It’s a truism that Big Law in particular looks down at night school lawyers – but that breed deserve a special mention for reasons that no Ivy League lawyer may ‘get’. First, going to night law school is no easy task, particularly when you’re working all day. Rising to that challenge is something that the […]
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We liked the point made in an article on Mashable by Alexandra Levit where she outlined the 10 pieces of career advice that remain as true today as they were in 1996. Levit points out that personal relationships, even in an age of major social media networks, are still as important as ever in terms
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Has the law profession morphed into an “industry” capable of producing billionaires. And – if so – are you capable of being the ‘legal Zuckerberg’? An article in AboveTheLaw from Thomson Reuters’ Joe Borstein makes the bold claim that by 2027 there will be many billionaires from the “legal industry”, but few will be
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Gordan Exall is a leading Leeds and London-based barrister who took to his Twitter account with all the verve but none of the humour of Donald Trump – extolling aspiring lawyers of the merits (or lack thereof) of a life in the law. In his ‘life of the long-distance barrister’ #lawschool series of Twitter
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What should millennials – lawyers included, obviously – expect in 2017? the fact is the mixed messages coming from employers can be distressing to job seekers who are told that robots will soon be handling more complex legal work and that there is still demand for those with key skills. Forbes contributor Caroline Beaton, who
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Having a big name law school on your resume is great for Big Law jobs, but the reality is that most lawyers don’t work in Big Law. And there is also the fact that lower-ranked law schools can also provide greater job opportunities than some of the major name law schools. Professor of Law Daniel
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Jeb Bush was destined for the presidency until Donald Trump put paid to those dreams – however he now has plans to enter the daily fantasty sports industry with a report that he will act as a ‘strategic consultant’ to a law firm. Lawyers Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney, headquartered in Pittsburgh and with a strong
Online law degrees are holding greater-than-ever appeal for lawyers as tuition fees continue to climb for ‘off line’ law schools. The Financial Times reported that a Harvard Law juris doctor degree may now cost close to $US90,000 a year if insurance, housing and other expenses are added to the actual tuition fees charged by the
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Payment of interns working at law firms has stirred up plenty of controversy in recent times and a LinkedIn article from writer and author Justin Bariso has pointed out some “wage slavery” that may be going on with New York law firms encouraged not to pay interns, but to collect the fees they generate. There
Matt Damon has a lesson for anyone – lawyers or not – on dress sense and why you need to dress 25 per cent better than everyone else at the office. Forbes contributor Carmine Gallo has written a piece on the importance of dress, quoting CEO recruiter James Citrin who tells college graduates in particular
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