From The Career Files: Being Yourself In Your Role As A Lawyer
While you can seek permission to be yourself from the other people in your life, the permission ultimately comes from you.
From The Career Files: Jumping The LSAT Hurdle
Other than the rare examples of law schools here and here, you’re going to need to take the LSAT to get into law school.
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: Results from the Swimming Lessons For Baby Sharks/Above The Law Millennial Survey
Associates feel welcome, want more feedback, and are split on partnership. And many don’t record all their time.
From The Career Files: Swimming Lessons For Baby Sharks, Practical Advice For New Lawyers
It takes a village to raise a child; it takes a team to do great legal work.
From The Career Files: What Lawyers Can Learn From Uber
There are some prominent analogies between how Uber operates and how legal services are delivered.
From The Career Files: Swimming Lessons For Baby Sharks — Practical Advice For New Lawyers
Here are some more important tips for succeeding as a summer associate, including remembering that law firms are businesses.
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.
From The Career Files: Bringing Silicon Valley To Sullivan And Cromwell
Tech company office culture, with doggie day care, on site masseuse, gourmet chefs, beanbags , toys, workplace mindfulness, and job titles containing the word “ninja,” is the envy of many employees and workplace culture experts.
From The Career Files: What Do I Need To Do To Succeed As A Summer Associate?
Q: What do I need to do to succeed as a summer associate? Are there differences between what I need to do as a summer and a first-year associate?
From The Career Files: Who Are You If You’re Not A Lawyer?
Why, as a profession, are we lawyers so concerned with developing our careers and our professional lives, when we have a tendency to ignore the rest?
From The Career Files: Swimming Lessons for Baby Sharks – Practical Advice For New Lawyers
I asked if my administrative assistant could help on a project. My assistant said, “No, I can’t,” and looked away. I am not supposed to do administrative work. What now?
What Even Is AI ‘Competence’? It Depends.
Takeaways from a Legalweek panel on evolving malpractice risks.
Lessons From The NFL Draft: What Should Law Firms Be Thinking And Learning About You?
It’s NFL Draft time, the culmination of months of research and often years of watching top player prospects all in the hopes of making the right decision on draft day and assembling the right athletes for a shot at a championship season.
From The Career Files: It’s Almost Finals! Are You Getting The Most Out Of Your Study Time?
Some students would rather do almost anything besides practice hypos. Why? Probably because hypos feel pretty terrible at first!
From The Career Files: LawProse — Whether ‘Whether’ Causes Problems For Legal Writers
Yes, it does—in four ways...
Swimming Lessons For Baby Sharks: Practical Advice For New Lawyers
Q: I am a second-year associate. Two partners just announced they are leaving to go to another firm. They asked me to join them. My current firm is lobbying me to stay. Should I stay or should I go?
From The Career Files: How To Decide Which Law School Is Right For You?
You’ve been accepted to law school! Now is the time to think seriously about some chief considerations before making the big decision.