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career development
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Cordell Parvin Blog
Your Career: What Are You Doing to Prepare to Win?
Nancy and I are flying east today. On Monday, will drive to Blacksburg, Virginia to watch my alma mater, Virginia Tech play the national champion Ohio State Buckeyes. Just in case…
Cordell Parvin Blog
16 Things Law Firms Expect of New Lawyers
Next Tuesday many first year associates started their legal careers in law firms across the US and Canada. For many years I was asked to speak during their orientation. Next…
Business of Law
#ILTACON Keynote – The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
What a difference a passion makes. What does it take to achieve personal success and feel like you are in your element? That's what Sir Ken Robinson, international advisor on…
Legal Skills Prof Blog
How to Sabotage Your Job Search: 8 Ways
From Hillary Mantis in the National Jurist. Here are the headlines:1. You are not targeting your cover letter:2. You have not prepared “success stories” before your interview:3. You didn’t send…
Cordell Parvin Blog
What’s Up with Me? 5 Things I’ve Discovered that Will Help You with Your Career
If you don't have much time and want to just get the 5 things, scroll quickly to the bottom. This is a long one. I was recently asked why I…
Cordell Parvin Blog
Practicing Law: It Was Easier Then
Are you focused on what you want to achieve or the person you want to become? I ask because you will approach your career and life differently. When I started…
Cordell Parvin Blog
Political Savvy May Get You The Promotion (or Clients) You Deserve
I was on Twitter the other day and saw a link to a new book. I read the first chapter and asked author Bonnie Marcus to share with lawyers, her…
Cordell Parvin Blog
Practicing Law: Some Days It Just All Comes Together
In your career you have some days that aren't as great as others. You also have a few days when everything clicked and it all came together. You will never…
Cordell Parvin Blog
Young Lawyers: Are you kicking …?
In 2012, I posted a blog You are Never Too Young, Too Inexperienced, Too... I argued that If you are hungry to become more valuable to your potential clients and if you…
International Law Prof Blog
Career Advice for Intenational Lawyers and Law Students
Here's a link to an article of mine from the ILSA Journal of International and Comparative Law that may include some useful career advice. It's on the Social Science Research…