Networking Advice
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Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Drinking, Holidays and Seasons, Parties, Partner Issues, Small Law Firms
Beyond Biglaw: Holiday Party Time
The holiday party represents an opportunity for career advancement; how can you make the most of it? -
Career Center, Career Files, Lawyers, Social Media, Technology
Be A Part Of The 1% Of Lawyers And Bankers Who Are Actually Interesting
Rob Jordan explores how good use of technology can improve conversation at networking events. - 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… -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, In-House Counsel, Job Searches, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Plaintiffs Firms, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Back In The Race: Occupational Reconnaissance
When looking for a job, how do you pick between many different types of opportunities?
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Job Searches, Law Schools, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Back In The Race: Confrontation At The Career Development Office
Was Shannon's return to her alma mater's career services office a success? -
Conferences / Symposia, Job Searches, Law Schools, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Back In The Race: Conference Connections
How can you make the most of attending a conference? Columnist Shannon Achimalbe offers some concrete advice. -
Facebook, Small Law Firms, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Solo Practitioners, Technology, Twittering
Social Media Matters For Solo And Small-Firm Lawyers
Here are three ways to use social media to get the most out of traditional, in-person networking, and to create new opportunities. -
Ask the Experts, Career Center, Career Files, Law Students
From the Career Files: 2014 -- The Year of the Hustle
Alison Monahan shares suggestions for making 2014 the year of the hustle. -
Small Law Firms
How Networking Really Works
No, you can’t just sit there at a breakfast meeting, eat eggs, and expect the cases to come. Sorry. - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Practice Pointers, Small Law Firms
The Dangers of Hitting Your Stride at a Small Firm
Hitting your stride in practice is both a great and dangerous thing. Columnist Brian Tannebaum explains why. -
Boutique Law Firms, Practice Pointers, Small Law Firms
From Biglaw to Boutique: Networking Contradictions
Building a book of business requires an open mind and the confidence to ask, "How can I help you?" -
In-House Counsel, Practice Pointers
Moonlighting: How Not to Network
In-house columnist Susan Moon has some tips on how you can avoid networking blunders this holiday season. -
Job Searches, Law Schools
Gradenfreude: Networking For Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Law School Graduates
An underemployed law school grad tried to network at his law school to get a job and failed, but at least he met a hot chick in the process. -
Entertainment Law, Videos, YouTube
Mr. Legal Entertainment: And The Emmy Goes To...
How can you market yourself in the world of entertainment law if you're just starting out? Thoughts from Sam E. Goldberg...
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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.
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…
Sponsored
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls.
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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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Law Professors, Law Schools
Prospective Student Pesters And Annoys Yale Faculty
A prospective law student's overzealous networking culminates in a rebuke from Yale Law School. -
In-House Counsel, Job Searches
House Rules: Meta-Networking
Can you network your way into a slot as outside counsel? -
Drinking, Job Searches, Small Law Firms
Size Matters: How To Network Without Getting Wasted
Networking is tough, especially for introverts. Valerie Katz is here to help. -
Advertising, Career Center, Law Schools, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Career Center: Building Your Network on Campus
Networking is simply about connecting with people, and if your goal is to have a flourishing career as a lawyer, start building your network and acquiring networking skills now. Not sure where to start? Read on for Lateral Link’s top three tips on how to effectively build your network as a law student… -
Advertising, Career Center, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Career Center: Tips to Improve Your Network
Networking isn’t just for job seekers. And it isn’t even just for the rainmakers who bring in business. It’s what every attorney (and attorney-to-be) should be doing right now — whether you’re a first-year associate at a Biglaw firm or a senior attorney at a small regional firm. Too often, attorneys wait until they need […] -
Election 2012, Politics, Public Interest, Small Law Firms
The Practice: Political Networking
There, of course, is a natural path from lawyer to legislator. But the low pay, travel, time commitment, and mud slinging that we see on TV and the internet turn many lawyers away from public service.The current political landscape also causes lawyers to be uninterested in participating in politics at any level, whether it means lobbying, running campaigns, fundraising, or attending political functions. It’s a mistake... -
Job Searches, Law Schools
Dean of Students Gets Networking Advice All Wrong
A couple of days ago, Elie offered some networking advice to the functional alcoholics in the audience. Sure, his thoughts were a little bit outside the box, but they were better than the kind of standard networking tripe most law students get from their overmatched career services administrators. Case in point, take a look as some networking advice sent around by the Dean of Students at a New York-area law school just last week. The advice was perfect if the dean was trying to ensure that the students made no impression, and left all employers wondering why they bothered to show up for a silly networking event in the first place....