60http://law.lexisnexis.com/webcenters/newattorney/Building-a-Better-Legal-Profession/Pro-Bono-in-Your-Interview- Approaching pro bono in an on-campus interview with any firm can be a tricky affair. While law firm websites lead you to believe their pro bono programs flow like a mighty stream...BBLPWed, 30 Sep 2009 20:13:10 GMThttp://law.lexisnexis.com/webcenters/newattorney/Building-a-Better-Legal-Profession/Law-Firm-Layoffs-and-What-to-Do-about-Them-Part-2-Advice-for-Associates In the past year, a declining economy has led to a steady stream of associate layoffs in large law firms. Dechert, Thacher Proffitt, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, O’Melveny...BBLPWed, 30 Sep 2009 20:13:10 GMThttp://law.lexisnexis.com/webcenters/newattorney/Building-a-Better-Legal-Profession/Get-Specific-Making-the-Interview-Work During on-campus interviews, students may find it surprisingly difficult to come up with good questions for the partner or associate sitting across the table from them. There are a host of sites...BBLPWed, 30 Sep 2009 20:13:10 GMThttp://law.lexisnexis.com/webcenters/newattorney/Building-a-Better-Legal-Profession/Earning-a-Living-in-Public-Interest Traditionally, law students at the top schools have had to face the dilemma of deciding whether to follow the big money to the big firms or follow their hearts to a public interest organization. The recent financial crisis,...BBLPWed, 30 Sep 2009 20:13:10 GMThttp://law.lexisnexis.com/webcenters/newattorney/Building-a-Better-Legal-Profession/Big-Law-and-Diversity-Tall-Tales This past winter I had the pleasure of sitting in on a diversity recruitment lunch put on by a national law firm at the Stanford Law School. This firm is among the most elite...BBLPWed, 30 Sep 2009 20:13:10 GMThttp://law.lexisnexis.com/webcenters/newattorney/Building-a-Better-Legal-Profession/Landing-a-Government-Job-in-DC-and-Beyond 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 consider early and careful action. BBLPWed, 30 Sep 2009 20:13:10 GMThttp://law.lexisnexis.com/webcenters/newattorney/Building-a-Better-Legal-Profession/A-Different-Kind-of-Summer For months now, the impact of the recession has been wreaking havoc on upper echelons of the legal profession. Look no further for evidence than the layoff...BBLPTue, 26 May 2009 06:51:52 GMThttp://law.lexisnexis.com/webcenters/newattorney/Building-a-Better-Legal-Profession/Law-Firm-Layoffs-and-What-to-Do-about-Them-Part-1-Advice-for-Law-Students In the past year, a declining economy has led to a steady stream of associate layoffs in large law firms. Dechert, Thacher Proffitt, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, O’Melveny & Myers, and Clifford Chance...BBLPTue, 22 Apr 2008 08:50:16 GMThttp://law.lexisnexis.com/webcenters/newattorney/Building-a-Better-Legal-Profession/The-San-Francisco-Bar-Association-Diversity-Initiative In 1987, a study commissioned by the University of California reported on the state of diversity in San Francisco’s law firms, and found “profound disadvantages within the city’s legal workplaces.” In...BBLPWed, 05 Mar 2008 08:32:06 GMThttp://law.lexisnexis.com/webcenters/newattorney/Building-a-Better-Legal-Profession/Generation-Gap             Last summer, the organization we run, Building a Better Legal Profession , began collecting data about large...BBLPMon, 03 Mar 2008 07:27:59 GMT