Law School ‘newbies’ are faced with a range of issues and downright fears when it comes to determining whether they have made the right choice about going to law school in the first place, let alone graduating and embarking on a whole new career and life.But fortunately Renwei Chung, AbovetheLaw’s ‘Diversity Columnist’ made a summary […]
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Choosing the ‘right’ law firm to work for is something of an art. When recently admitted law partner Katrina Hammon was made partner at New Zealand’s Duncan Cotterill she recognised two key factors: passion for her work and the leadership of her firm.the Posting a picture of herself on LinkedIn, she said two of
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Chief Justice John G Roberts Jr wished bad luck upon school graduates in dispensing some graduation advice that might have taken many by surprise.Speaking at a ninth grade commencement address at an elite school attended by his son, the speech was described by the Washington Post as “personal, understated and popular probably because it touched on universal themes.”As
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]An increasing number of younger lawyers appear to be favouring provincial cities to pursue their legal careers, avoiding the traffic and lifestyle cost “unafforded” by the larger centres.Wanganui’s Megan Christie, 31, for instance, has joined a relatively young law firm as a young lawyer herself, now promoted to associate position with the firm and loving
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The student who assisted a partner at Baker & McKenzie during an assault at a Washington railway station has been both located and thanked – and also offered the ability to gain work experience at the Big Law firm.As Law.com reported, George Washington University law student, Andrew Miller, 23, jumped in to assist the partner,
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Law jobs come and law jobs go . . but fortunately there are some industries that are creating more opportunities for lawyers than others. One of them is the $100 billion gaming industry, for instance.Like the entertainment and sports businesses, the burgeoning gaming industry creates a vast array of legal work – ranging from intellectual
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”bounceIn”] This article was originally published on Forbes. Do you include everything but the kitchen sink in your resume? If you do, it’s time to stop. Include the best parts, and get rid of the rest. The more information you put on your resume, the more difficult it will be for the reader to see
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Myers-Briggs personality types that dominate so many people seeking new jobs, but knowing about the sort of person you are can also help you as a lawyer professionally – and personally.The Myers-Briggs test is designed to bring order to apparently random behaviour or thought patterns. You can see an overview of how it works
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What’s the best career advice you could receive?Better still, what’s the best advice you can actually use to advance your career satisfactorily?A recent article in Business Inside with Microsoft boss Satya Nadella saw the software giant’s boss pay credit to Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck and his best-selling book, Mindset, which Nadella saw as helping to transform Microsoft.There’s no
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[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The lawyer you’re doubtless looking at is not your usual constitutional lawyer. Indeed Claudia de Marchi, 34, is no longer a constitutional lawyer, having changing her law job for a brand new one that earns her more and counters the pervasive male domination of the law profession: She’s a paid ‘courtesan’.de Marchi, who writes her
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