This Is Why Working In Biglaw Sucks So Hard
Biglaw would be okay, for most people anyway, if going to work every day didn't fill them with a sick sense of dread and the certain knowledge their soul was slowly being sucked away.
Back In The Race: Why Do We Glorify Busyness In Business?
Ultimately, what's it all for?
Legal Is Changing. And NeoSummit Is Where The Future Is Being Built.
Legal and operational leaders are gathering May 6–7 in Fort Lauderdale to confront the questions the industry hasn't answered—with a keynote from Amanda Knox setting the tone.
The Road Not Taken: Margin Call
Your work at work is a constant, but the margin is where you can create your own joy.
From The Career Files: Even More Practical Advice For New Lawyers
Most students should work to expand their professional networks and refine their writing skills.
Reinventing The Law Business: How Do I Make Partner In A Biglaw Firm? Tell Me The Truth, For Heaven’s Sake
Four tips from managing partner Bruce Stachenfeld.
Non-Sequiturs: 08.03.16
* What, exactly, did it take for Donald Trump to evade avoid the draft? [PrawfsBlawg]
* The Supreme Court just temporarily blocked a court order allowing a transgender teen to use the bathroom according to their identity. [CNN]
* Just in time for your $180K scale... Eric Schneiderman loses a talking point, and New Yorkers can all go back to making a killing at DraftKings. [Associated Press]
* FBI arrests DC law enforcement officer for helping ISIS. If he was as good a terrorist as DC is at policing, then maybe we should have left him out there. [ABC News]
* The battle over tougher bar passage standards rages on. [WSJ Law Blog]
* And the Tim Kaine love letter about law school. [ABA Journal]
* A good website really is key to a thriving, modern law practice. [Reboot Your Law Practice]
* The ten-year anniversary of the tragic murder of Robert Wone. [Who Killed Robert Wone?]
Opus 2 Steps Up Its AI Game With Acquisition Of A Legal Tech Startup
With the addition of Uncover’s technology, the litigation software is delivering rapid innovation.
How A Law Professor Gained Perspective On Law School Woes
Obsessing on a problem causes ripple effects. Stop dwelling on your problems.
Clients Need You. It’s Your Job To Help Them Realize They Can Afford You.
How do you educate a prospectivge client that doing it by himself is not necessarily the right or best answer?
The Road Not Taken: Enemy Of The Good Enough
Releasing imperfect work is something we all have to do and, for most of us, it is something we learn on the job.
Top 5 Signs You’re Ready To Go In-House
When charting the course of your legal career, is going in-house right for you?
The New Way Litigators Handle Depositions Applies AI Every Step Of The Way
Depositions by Filevine help with scheduling, tracking goals, and trial prep.
From The Career Files: Using Anger As A Tool For Your Career
Like many emotions, anger serves a purpose.
7 Ways To Stay Sharp In SmallLaw
How can you prevent your legal skills from deteriorating after moving to a small firm or solo practice?
Swipe Left On That Colleague’s Social Media Request
Should in-house lawyers accept invitations from colleagues to connect over social media?
The Road Not Taken: Uncultured Pearls
Once lawyers know how to improve the situation at work, we no longer have an excuse for tolerating the status quo.
10 Things To Know About Patent Litigation
What is life like as an IP litigator?