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LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Legal News Podcasts

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LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Daily Legal News Podcast

LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for November 6, 2009
A jury awards a class of Texas cities $20 million in an action involving hotel taxes, and, a book retailer is accused of trade secrets infringement with its "Nook" e-reader. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Publications. Copyright© 2009 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys.
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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

	Surviving the Crisis: Tips for Associates and Law Students Chances are you or someone you know in the legal profession has been drawn into the industry’s massive wave of layoffs, salary freezes, pay cuts and deferred hiring. Those on the inside and... continue reading

	Refining Your Job Search--Can You be Picky in this Economic Climate? These days, a lot of second-year law students just want a job. We all know the feeling. Our Office of Career Services told us to use all of our bids, to pick up extra interviews, to get our twenty minutes... continue reading

	Getting and Keeping Your First Law Job The most basic skills everyone needs to know when searching for, interviewing for and holding a job in the legal profession. ... continue reading

	You're Hired-But Please Wait a Year It's a rite of passage for graduates of top law schools. With offers in hand from prestigious firms, these charmed young legal brains take the bar exam, flit off to exotic locales for the traditional... continue reading

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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

	Posted By: Lexis Nexis Hub Be Prepared for Federal Rules Timing Changes When 10 Days is Really 14 Days: Be Ready for the Upcoming Federal Rule Timing Changes. The federal courts are changing the method by which deadlines in the Federal Appellate,... continue reading

	Posted By: Lexis Hub Staff Simplify Your Tax Research Tax Research the Way You Want It Prefer to research tax issues by IRC section? By topic? Either way, LexisNexis® Tax Center makes it easy for you to access exclusive, authoritative... continue reading

	Posted By: David Dilenschneider Top Ten Rules to Follow when Prepping for a Deposition Making sure you are as prepared as possible will give you the confidence you need at deposition time. Here is a checklist to review as you begin the preparation process. ... continue reading

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Lexis Hub Announcements

	Networking and Fundraising Event for Chicago Area Attorneys This high-profile event brings together over 1,600 people from throughout Chicago's legal and corporate communities in a unique, casual and fun-filled family setting. The event includes access... continue reading

	Avenues to Advancement: Ms. JD's Third Annual Conference on Women in the Law The two-day conference will highlight different career paths available to women in the legal profession, the changing professional environment, and the personal and professional infrastructure that best... continue reading

	Tips for Fall Associates More tools, more content, and more free online help. LexisNexis supports your success! Everything you need to refresh and strengthen your skills is posted here for you.

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Continuing Legal Education

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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

	Survey Studies Best Practices for Mentoring Programs for Women Lawyers Recent media reports have raised some serious issues about women lawyers’ career satisfaction and success in the legal profession. Reading about a potentially competitive or less-than-desirable... continue reading

	2009 PILI Corporate Pro Bono Roundtable Series--Chicago The Corporate Pro Bono Roundtable Series provides corporate pro bono leaders with an opportunity to network, discuss the unique pro bono challenges facing corporate attorneys and to share best practices... continue reading

	NY Supreme Court Justices Address Global Sex Slavery LexisNexis promotes Rule of Law initiative during panel on human trafficking ... continue reading

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Webinars, Videos & Podcasts

Conducting Expert Witness Research
At your fingertips, find information on 220,000+ experts. With IDEX® Expert Witness Content as part of LexisNexis® Total Litigator, you now get even more critical information, along with the exclusive...
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Considering Solo Practice? Best Practices for Setting up Your Own Firm
Thinking of starting out on your own? From the business side to practice management., learn how to lay a sound foundation and get the best start to enable long term growth and success. Topics covered...
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Taking the Mystery out of Non-Patented Innovations
Whose Big Idea is it Anyway? When a non-patented idea is published as a technical disclosure, it’s no longer at risk of being patented by others. Learn more about researching the innovations...
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Career News and Trends

