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The Faculty Lounge
“Likeable” Much?
There is a wonderful post today on The Chronicle of Higher Education's On Hiring blog entitled, "Have You Tried Being Likeable?" I have to admit to nodding and laughing out…
International Law Prof Blog
Save the Date: Global Legal Skills Conference in Costa Rica (March 2013)
The next Global Legal Skills Conference will be held in San Jose, Costa Rica, from March 8-11, 2013. The call for presentations will go out next month, with the first…
The Legal Whiteboard
The Client-Focused Lawyer
[by Bill Henderson, originally published in The National Jurist, January 2011 (PDF)]Over the last three years, the majority of my research has focused on lawyer competencies, or what I prefer…
The Legal Whiteboard
Is a Great Lawyer Born or Made?
[By Bill Henderson, originally published in The National Jurist, January 2012 (PDF)]Many law students spend their 1L year fearing that they might be the admissions mistake. I was one of…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Blogging and social media as learning tools for lawyers
One of the unintended consequences of blogging and using other social media for me has been the professional learning aspect. I know more about those things I am charged to…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Don't law schools have an obligation to teach law students how to use the Internet?
I just finished speaking with a class at the University of Washington Law School. [caption id="attachment_20836" align="alignright" width="250" caption="(Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)"][/caption] It was class for mostly 3L's entitled 'Practical…
PropertyProf Blog
The ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Fellows Program
By propertyprof
Troy Rule (Missouri) passes on this info about the ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Fellows ProgramThe ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Fellows…
The Legal Whiteboard
“Work Always Finds Talent”
Last year a lawyer who had built a very succesful practice in a major law firm explained to how talent changes everything. "If I have an associate who are can…
Tom Mighell
Blawg of the Day – Professional Development Perspectives
By Tom Mighell
Here's a blog on a topic that's near and dear to my heart, because it covers a subset of law practice management education. It's called Professional Development Perspectives, and it…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
ALA Conference in Hawaii : Welcome getting together this week
The word has gotten around that I am in Honolulu this week. I guess a couple days tweets from Waikiki will gave that away. I am here for a working…