Networking
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Small Law Firms
Size Matters: Reunited and It Feels So Goooooooood
When it comes to networking events, there are two schools of thought. Some say that networking events are a waste of time. Others believe that it is important to go to networking events. That is why Valerie Katz attended her law school reunion last weekend. Attending law school reunions is a worthwhile way to network with other attorneys, provided that you follow a few simple steps.... -
Bad Ideas, Email Scandals, Law Reviews, Law Schools
How 1Ls Should NOT Approach Peer Networking
Every year, new 1Ls get to law school campuses and invariably, some of them quickly look around to see which boots are most in need of licking. The first few weeks they kiss so much faculty ass they look like they're applying for tenure. And right around now, they start looking for fellow students to suck up to. But cold, unsolicited emailing -- while fine for general networking -- is almost always the wrong way to approach your peers.... - 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. -
4th Circuit, Crime, Football, Free Speech, Health Care / Medicine, Law Schools, Marijuana, Money, Non-Sequiturs, Police, Rape, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor
Non-Sequiturs: 09.08.11
* Looks like you really screwed the Cooch. Virginia and its Obamacare challenge got slapped around today by the Fourth Circuit. [Blog of Legal Times] * Just how rich are the members of SCOTUS? When you’re worth $45M, like RBG, you can afford to fall asleep during the State of the Union address. But you […]
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Associate Advice, Job Searches, Small Law Firms
Small Firms, Big Lawyers: The Best Advice for Networking Events
How can you go about "marketing" and "networking" as an associate? There were no courses on these arcane arts in law school. Should you make a beeline to the nearest networking event? Small firm columnist Jay Shepherd makes the case for why you shouldn't.... -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Reader Polls
Friday Reader Poll: Should You Go Greek on Your Résumé?
A future law student was wondering whether she should list her Greek affiliation and leadership roles on her résumé when applying to law school. We wanted to know what our readers thought about this proposition. Should she go Greek on her résumé? -
Job Searches, Small Law Firms
Size Matters: Desperately Seeking Susan
Last week, I received an email from a recent graduate who is in the midst of a small firm job search. She is having trouble focusing her search because there are so many small law firms and so few resources (or so she thought) about how to find all the various firms. She wrote: Every […] -
Advertising, Job Searches, Law Schools, Money, Practical Law Company (PLC), Shameless Plugs, Summer Associates, This Is an Ad, Videos
ATL Webcast: Career Advice for This Summer (Part 6):What NOT to do: potential pitfalls for summer associates.
In prior installments of our Above the Law webcast offering career advice for this summer, graciously sponsored by our friends at the Practical Law Company, we’ve focused on what law students should do in order to make the most of their summers. We’ve discussed such subjects as how to find summer jobs, how to network, […] -
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ATL Webcast: Career Advice for This Summer (Part 5)Does where you went to law school matter?
Law school deans — as well as other administrators, and law students — obsess over law school rankings. It’s understandable why deans fixate on rankings; for better or worse, it’s their job. But what about law students? Should they put so much stock in rankings? Do people, specifically employers, pay too much attention to where […] - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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ATL Webcast: Career Advice for This Summer (Part 4)The post-recession summer associate experience.
In cooperation with our friends at the Practical Law Company, we produced a webcast, We Know What You Should Do This Summer. Career experts, including law firm partners, discussed subjects of interest to law students who want to excel as summer associates. The recession might be officially over, but we’re not back to the glory […] -
Advertising, Biglaw, Job Searches, Law Schools, Practical Law Company (PLC), Shameless Plugs, Summer Associates, This Is an Ad, Videos
ATL Webcast: Career Advice for This Summer (Part 3)Government jobs; balancing work and play in Biglaw.
