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professional development
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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…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
The 7th Ms JD Conference
By Tracy Thomas
The Top Three Reasons You Should Attend the Annual Ms. JD Conference1. Inspiring to hear other women's success stories.2. Learning new skills to stay ahead of the curve, like granting…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
AALS Podcasts Now Online
By Tracy Thomas
Annual Meeting Podcasts Now OnlineMore than 150 audio podcasts from the 2015 AALS Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. are available at no charge to faculty and professional staff from AALS…
Clinical Law Prof Blog
JOBS: L.A. Incubator Consortium Program: Attorney Development Director
By Jeff Baker
The Los Angeles Incubator Consortium Program, a collaborative project among Pepperdine, Southwestern and UCLA and others, is seeking applications for a part-time Attorney Development Director. Download the position announcement here.
Cordell Parvin Blog
2015 Planning: Look Forward and Work Backward
At the end of this year, I am repeating blog posts on planning written by lawyers I coach. I have updated the posts with each lawyer so that it now…
Cordell Parvin Blog
How to Stand Out in Any Crowd
If you read my recent post, Fast Forward: What Will You Be Doing in 2020?, you know that in October, Canadian law firm, McCarthy Tétrault featured Seth Godin as a…
Cordell Parvin Blog
Recommended Reading: Quiet: The Power of Introverts
A group of lawyers I have coached are reading Quiet: The Power of Introverts by Susan Cain. Today, at 3:00 PM EST, the group will share their ideas from chapter…
The Legal Whiteboard
Does Cooperative Placement Accelerate Law Student Professional Development?
The title of an earlier essay posed a threshold question for legal ed reform: "If We Make Legal Education More Experiential, Would it Really Matter?" (Legal Whiteboard, Feb 2014) (PDF).…
Zen and the Art of Legal Networking
Two for Tuesdays: Professional Development
As this publishes, I will be on a plane heading for the Windy City: Chicago. As part of my involvement with the Legal Marketing Association, I'm fortunate to be able…
The Legal Watercooler
M(erger) – Minus 14 Days: Acceptance is the key
I am in complete acceptance that my waking life is one long continuum right now from the moment my alarm goes off at 5:30 a.m. until the moment I crawl…