Career Changes

* Listen, I support people leaving the law to take a job that is more fulfilling, but Emily Boutard quit her job to make tiny furniture. I just hope the paycheck isn’t correspondingly small. [deMilked]

* Law professor Alafair Burke uses her real life experiences in the law to write her novels. [Female First]

* Alan Dershowitz reflects on his work on the O.J. Simpson trial. [Business Insider]

* This week in Black History includes a notable first for Harvard Law. [LA Sentinel]

* Can you imagine getting censured at your job for a paper you wrote in law school? That might happen to Ben Lindy, who is running for an Ohio House seat. [Volokh Conspiracy]

* Best practices for law firms when dealing with cloud security. [LCCA]

Some of us have already tried to leave law. And it didn’t go well.

I have several different selves rattling around inside. No, I’m not suggesting multiple personality disorder. I’m alluding to the varied interests and aptitudes that have led to different careers over time.

Casey Berman reveals seven highly transferable skills lawyers can use when leaving the law behind.

Joshua Stein provides practical suggestions for lawyers looking to go solo or move on to another law firm.

Kate Neville, founder of Neville Career Consulting, offers helpful tips for law school graduates who would like to expand their career options in the second part of this series.

In the first of a two-part series, Kate Neville offers seven tips for associates who want to leave the law but don't yet know where to go.

Kate Neville, founder of Neville Career Consulting, offers helpful tips for law school graduates who would like to expand their career options.

Casey Berman, founder of Leave Law Behind, a blog and community that focuses on helping unhappy attorneys leave the law, discusses how current attorneys can improve their time management skills to successfully start a new career.

Liz Brown offers seven suggestions for appearing engaged at the office while thinking about leaving the law behind.

* The number of women arguing before the Supreme Court is still small, but most of its appellate practitioners follow sage advice like this: “Clerk, work, and don’t be a jerk.” [National Law Journal]

* If you were curious about whether gays and lesbians could be excluded from juries on the basis of their sexual orientation, the Ninth Circuit is about to lay down the law. [New York Times]

* Now that the Supreme Court has ruled in Windsor, Cozen O’Connor will be forced to give a deceased partner’s profit-sharing benefits to her wife, and not her parents. [Legal Intelligencer]

* Who are Biglaw’s top innovators of the last 50 years? There are many familiar names, but one of them is near and dear to our own hearts at Above the Law: It’s our managing editor, David Lat. Congratulations! [Am Law Daily]

* If you’re making a career change to go to law school, you should think about why the the hell you’d do such a thing right now — or try to leverage it in applications. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News]

* In a surprise move, Wendi Murdoch, better known as Rupert Murdoch’s soon-to-be ex-wife, has hired William Zabel to represent her in the divorce. This is going to get very, very messy. [New York Times]

* “Why you mad, bro?” Brian Zulberti, the man with the muscles, is trying to make the most of his 15 minutes of fame. He’s lined up several job interviews, so wish him good luck. [Delaware News Journal]