Here at Above the Law, we try to offer practical tips for how to succeed in the legal profession. See, e.g., our recent posts about how to take vacation in Biglaw, or the best time for starting your own law firm. Together with another company that provides useful advice and insight to lawyers, the Practical […] -
Advertising, Job Searches, Law Schools, Practical Law Company (PLC), Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad, Videos
ATL Webcast: Career Advice for This Summer (Part 2)Beyond Biglaw; advice for 1Ls; networking.
Above the Law recently produced a webcast, We Know What You Should Do This Summer, in which a panel of career experts discussed how law students can make the most of their summers. The panel was sponsored by our friends at the Practical Law Company, which provides law students with free access to its excellent […] -
Advertising, Job Searches, Law Schools, Practical Law Company (PLC), Shameless Plugs, Summer Associates, This Is an Ad, Videos
ATL Webcast: Career Advice for This Summer (Part 1)Introductions, and how to find a summer job.
Earlier this month, Above the Law recorded a webcast, We Know What You Should Do This Summer. We convened a panel of career experts to discuss how law students can make the most of their summers. The panel was sponsored by our friends at the Practical Law Company. (We previously explained PLC and its mission […] -
Small Law Firms
Small Firms, Big Lawyers: Why Lawyers Suck at Sales
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Small Firms, Big Lawyers, one of Above the Law’s new columns for small-firm lawyers. Funny story: One day during my third year of law school, I overslept and missed an important session of my Sales class. The problem is, when I tried to get the notes for […]
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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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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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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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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American Bar Association / ABA, Conferences / Symposia, Small Law Firms, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Twittering
Small Firms, Big Lawyers: Twitter and Business Cards at the ABA TechShow
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Small Firms, Big Lawyers, one of Above the Law’s new columns for small-firm lawyers. When 1,500 lawyers gathered at this week’s ABA TechShow in Chicago, an interesting thing happened: The business card died. When these lawyers weren’t listening to the dozens of cutting-edge seminars or browsing the […] -
Bad Ideas, Email Scandals, Law Schools, Social Networking Websites
Networking 101: Don't Send Networking Emails Like This One
Here at Above the Law, we’re still enjoying the awesomeness of 1Ls and 2Ls going to war over the appropriate use of a listserv. Today we’ve got an email more mundane in subject matter, but no less objectionable. It’s from a 1L (of course), who is trying to “network” with fellow 1Ls. And it’s written […] -
Blogging, Books, Media and Journalism, Social Networking Websites, Technology
The Big Secret of Social Media
Although I have a blog and accounts with Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and even Plaxo, I am not a big “rah rah” social media cheerleader for the sake of being one. There is much about social media that is overhyped, which is probably why I liked G.M. Filisko’s article in the January edition of the ABA […] -
Biglaw, Continuing Legal Education / CLE, In-House Counsel
Inside Straight: Business Development (Part 1)
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Inside Straight, Above the Law’s new column for in-house counsel, written by Mark Herrmann. Business development: What works? I was on the other side — the law firm side — of the business development coin for 25 years. And those 25 years taught me this about generating […] -
Holidays and Seasons, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Hallmark of Justice
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com Greetings, My firm, like so many, has decided not to purchase and send holiday cards for our clients, instead relying on those stupid ecards. Ostensibly this is part of our “Going Green” initiative. More likely it puts more green in the partners’ […] -
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CLE Offering of the Week: Networking Professionally and Ethically
We’ve repeatedly discussed the importance to lawyers of networking. It matters whether you’re at a small firm or at a large one. It’s a necessary skill, in terms of getting the best assignments, making partner, and remaining a partner — no longer a guaranteed outcome, in these challenging times. But networking also raises some ethical […] -
Small Law Firms
Thoughts on How to Network as a Lawyer at a Small Firm
Okay, so you’re not socially inept. I’d offer my congratulations, but being socially adept and willing to mingle is only part of the battle for a small firm attorney. It’s a necessary but not sufficient component of long-term success. (Remember all that necessary/sufficient crap from the LSAT? Yeah, me neither. It doesn’t matter.) What does […]