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career development
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Legal Marketing Blog
Legal Business Development: Is Your Career a Work of Art?
By Paula Black
Career... a work of art? That's an odd notion. In the Harvard Business Review I read an article by Gianpiero Petriglieri... "Turn Your Career Into a Work of Art." Petriglieri…
The Legal Whiteboard
A New Tool for Law Student Professional Development
In retrospect, it looks pretty simple: (1) find a convenient time for 1Ls, (2) provide pizza, (3) invite successful lawyers to talk about their careers, (4) have law faculty gently…
Zen and the Art of Legal Networking
Unpacking and Mapping Your Career Business Plan – An LMA Re-Cap
As I was leaving the LMA 2012 conference, I learned that what many of us had been hoping for was coming true - we were starting up a LMANJ city…
Legal Ease Blog
Tips for New Lawyers – ABA Law Practice Today
By Allison Johs
The April 2012 issue of Law Practice Today is out. This month's issue is a "survival guide" for young lawyers, but there are lessons here for lawyers of all experience…
Cordell Parvin Blog
Your Career: The Power to Choose How You Play the Hand You Are Dealt
When I am coaching, I find some lawyers who are not willing to change. Some think I have the magic pill that will bring clients to them as they continue…
Atlanta Paralegal Services
VIDEO – 5 Ways To Invest In Your Paralegal Career
Do you want to advance in your paralegal career? How do you plan to move forward and meet your goals? This video will show you five ways you can invest…
The Faculty Lounge
On Finding What You’re Looking For: Is a Narrow Focus on BigLaw as the Ne Plus Ultra of a Legal Education a Betrayal of our Trust?
The National Law Journal recently released its annual study ranking law schools by the percentage of their last graduating class placed in BigLaw. As usual, an array of more prestigious…
The Faculty Lounge
Counseling Students – The Student Who Has No Idea Why He Went to Law School
Last week, I posted about our role as student counselors and asked what to do with the socially awkward student. Thanks to many of you for thoughtful responses. Today, I…
Cordell Parvin Blog
Career Success: A Good Way to Start Making It Happen
John M. Richardson has an expression I like: When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people: those who let it happen; those who make it happen…
The Faculty Lounge
Mentoring Traps and Tricks
I was at a general meeting today (ie not law school specific) about approaches to effective mentoring for tenure track faculty. In particular, we were asked about what advice we…