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Every corner of the practice of law has its unique skill sets – and its own set of traps. Look here for vital insights into perfecting practice area performance.

 

Practice Area Insights
Construction Law Overview
Construction law is concerned with the relationships between construction professionals and property owners. Most laws governing construction are drawn from state statutes and cases. These state...
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Just starting out in the Health Care Law field? A basic knowledge of the terms of art is key to impressing your client or managing partner with your ability to handle Health Care Law matters competently....
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Health Care Law Overview
Aimed at a diverse and sophisticated market consisting of law firm attorneys, in-house counsel, and health care administrators, health care law is highly regulated at both the federal and the state level....
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It’s no secret being a lawyer means being a closet researcher. We’ll show you how to strengthen and streamline your researching efforts. Then we’ll show you how to accurately communicate what you’ve uncovered by improving your writing skills.
Conquering Research & Writing Tasks
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Properly used, technology can streamline the practice of law. Pitfalls exist, however, so it’s important to understand the issues involved with utilizing electronic enhancements in and out of your office. We’ll alert you to some of the hazards that may snare the unwary.
Technology and the Law
Lisa C. McManus Internet Contracts
The Internet has quickly become a vital marketplace for consumer and business commercial transactions. However, Internet electronic commerce could not become a successful marketplace unless it became...
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Lisa C. McManus Cyberspace Glossary
Cyberspace is a metaphor used to describe the nonphysical, virtual terrain created by computer systems. (The prefix "cyber" means anything related to computers or to the Internet.) Like physical...
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Lisa C. McManus Things NOT to Include in an Email
Roger Matus, CEO of InBoxer, Inc. of Concord, Mass. and a well-known commentator on the use of email, IM, and messaging technologies, has posted some great advice from Cataphora CEO Elizabeth Charnock...
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You’re a professional now – or at least you’ll be calling yourself one soon. Learn what being a pro really means as we highlight everything from legal ethics to management skills.
 
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Can’t decide between the big city corporate law firm and that small town storefront practice? Trying to decide between a focus on tax law or a specialty in labor litigation? Or maybe you just want to know how to land any job. We’ll help you explore your options.
 
Career Guidance
Pete Meyers Networking for New Lawyers
By Pete Meyers
You’ve probably read articles about the tactics of networking for lawyers, such as volunteering for committees, attending events, writing articles, and so on. If you’re already sold on networking,...
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Tida Wasch Overworked or Underproductive?
By Tida Wash
At one time or another, everyone feels overwhelmed by their workload. Attorneys are certainly no exception. In fact, most of us fully expect to spend far more than 40 hours per week at our jobs. But...
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Lisa C. McManus Mind Your Manners, Part II: Interviewing While Dining
By Lisa C. McManus
Potential employers often conduct interviews during a meal to gauge how well you will interact with clients and superiors. A firm wants to be assured that its associates, as representatives of the firm,...
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Browse the writings of Building a Better Legal Profession (BBLP), a grassroots group started by Stanford University law students that is dedicated to helping law firms and lawyers recommit to a legal profession devoted to effective and efficient client service, to lawyers as people, and to the roots of the legal profession in service.
Building a Better Legal Profession
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If it's a hot topic in Legal Land, it's on the hub. Each week you'll find new articles posted that give you insight and information you can't find anywhere else.
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Being an attorney is a privilege. How to pay it forward? Give to the public good. These public service initiatives are supported by numerous attorneys who want to make a difference and use their professional skills to do so.
Public Service Initiatives
Scales of Justice Promoting the Rule of Law
According to LexisNexis Group CEO Andy Prozes,  The Rule of Law is the concept that a functioning society needs an accessible, independent and transparent legal system, along with a set...
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Appleseed Site Celebrating the Power of Making a Difference
On Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008, Appleseed hosted its fall fundraising event, "Celebrating the Power of Making a Difference,” at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center...
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WillsforHeroes Wills for Heroes
One Saturday in June, the Dayton Bar Association in partnership with LexisNexis, conducted the first ever Wills for Heroes session in Ohio. Twenty attorneys and five paralegals volunteered their time...
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