Does dress really affect your success?5/28/2008 Do the partners at your firm wear business suits every day? Every day except Friday? Or just when they meet with clients? Not even then? A number of factors can come into play: East or West Coast, clients in banking vs. technology, partners with a more traditional...
(3 comments) What Area of Law Interests You Most?6/25/2008 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 practice areas: corporate, securities, patents, labor...
(0 comments) Gas at $4.00 Per Gallon – How to Cope7/7/2008 You just graduated law school or opened the door to your new law firm. The price of getting back and forth to the office may be higher than what you may earn in those first few weeks, or months. How do you cope?
The Law School...
(0 comments) Professor Bowman on Interviewing Techniques6/20/2008 Professor Greg W. Bowman gave a talk at Mississippi College School of Law on interviewing techniques. The video is available online here at the Mississippi School of Law website. According to Professor Bowman’s blog, he has used these techniques on...
(0 comments) Résumés That Work6/5/2008 These sample résumés will help you choose a style for your own résumé. Also, don't forget that less is often more in résumé writing, especially if you have had a long work history.
Sample 1:
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(0 comments) Getting the Job: Winning Interview Techniques2/28/2008 "Tell me something about yourself." That dreaded interview question haunts many of us long after our law school days are over and is a phrase we have all heard at some point during our careers. For attorneys making or considering career changes,...
(2 comments) Continuing Legal Education4/21/2008 State Requirements
Thirty-four states now require that attorneys take continuing legal education (CLE) courses in order to retain their license to practice law.
Attorneys in these states are required, on average,...
(0 comments) Outsourcing of Legal Work-How Serious Is It?3/25/2008 The practice of law would seem to be one of the few areas that is safe from the outsourcing trends that have had such a profound affect on American business. That’s no longer the case.
According to the New York Law Journal :...
(0 comments) Associate Salaries-Money vs. Quality of Life3/25/2008 What’s more important to you – your salary or your social life? As income increases lead to rising billable hour requirements and less time for family, friends and fun, associates should take stock in what’s most important to them....
(1 comments) How to Get Your Law License3/25/2008 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 which Bar you will take. The Board of Law Examiners...
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