With law school behind you and your successful attempt at the bar exam, it’s time to get yourself ready for your first full-time job in your chosen profession. Like any new hire there will be certain expectations of you, but the level of pressure and expectation on a junior associate can be significant, so understanding what is to come before you set foot in that office is essential to career success. Understanding Who Can Help You Keep in mind that this is your first job; even if you are extremely fortunate and have landed your dream job you are still…
Oh, so DON'T bring drugs to your court appearance!
Feeling swamped with extra work, but not enough to justify hiring full time assistance? Part-time employees can be a great way to spread out your workload, whether you're hiring contract attorneys, interns, or support staff. Part-time employees, like any new...
If you are actively looking for work, you know the importance of adequately preparing for a job interview. These meetings, more than any other components...
If you're new to this whole lawyer thing, you'll soon have to tackle your first client meeting. Do you know how to prepare? Probably not. Unless you've spent time meeting with people in other professional settings, the initial client meeting...
Once a legal case has closed, it is important to store the file so that it's available to use if a claim is made about the handling of the case.
How many journalists can you name who regularly cover legal technology?
Legal Action Center is launching a new blog. Can you help us name it?
In this week’s video, we’re going to go over social media in your job search. That’s coming up. Social media is a double-edged sword. It can hurt your job se...
Find out about measuring the perceived value of legal services to clients and develop a strategy to know how much legal services are really worth.
Does it really matter? Does your legal issue really merit or deserve speaking to an attorney? Is it really that big of a deal? Can you trust the internet? Ca...
What is Enterprise Legal Management (ELM)? It’s the practice management and operations strategy of a corporate legal department, as well as the group...
Good legal writing is a lawyer’s stock-in-trade. Use these tips to up your writing game. Make it easy for your reader Legal readers are busy. They don’t want to have to stop and think to figure out what you mean or why you are saying it. What do they need from your document? How can... Read more »
In addition to what you’re asking, how legal pros ask questions can make all the difference. Learn more about 5 essential questioning techniques.
We all know there can be costs to breaking the law. You may have to pay a fine, or pony up for an attorney. You might have to pay some court costs, and, if you agree to community service or...
Existing views of legal interpretation are dominated by two camps: the "standard picture," and a "skeptical response." Can we do better?
Even for complex legal work, sometimes doing it yourself is faster and costs less than outsourcing.
For most of us, writing, and especially legal writing, is hard work - it requires a lot of focus, deliberation, and mental effort.
There are two professionals every business will need early on: an accountant and a lawyer. The reason to hire an accountant is very obvious. We need someone to maintain our records, setup chart accounts, review our numbers periodically and prepare federal, state and local taxes. However the reason for hiring a business attorney may not…
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client. - Proverb When many lawyers hear things like do-it-yourself legal forms, online legal tools and onli