Practice areas
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Small Law FirmsExpanding And Creating A New Practice Area
Look at what you've done and see what has worked and what has not worked in the past. -
Biglaw, Small Law Firms, Sponsored ContentLateral Attorney Hiring In A Softening Economy: Diverging Trends Across Practice Areas
Certain practices and industry sectors have featured continued demand for mid- through senior-level associates, counsel, and partner-level attorneys. 
SponsoredEarly Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.-
Small Law Firms
We’re Talking About Practice (Areas)
In Small Law, you can control everything about your practice. Why not choose whatever practice area you'd like?
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Job Searches
Old Lady Lawyer: There’s Nothing Wrong With “Undecided”
It really is okay to be undecided about what kind of law you want to practice. -
Biglaw, Federal Government, Partner Issues, Privacy, War on Terror
Pathways To Partnership: To Specialize Or Not To Specialize
What are the advantages and disadvantages of focusing on a niche practice area? -
Entertainment Law, International Law, Job Searches, Law Schools, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Understanding Law School: 3 Common Misperceptions
How does your romanticized impression of legal practice diverge from reality? -
Biglaw, Rankings, Vault rankings
Top Law Firms By Practice Area And Region
Which law firms are considered to be at the top of their game? Let's find out! -
Ask the Experts, Career Center, Career Files, Job Searches, Law Students
3 Essential Steps For Choosing A Practice Area (And Obtaining Any Legal Job)
Adam Gropper, author of "Making Partner" and founder of LegalJob.com, describes three essential steps to choosing a practice area and obtaining a job in the law. 
SponsoredLegal 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…-
Ask the Experts, Biglaw, Labor / Employment
From Across the Desk: Category Killers
Bruce MacEwen of Adam Smith, Esq. continues his taxonomy of law firms with the "category killers." -
Ask the Experts, Biglaw, International Law
From Across the Desk: Corporate-Centric Firms
Bruce MacEwen of Adam Smith Esq. continues his taxonomy of law firms with the corporate-centric firms. -
Ask the Experts, Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms
From Across the Desk: Capital-Markets Centric Firms
Bruce MacEwen of Adam Smith Esq. continues his taxonomy of law firms with the capital-markets centric firms. -
Ask the Experts, Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms
From Across the Desk: A Law Firm Taxonomy - Introduction
Bruce MacEwen categorizes different types of law firms. -
Biglaw, Continuing Legal Education / CLE, Small Law Firms
The Practice: Three Perfectly Good Uses For Biglaw Lawyers
It appears that Brian Tannebaum isn't a big fan of Biglaw -- but that’s not true. Actually, Biglaw has been very good to him, and it can be good to you as a solo or small firm lawyer. Just don’t steal any of the embossed coffee cups, and consider some of these ideas....
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
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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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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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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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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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Admin, Job Survey
What's Your Practice Area? Stand Up and Be Counted
Every now and then we conduct reader surveys, to learn a little more about you. Today’s survey, aimed at practicing lawyers, seeks information about your practice area. The survey is anonymous. The results will be used by us for a variety of purposes, some of them business-related and some of them editorially oriented (e.g., figuring […] -
Career Center, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Career Center: Practice Area Survey Results
Our recent Career Center survey asked about how the economy has affected the practice area choices of associates and law students. A large majority – 80% – of law firm respondents indicated that they have not had to work outside their chosen practice area to meet their hours. Of the 20% of law firm respondents who have had to work […]
