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It's a late summer tradition: Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers team up to publish their annual list of the top 50 law firms for women. Working Mother magazine is a major publication dedicated to serving and supporting all mothers who are committed to their careers. On its Web site, Flex-Time Lawyers identifies itself as "a national consulting firm that advises law students, attorneys and legal employers on work/life balance, retaining and promoting women and law-firm restructure."... Posted on October 14, 2009 at 08:11 am by Steve Imparl

In a recent blog post, startup guru Guy Kawasaki explained how to use LinkedIn to find a job. For those not familiar with the site, LinkedIn is a professional networking site with over 35 million members in over 140 industries. Members "connect" to each other to form networks, and then share business referrals, marketing tips, job opportunities, and much more (check out LinkedIn for Lawyers 101 for a short LinkedIn tutorial tailored to attorneys). Below, in summary form, are Kawaski's ten tips... Posted on March 1, 2009 at 09:15 am by JD Bliss

On January 20, 2009, Michelle Obama will become the First Lady of the United States. Arguably, she is going to be the most prominent example of a woman dealing with the challenges that working lawyer-moms face as they work to balance their professional careers with their roles as mothers. Obama, an attorney with a successful career in private practice, city government, and corporate law, has recently spent a great deal of time working on the campaign of her husband, President-elect Barack... Posted on December 31, 2008 at 12:49 am by Steve Imparl

This organization is providing some great resources to solo and small firm attorneys. I'm happy to add my two cents once in a while but I also look forward to continuing to read their very insightful commentary. Posted on November 19, 2009 at 06:53 am by Stephen Seckler, Esq.

An interesting new study documents that increasingly, CEO's and other business professionals are using social networks to help them in their decision making. Sounds like another good reason to join in the dialogue. Posted on November 19, 2009 at 12:42 am by Stephen Seckler, Esq.

A partner at Nixon Peabody lays out the risks and opportunities. Sounds like a lawyer grappling with the tension between what he knows is reality and what he fears could go wrong. Posted on November 12, 2009 at 02:01 pm by Stephen Seckler, Esq.

Touro Law Center alum Caryn Pincus (Class of 2006) has created a new board game to help those studying for the Bar Exam (and really anyone studying the Multistate Bar Exam practice areas). The game is called "Passing the Bar" and it is receiving national exposure. Caryn is licensed to practice law in New York, New Jersey, and Florida. She graduated cum laude and received CALI Awards for Academic Posted on November 20, 2009 at 01:18 am by Brett Gilbert

The American Bar Association and the National Conference of Bar Examiners publishes the annual Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements, which sets out the rules and practices of all U.S. jurisidictions for admission to the Bar. This valuable resource can be downloaded for free here. Posted on November 19, 2009 at 06:16 am by Brett Gilbert

The July 2009 New York State Bar Examination results were recently announced, so it is time for those who passed the exam (woohoo!) to do a little resume updating. Create a new section between your name/address header and the education section on your resume as follows:BAR ADMISSIONS New York State (awaiting admission)The "awaiting admission" designation lets employers know that you have passed Posted on November 19, 2009 at 04:15 am by Brett Gilbert

Law schools have failed their students and the public but college graduates continue to apply and attend without having the facts or information needed to make an informed decision. I request that you read this post and, if appropriate, forward it to any college students considering going to law school as well as any of those, such as pre-law advisers, who advise such students. This is a unique, almost chaotic, time in the legal profession. Large law firms are reevaluating the way they do... Posted on November 11, 2009 at 03:45 pm by Ron Fox

When I read a the United States Government Accountability Office Report to Congressional Committees on HIGHER EDUCATION Issues Related to Law School Cost and Access October 2009, I was not impressed. Those drafting the report seemed to simply accept the statements of law school officials that ABA accreditation has no affect on the cost of law school but the change to a more hands-on resource-intensive approach to legal education has affected cost. The law school officials also said that... Posted on November 9, 2009 at 03:15 pm by Ron Fox

A proposal for a new public law school for Massachusetts, one of only 7 states in the country not to have a public law school, has generated an enormous amount of controversy with many saying that there is a need for a school with a reasonable tuition and others saying there is at this time no need for a school that would add more lawyers to an overcrowded field. Prominent among the opponents, shocking as that may not be, are the local law schools. What is shocking is that I find myself... Posted on October 27, 2009 at 07:17 am by Ron Fox

Training means - research day and night - ask other associates and librarian for help but not the partner. Then bill 2 hours for it. Good culture means all associates get super drunk at least one night a week Partners are always talking about how lazy young associates are Partners scream at associates and secretaries and no one [...] Posted on March 4, 2009 at 05:16 pm by Jennifer Loud

I am a featured Guest Blogger on the http://www.cheezhead.com/ website today. Check out my article here: twitter 101: get yourself a new job Mon, Feb 23, 2009 Featured The hiring market is bleak. Last week over 1,000 lawyers were laid off. Companies are not hiring. Students are unable to get jobs. Recruiting is down. Competition for the few available jobs [...] Posted on February 19, 2009 at 12:40 pm by Jennifer Loud

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