Happy Lawyers? Yes, They’re Out There!
New research contains encouraging findings about lawyer happiness in the wake of the recession.
Where Have All Of The Happy Lawyers Gone?
It's truly a mystery.
Gen AI: Your Legal Research Assistant, Not Your Replacement
Here's how you can spend more time practicing law, and less time sorting, sifting, and summarizing.
Why Are Lawyers So Happy?
There’s so much you can do as a lawyer, there’s just about an endless stream of ways it can make you happy.
Criminally Yours: 3 Tips For Being Fulfilled As An Attorney
There's no better way to keep fresh at your job than by keeping fresh at whatever you're doing outside of it.
alt.legal: Are You A Happy Attorney? Are There Happy Attorneys?
Okay, so most American attorneys are unhappy -- what can you do about it?
All Lawyers Are Losers
Feeling like you’re failing in your job is natural. You’re going to have sh*t days as a lawyer. But you’re going to have great ones too.
The Hidden Threat: How Fake Identities used by Remote Employees Put Your Business at Risk—and How to Defend Against This
Based on our experience in recent client matters, we have seen an escalating threat posed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) information technology (IT) workers engaging in sophisticated schemes to evade US and UN sanctions, steal intellectual property from US companies, and/or inject ransomware into company IT environments, in support of enhancing North Korea’s illicit weapons program.
From The Career Files: Challenge Yourself To Be Positive
I decided to do a 40-day challenge, during which I gave up complaining. That’s right, I stopped complaining for 40 days.
From The Career Files: It’s Weird But Going Crazy Might Be A Really Good Thing For Us Unhappy Attorneys
Today, Casey Berman gives some advice to unhappy attorneys.
Lawyer Tops ‘Best Jobs’ List — Wait, What?
In a stunning turn, lawyers are considered the best job around. There's one tiny snag...
From The Career Files: Finding Your Passion In The Law (Part 1)
Sunny Choi interviews lawyers who have found their passion practicing law.
Why Better Financial Acumen is the Key to Law Firm Success in 2025
From training to technology, uncover the essential steps to futureproof your law firm in a competitive market.
Unhappiest Job in America? Take a Guess
The unhappiest job in America is... exactly the one you'd expect.
The Practice: Fun and Happiness in the Practice of Law
Hate your job? Brian Tannebaum has some tips on how you can grow to enjoy the practice of law.
ATL Survey Update: Shiny Happy Firms
According to our research, which are the happiest Biglaw firms? And the unhappiest?
An Update on the 1L Who Considered Dropping Out (But Didn’t)
Not all of our coverage of law schools is depressing; we bring you happy stories as well. Let's continue the good cheer. Back in the spring, we wrote about a law student who was thinking of dropping out of school. He sought our advice -- and, surprisingly enough, Elie Mystal advised this fellow to stay in school (even though Elie is generally not a fan of legal education). Some commenters disagreed with Elie (shocker), and urged the kid to drop out. But now we bring you an update suggesting that perhaps Elie's advice was sound....
Morning Docket: 09.08.11
* While med school grads can stop a person from bleeding out, law school grads could probably treat a papercut (but that’s a bit of an overstatement). Who will be there to stop our bleeding? [Am Law Daily] * Annie Le’s family is suing Yale over her death, saying the school failed to protect women. […]