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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 7/23/2008 Presenting an Appellate Oral Argument Ever wonder what happens during an appellate oral argument? Through Visionbytes new Flash based Visionplayer, LexisNexis provides an inside look at the procedure. Both the videotaped argument continue reading 8/1/2008 Dispute Resolution -- Representing the Foreign Client in Arbitration and Litigation Myths About Litigation Many foreign clients and clients that are United States subsidiaries of foreign companies have mistaken precon continue reading 8/1/2008 Administrative Expense Priority of Certain Wages, Salaries and Commissions Bankruptcy Code section 503(b)(1)(A) makes clear that among the actual necessary costs and expenses of preserving an estate are wages, salaries or commissions for services rendered after the commencement of the case.continue reading View All 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 6/25/2008 What Area of Law Interests You Most? During your summer employment you may be exposed to several different practice areas. Are any of them especially appropriate for you? To help you decide, here’s a brief overview of five different practi continue reading 10/10/2008 Supply, Demand, and the Changing Economics of Large Law Firms In their note published in Stanford Law Review, 60 Stan. L. Rev. 2087, Andrew Bruck and Andrew Canter address supply, demand, and the changing economics of large law firms. continue reading 10/10/2008 Is It Time to Change Firms? At some point in our careers, almost every attorney considers at least one job change. This is a very normal part of work in every career field. But that doesn’t make the decision any easi continue reading View All 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. Building Your Professional Skills 9/26/2008 New Client Development: It’s All About Who You Know When you first start at a new firm, all you want to think about is learning the job and getting the work done. But, sooner or later, you know that you will be expected to start bringing in new c continue reading 10/10/2008 You Have 17 Seconds—or Less—to Impress a Client. But You Can Do It… You’re meeting with the client for the first time. But the truth is, you really don’t have 30 minutes or an hour to make an impression. Psychologists, writers, and seminar leaders caution continue reading 9/18/2008 Webinars, Podcasts, and VCasts ~ OH MY! Looking for some interactive news updates or research primers? Look no further! Lexis has a one-stop shopping site for all webinars, podcasts, and vcasts available in the Lexis stable. continue reading View All Hot off the press 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. News For New Attorneys 10/13/2008 Commentary: Responding to a generation at risk: Attorneys doing pro bono work. publication: Daily Record (Rochester, NY) October 9, 2008 Byline: Linda Kostin A 4-year-old boy is beaten for wetting his bed. An 8-year-old girl suffers when skin grows over sutures that her mother didn't bother to have re Continue Reading 10/12/2008 Judge challenges 'pro bono' at first Federalist Society event in Rochester. publication: Daily Record (Rochester, NY) October 8, 2008 Byline: Elizabeth Stull The Federalist Society is sprouting a branch in Rochester. The nonprofit organization of conservatives and libertarians has member groups in n Continue Reading 10/12/2008 The Daily Record News Briefs: October 8, 2008. publication: Daily Record (Rochester, NY) October 8, 2008 Byline: Daily Record Staff Legal services awards announced Three Monroe County legal services attorneys received Denison Ray Awards from the New York State Ba Continue Reading View All LexisNexis Bookstore Publications The Summer Associates Guide To A Permanent Job Offer Negotiation: Theory and Practice, Second Edition (2007) Legal Writing: Ethical and Professional Considerations, 2006 View All Martindale.com Lawyer Locator		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 7/28/2008 What makes you sure of the authorities you cite? Are the cases, statutes and other authorities that you plan to cite still good law? Summer associates as well as experienced attorneys check using Shepard’s ® Ci continue reading 8/14/2008 Organize Litigation Cases More Quickly and Effectively with CaseMap® If you are helping attorneys in your firm analyze the elements of a case, it’s worth finding out whether CaseMap® case analysis software from LexisNexis® is availa continue reading 8/14/2008 Go Right to the Right Source When you know the most relevant sources for your research, you can stay focused and complete work more quickly and effectively. But of course you can’t know every available source every time. Even your assigning attorney may not know the most continue reading View All 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 10/1/2008 Perspectives from the Profession: A Conversation with Lisa Linsky (Part II) Q: How has the Committee integrated its mission firm-wide at McDermott? continue reading 10/13/2008 Legal Grading 2.0 In the last 12 months, a new wave a grading has swept the world of legal education. Last fall, Stanford Law students in the group continue reading 9/30/2008 Perspectives from the Profession: A Conversation with Lisa Linsky (Part I) Lisa A. Linsky is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP in the New York office. As a member of the Trial Department, she focuses her practice on gen continue reading View All Webinars, Videos & Podcasts 7/15/2008 An Independent Bar John Attanasio, Dean at the Southern Methodist University School of Law, talks with Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer about the importance of an independent bar. continue reading 4/29/2008 Loading Data in Concordance and Concordance Image Learn the basics of creating databases, loading delimited text, transcripts/depositions, OCR and images. (Will be updated to Concordance 2007 in the near future.) Although not intended to replace instructor-led training classes, th continue reading 4/29/2008 FYI Reviewer End User Discover how easy it is to search, review, and organize your discovery documents over the Web. Click on the pdf link below to obtain the slide deck to use in conjunction with the presentation. Although not intended to continue reading View All Professional Resources Everything You Wanted to Know About Starting Bonuses but Were Afraid to Ask Resource for Minority Law Students and Early Career Attorneys Postponed Starting Dates View All Top Legal Blogs Real Lawyers Have Blogs Legal Blog Watch Building a Better Legal Profession The Wall Street Journal Law Blog The Volokh Conspiracy View All Lexis Web Search

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