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career development
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The Conglomerate Blog: Business, Law, Economics & Society
Grades vs. “Name” Schools: Sander and Yakowitz on what determines success as a lawyer
By Gordon Smith
There is one question that law school applicants ask themselves and law professors every year: “do I attend a higher ranked law school or go to a less prestigious law…
3 Geeks and a Law Blog
Elephant Post: Name Something Transformational That You Learned From Your Boss
By Greg Lambert
Thanks Boss!! We've usually focused on the "negative" when it comes to the Elephant Posts, but this week we wanted to give our contributors a chance to "talk-up" their boss…
The Legal Watercooler
What’s Your Passion?
I read somewhere that what you wanted to be when you were 10-years old is your true passion. As adults I think we forget this. As lawyers, I think it…
Texas Bar Blog
Networking webcast serves a critical need
By Dennis Duffy
Need to stay competitive? Learn to network painlessly and effectively.
The Faculty Lounge
Faculty Candidates: Tim’s Ten Tips
As we move ever closer to the AALS Faculty Recruitment Conference in late October, I offer the following pre-conference suggestions to candidates:1. When contacted by a hiring chair, please return…
The Faculty Lounge
Aspiring Law Professors: 10 (More!) Pre-Conference Tips
Tim has a very helpful post on pre-conference tips I thought I would add 10 of my own to the mix. They overlap a bit, but I've tried to add…
The Faculty Lounge
Aspiring Law Professors: The Non-Elite JD
Thanks to Jacqui, Dan and the rest of The Faculty Lounge for letting me hang my hat here during September. As Jacqui's introductory post and my title suggest, I'm planning…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
New Book – Careers In Criminal Law
By Ellen Podgor
Ellen C. Brotman, Careers in Criminal Law - The promo states:The book is organized into five different parts: Part I focuses on traditional criminal defense, including public defending, white collar…
The Right Coast
Law school is a great way to kill time Tom Smith
I am tired of all this putting down of law school as a way to kill time and wait out a bad job market. Law school can absolutely be a…
The Faculty Lounge
Women and Careers … and Parenthood
With thanks to my colleague, Jessica Berg, for passing this along to me, I'm sure others found this NY Times article interesting, if depressing. It compares the first women on…