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Legal Marketing Blog
Bring A Career Focus to Your Legal Practice
By Tom Kane
Learning that the practice of law is not just about statutes and case law, and the other technical aspects of the legal system, is usually relegated to self-education and the…
Legal Ease Blog
Four Steps to Achieving a “Work-Free” Life
I read a piece this weekend by Paul Lawrence called Never Work a Day in Your Life Again. In it, Lawrence sets out four steps to achieving your goals. His…
Legal Ease Blog
Are You Aware of the Financial Realities of Your Firm and Your Career?
In my last post, I pointed to Carolyns Elefant's post on the issue of 'work-life balance,' particularly for women. I also talked about the discussion at my monthly networking meeting…
Labor Law Prof Blog
DOL Launches Career Advancement Accounts
The Department of Labor announced today that eight states have volunteered to test $3,000personal accounts that workers can use to get needed education andtraining. These Career Advancement Accounts(CAAs) can be…
Legal Ease Blog
What’s Wrong with the New Generation of Lawyers?
I hear a lot of complaints from law firm partners about the associates and young lawyers in their firms. Larry Bodine's August 17, 2006 post on his Law Marketing Blog,…
Legal Profession Blog
Straddling the Fence – Career Questions
Posted by Jeff Lipshaw.We kick off Straddling the Fence with some thoughts on careers.I had lunch with one of the student groups here at Tulane a couple weeks ago (One…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Miami Legal Marketing Association program
Miami's Legal Marketing Association is conducting Career Development for the Legal Marketer this Thursday at 11:30 at Greenberg Traurig, 1221 Brickell Ave., Miami. E-mail donsil@boardroompr or call 954-370-8999 for more…
The Right Coast
Greg Mankiew’s Career Choices Mike Rappaport
He writes about deciding whether to get a PhD in economics, a law degree, or both: My case is somewhat abnormal. During my period of experimentation, Ilearned that I was…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Blogs open doors for new jobs and opportunities
Jeff Jarvis picked up on an Ad Age cover story about blogs opening doors for new jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities. In the last two weeks, Robert Scoble, Om Malik and…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Blogging essential to your career
Blogging is essential to your career says The Boston Globe. Their reasons as summarized by Liz Strauss at Successful Bloggers: Blogging gets folks visibilityBlogs update more often and so rank…