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From The Career Files: Strategies For Succeeding As A Solo

Ari Kaplan interviews Nancy Mertzel, the former chair of Herrick Feinstein’s Intellectual Property Group, who recently founded Mertzel Law PLLC, a boutique IP law firm.

From The Career Files: Doing The Ordinary Better Than Everyone Else Is A Hallmark Of Client Service

Ari Kaplan spoke with David Kempston, a Minnesota-based plaintiff's workers’ compensation lawyer, who is the self-published author of That's Why They Call It Practicing Law.

Disruption And The T-Shaped Associate: How Young Lawyers Should Look To Develop In A Transforming Industry

How should a young lawyer approach their career progression?

From The Career Files: The Law School Admission Game, Play Like An Expert, 3rd Ed.

The Law School Admission Game, first published in 2009, has been rewritten and updated as a third edition.

From The Career Files: What’s Going On With The LSAT?

Here’s a rundown of changes relating to the LSAT that you should know if you plan to apply to law school in the next year or two.

From The Career Files: Bridging The Gap Between Legal Education And Legal Practice Through Mentorship

What are some strategies for students who want to find an internship or a mentor?

The 2017 Law School Rankings: The Finest In Fact-Based List Making

This is our fifth year ranking law schools, but it's the first year schools west of the Hudson take the top spots.

From The Career Files: One and Done, How To Stop Procrastinating

Struggling with procrastination? Here's advice on how you can stop doing that.

From The Career Files: How Can Pre-Laws Improve Their Writing Skills?

Here are some tips and tricks.

From The Career Files: Are You Forcing Your Life? Or Living Your Life?

There is something about law school, they say, that makes everyone a little competitive and nutty.

From The Career Files: 5 Survival Tips For New Associates

More often than not, new lawyers aren’t just worried about being new lawyers.

From The Career Files: How To Stop Treating Conversation Like Cross-Examination

Have your friends, family, or romantic partners ever told you to stop “arguing like a lawyer”? This is what they mean.

From The Career Files: Advice For Very Young Would-Be Lawyers

Being a lawyer can be fascinating and rewarding. But it’s not as glamorous as media portrayals.

From The Career Files: Help

Ask for help. Not because you are weak. But because you want to remain strong.

From The Career Files: Dealing With Difficult Opposing Counsel

Some interactions with opposing counsel can be stressful, challenging, and even downright hostile.