Resumes
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Defamation, Football, Harvard, Masturbation, Morning Docket, Pregnancy / Paternity, Sexual Harassment, Wall Street
Morning Docket: 11.10.11
* Herman Cain’s got Wood over all of these sexual harassment accusers. No, seriously. He hired Bryan Cave defector L. Lin Wood to handle his possible defamation claims. [WSJ Law Blog] * Sad and depressing old man news: Joe Paterno’s legal innocence was irrelevant. Instead of letting him retire at the end of the year, […]
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Job Searches, Law Schools, Reader Polls
Friday Reader Poll: Should You Go Greek on Your Résumé?
A future law student was wondering whether she should list her Greek affiliation and leadership roles on her résumé when applying to law school. We wanted to know what our readers thought about this proposition. Should she go Greek on her résumé? - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Interview Stories, Job Searches, Law Schools, Shameless Plugs, Small Law Firms
Small Firms, Big Lawyers: Enclosed Please Find … No Reason to Hire Me
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Small Firms, Big Lawyers, one of Above the Law’s new columns for small-firm lawyers. As the owner of a small law firm, I’m always surprised at how many blind résumés I receive in the mail. First of all, who even uses mail anymore? Does anyone seriously think […]
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Advertising, Career Center, Job Searches, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Career Center: Your New Year's Résumé Checkup
It’s the new year – time to dust off that résumé. Even if you are happy with your 2010 bonus and not ready to jump ship just yet, you never know when you might get a call about a job opportunity that you simply can’t pass up. Or maybe you have been searching for a […] -
Associate Advice, Job Searches, Social Networking Websites
Unemployed Lawyers and Law Students: Is Your Résumé Why You Don't Have A Job?
So lawyers, if you’ve recently been laid off or have been out of school for over a year without a job, it’s probably time to look at your résumé and take out any reference to the fact that you’re, you know, “dynamic.” Sure, you might be. But so is everyone else. And, more importantly, nobody […] -
Job Searches
Video Resume of a Rapping Lawyer
What you are about to see will entertain you. It will make you feel good about yourself. It will make you thankful that, despite whatever hurdles you have faced in your life, it never came to this. In fact, the first comment on the YouTube clip I’m about to show you was written by the […] -
Job Searches, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
NALP 2010: Résumé Advice = Mind the Gaps
Day 2 of the 2010 NALP Annual Education Conference had a remarkably different feel from day 1. Apparently, it took everybody a day to realize that they were in Puerto freaking Rico. After really sticking to business casual on the first day, day 2 saw the introduction of something I’d call “business beachware.” Men were […]