	Tossing Tradition Aside—Redesigned Associate Training Programs Replace Lockstep Models at Top Firms The “silver lining” in the cloud of recent law firm layoffs and associate deferrals is emerging in the form of realigned associate development programs at some large law firms. New skill... continue reading

	Time to Change Traditional Law Firm Recruiting Practices After the recent cancellations of some top firms’ associate programs and deferrals of associates’ offers, many big firms are rethinking their recruitment processes from the ground up. Some... continue reading

	2009 NAWL Retention Survey Survey reveals that women have a long way to go to break into law firm leadership roles. ... continue reading

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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

	Posted By: Ted Zwayer The Responsible Corporate Officer Doctrine Receives New Attention Over sixty-five years ago, the United States Supreme Court articulated what has become known as the “Responsible Corporate Officer” doctrine. In United States v. Dotterweich , 320 U.S. 277,... continue reading

	Posted By: Ted Zwayer Properly Drafted Exculpatory Clauses in Favor of Commercial Landlords Are Enforceable Recently I discussed a court ruling that was a reminder to legal counsel for commercial landlords to carefully draft leases. In Landmark HHH, LLC v. Gi Hwa Park , 277 Va. 50 (Va. 2009), the Supreme... continue reading

	Posted By: Melissa Huelsman How to Help Your Client Victimized by a Real Estate Foreclosure Scam With the current rash of foreclosures, scams and scam artists are popping up all over, trying to take advantage of people already suffering through difficult times. ... continue reading

	Posted By: Ted Zwayer Landlord Liability for Criminal Activity on Its Premises To What Extent is a Landlord Responsible for Ongoing Criminal Activity on the Premesis? ... continue reading

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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

	LexisNexis iPhone App Lets You Get Cases and Shepardize on Your Phone Announcing the new LexisNexis iPhone App for Law Students! This LexisNexis iPhone App allows you to retrieve cases and Shepard’s reports right from your iPhone. Anyone can download... continue reading

	Tricks for Efficient Online Interaction Many lawyers understand the importance of networking, but let’s face it — running a law practice takes time and no one ever seems to have enough of it. In fact, the lack of time is one of... continue reading

	ABA Contests FTC’s Application of Identity Theft Rules to Attorneys An FTC rule scheduled to go into effect November 1 st could have serious implications for law firms’ fee and billing practices. The American Bar Association is trying to stop the Federal... continue reading

	Protecting Your Data and Contacts Cloud Computing: Lessons from a Broken Sidekick Posted by: J. Alex Dalessio With the cacophony of news pouring out of every outlet these days - from the Olympics, Nobel Prizes,... continue reading

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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

Expert Witness Research Checklist
Your expert’s credibility can determine the outcome of a case. That’s why you must uncover the strengths and weaknesses of any expert involved. Be sure your expert witness research is...
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In-Depth Guide to Using lexis.com
Need a refresher on the basics of lexis.com or need step-by-step directions on a specific task? Here is the place that you will find your answers!
Martindale-Hubbell Law Digests Now Available For Your Free Use
All 150 Martindale-Hubbell Law Digests describing the laws of U.S. and foreign jurisdictions are now available on www.martindale.com for FREE! The searchable digests are loaded and available...
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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.

Latest Legal News For New Attorneys

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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

Stanford Law School Dean Larry Kramer Discusses Interviews and Jobs
It's a tough interview season with fewer jobs for law students. Stanford Law School Dean Larry Kramer talks about how insights from this season could change the process for the future. ...
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Interview Season 2009
Most of the information out about this year’s 2L on-campus interviewing still seems to be in the form of anecdotes combined with wild speculation on the part of students. Some of the frustration...
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Notable Newcomers

	Jeffrey V. Glickman, Alston & Bird LLP

	Gerald V. Thomas, Alston & Bird, LLP

	David J. Gutowski, Reed Smith LLP

	NOMINATE A NOTABLE NEWCOMER: Exceptional Tax Law Professionals Recognized

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