratic Coalition has lodged a perjury complaint against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh with the Justicec Department, and will soon file an ethics complaint with the D.C. Circuit. Oh, the irony that the grievance will be reviewed by SCOTUS nominee in waiting, Chief Judge Merrick Garland. [Mediaite
* President Trump will provide sworn answers to written questions in the defamation suit filed by former Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos. Considering Marc Kasowitz thinks his client is “immune” from this suit, things could get interesting. [Reuters]
* The U.S. legal sector has lost jobs for the second month in a row, and legal employment is now slightly down year-over-year. Hopefully these job numbers rebound, because law schools have started accepting record class sizes again. [American Lawyer]
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Small Law Firms
Marketing Yourself: How To Create A Powerful Résumé (Part I)
The résumé is the most important (second) impression you can make. -
Government
DOJ Looking For A New 'Pardon Attorney' For Totally Innocent Reasons, Y'all
That said, this isn't the best timing.
Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Law Schools
Striking Out At OCI: What Happens Now?
Striking out during OCI only means that you have to adjust your job search strategy. -
Intellectual Property
3 Essential Qualities For IP Associates
The qualities of curiosity, intellectual humility, and empathy for a client’s beliefs are especially relevant for today’s IP lawyers. -
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.06.18
* You know your client sucks when…: This weekend, President Trump admitted on Twitter that his eldest son’s 2016 Trump Tower meeting was held to “get information on an opponent,” not to discuss “a program about the adoption of Russian children,” as he’d dictated in his son’s earlier account. His lawyer, Jay Sekulow, then had to walk back a statement he’d made earlier to get in line with Trump’s comments, because “over time facts develop.” [Daily Beast]
* A federal judge has ruled for the second time that the Trump administration’s decision to end the DACA program was unlawful, referring to the DHS’s reasoning as “a hodgepodge of illogical or post hoc policy assertions.” Not only that, but the judge ordered that DACA be restored. Ouch. [National Law Journal]
* In other immigration news, a federal judge has rejected the Trump administration’s request that the ACLU locate deported parents for reunification with their children, noting that “for every parent who is not located, there will be a permanently orphaned child, and that is 100 percent the responsibility of the administration.” [USA Today]
* Dean Elizabeth Magill of Stanford Law School will be leaving her job at the end of the upcoming academic year to become the provost of the University of Virginia. Stanford will begin the search for her replacement in September. [The Recorder]
* After news of the class of 2017’s success in the job market comes last month’s loss of 2,100 jobs in the legal sector. Sorry ‘bout that, class of 2018. For those not entering Biglaw, you better hope those were all administrative jobs. [American Lawyer]
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Law Schools
Job Market For Law School Grads Is 'Best Since The Recession,' Bolstered By Biglaw Hiring
Exciting news that must be tempered with some cold, hard facts. -
The Ghost Of Law School Future Warns A Would-Be Law Student About The Realities Of The Job Market
Think hard before you make the law school leap with potential consequnces that are nondischargeable in bankruptcy. -
Law Schools
Everything You Need To Know About Fall Recruiting Season (Part II: The Initial Interview)
This will probably be the only time in your life where you have scores of employers lining up to give you a job.