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
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
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
Don’t Let Your Legal Career “Flash” Before Your Eyes
By Lisa McManus
Ah, the wonders of the flash drive. First made commercially available in 2000, the flash drive is a technological wonder that allows mass storage of data, including word processing documents, spreadsheets,...
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The Legal Profession, Personal Responsibility, and the Internet
By Michelle Morris*
Our law students are more tech-savvy than ever. Unfortunately, they occasionally lack sense. Some of them simply fail to realize that we -- professors, bar examiners, and law firms -- see material...
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David Dilenschneider The Consequences of Failing to Use Online Resources
By David Dilenschneider
"Consequences, Schmonsequences, as long as I'm rich" Daffy Duck in Ali Baba Bunny (1957)   Here at Litigation Update, we love uncovering the mistakes attorneys (and others) make...
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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.
 
Building Your Professional Skills
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Martindale.com® Lawyer Locator
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 Forever
By Pete Meyers
I ended last month having shot myself in the foot after killing a job offer from my 2L summer firm with my counteroffer. As we all know, dead offers can’t be revived and the no-counteroffer rule...
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Writing an Effective Cover Letter
It's bad form to send out a résumé without a cover letter. The prospective employer wants to know how you heard about the position, why you're interested in it, and what you know about...
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How to Get Your Law License
Submitted by T. Leigh Hearn, Esquire
Starting the Bar Exam process early with the check list below will help you get organized and on your way to your Esquire. Some of these steps, like the MPRE, can be accomplished before you decide...
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Lexis Hub Announcements
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
  • The View from Above the Law
    By Robert Lopez
    The Dow gyrates, law associates panic and law students toil away wondering if there is a light at the end of the tunnel.   Elie Mystal, the editor of Above the Law , took a break from the news...
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  • Landing a Government Job in D.C. and Beyond
    By Mira Serrill-Robins
    Given the difficulty of obtaining (and keeping) a firm offer this year, particularly the elusive 1L firm offer, government jobs are an even more attractive option than usual. With this in mind, you should...
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  • How to Become The Opportunity Maker
    By Hayley Hunt
    Ari Kaplan, writer of The Opportunity Maker, Strategies for Inspiring Your Legal Career Through Creative Networking and Business Development and former attorney at McDermott, Will & Emery, took...
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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.
Latest Legal News For New Attorneys
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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