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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 09.14.15
* Here’s a tip to grab a few minutes of down time at a law firm. [Daily Lawyer Tips]
* 9th Circuit makes a move to save the honey bee. [Earth Justice]
* More July bar results are in, and… they aren’t good — just like Erica Moeser predicted. [Bar Exam Stats]
* A trio of lawsuits suggest that Trump University (basically a bunch of seminars, so one day you can declare bankruptcy just like Donald Trump) is nothing but a scam. Kinda like a certain presidential campaign I know. [The Slot]
* Supreme Court clerk feeder judges: still white and male. [Slate]
* How can you work the trend and be an un-lawyer? [Law and More]
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Bar Exams
10 Tips for Those Delirious From Bar Exam Prep
Columnist Jeena Cho with last minute bar exam tips. -
Food, Labor / Employment, Money
This Tipping Automatically, It's For The Birds
Watching Starbucks employees fight for tips is like watching homeless people fight over a sandwich.... -
Drinking, Fashion, Food, Holidays and Seasons, Parties, Sexual Harassment, Small Law Firms
Size Matters: Ho Ho Ho
As much Valerie Katz loves her a holiday party, she does believe there are certain rules one must follow. She cannot promise that she observes these rules herself, but as the saying goes, those who cannot do, teach. And with that, here is a guide for how to behave at the office party.... -
Advertising, Career Center, Holidays and Seasons, Pro Bono, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Career Center: Three Ways the Holidays Can Boost Your Résumé
For most of us, the holidays are synonymous with family, fun, and fruitcake. Work, at least for a few days, drops off our radar. However, the down time received during the holidays is the perfect time to break out the old résumé and, in fact, improve it. Whether or not you are looking for a […] -
Advertising, Career Center, Headhunters / Recruiters, Job Searches, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Career Center: Tips for Selecting a Legal Recruiter
The lateral hiring market has improved substantially over the past year. With that improvement, associates are receiving a greater number of cold-calls from recruiters. For many junior associates, these calls are a new phenomenon. Your choice of a recruiter — and the way you manage the process — will have a profound impact on your […] 
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In-House Counsel, Interview Stories, Job Searches
Moonlighting: The Shortest Interview Process Ever (SIPE)
A lot of people ask in-house columnist Susan Moon how she ended up in her in-house gig. She likes to call the interview process she had for her current job the Shortest Interview Process Ever (SIPE, for short). She's going to tell you about it, and include a couple of tips that she thinks helped her.... -
Affirmative Action, Biglaw, Crime, Food, Health Care / Medicine, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Murder, Racism, SCOTUS, Utah
Morning Docket: 09.14.11
* With yesterday’s decision from Pennsylvania, the game is now tied for Obamacare at the federal district court level. Come on, SCOTUS, just grant someone certiorari already. [Bloomberg] * Keep this in mind if you’re applying to law school this year: if you’re white, it ain’t aight. Who knew that there could be “anti-white bias” […]
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