From The Career Files: Swimming Lessons For Baby Sharks, Practical Advice For New Lawyers
As a lawyer, completing legal projects is one of your primary functions. Not so for your client.
From The Career Files: How Can Pre-Laws Improve Their Writing Skills?
Here are some tips and tricks.
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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: Swimming Lessons For Baby Sharks: Practical Advice For New Lawyers
In law, there are few second chances, and the stakes can be high. Clients can lose their rights, their children, their businesses, or scads of money.
From The Career Files: Swimming Lessons For Baby Sharks: Practical Advice For New Lawyers
Sometimes the job of lawyer involves taking a bullet for your client.
From The Career Files: Should You Switch Practice Groups To Find A Mentor?
Finding a good “fit” at a firm is critical to your long-term success.
From The Career Files: Practical Advice For New Lawyers
New lawyers need to ask questions to learn. But as you recognize, there are exceptions to every rule.
From The Career Files: How To Survive As An Associate
Working with people who may not have your back makes things that much harder.
From The Career Files: Practice Advice For New Lawyers
If you are in a position of giving advice or providing value to another person, use their first name. In other situations, start with a more formal salutation.
From The Career Files: Diving Deeper, More Millennial Lawyer Survey Results
When Millennial lawyers were asked what factors contributed most to their job satisfaction, the top three answers overall were...
How LexisNexis State Net Uses Gen AI To Tame Gov’t Data
Its new features transform how you can track and analyze the more than 200,000 bills, regulations, and other measures set to be introduced this year.
From The Career Files: Advice For Snagging An Offer
The summer will go by quickly. Make the most of it by first assessing your goals. One key goal is to get a full-time offer.
Money Matters: 2016 Millennial Lawyer Survey Results
Compensation was the top reason Millennial lawyers left firms and a top contributor to job satisfaction.
From The Career Files: Necessary Advice For New Lawyers
Unless you have a relative who is general counsel of a major enterprise and the nepotistic stars have aligned for you, building your own client base can take sustained effort – and patience.
From The Career Files: Useful Advice For New Lawyers
Negative feedback can be difficult to hear. But it is one of the best ways to get information about what you need to learn and to do differently.
Calling All Millennial Lawyers…
New lawyers: share your insights into law firm recruiting and firm practice