Seeking niche markets in the law is one of the keys to success for many lawyers. And one of the latest on the legal scene is marijuana law, which has seen Anchorage lawyer Jana Weltzin pioneering her new practice area. Marijuana law in Alaska faces not legal issues particularly, but supply and zoning
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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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By John Reed* “You should be blogging.” This is a phrase you’ve likely heard many, many times from law firm business development staff, legal marketing pundits, and even other lawyers. They’ve probably said that blogging will boost your search engine optimization results, drive traffic to your website, and have prospects beating a path to your
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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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Can Amal Clooney really be more influencial in British law than – say – the Supreme Court? Clearly, no. But that’s not what Debrett’s, the people who are given such influence themselves in Britain over who is who and who is not. Their list of 20 lawyers who are Britain’s most influential include Ms Clooney
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The Lawyer in the UK are preparing for the publication of the “Hot List” of the lawyers and their pre-publication excitement has lead to the publication of four lawyers named in the list previously and how the honour has changed their professional, if not personal lives. Excited? Well, whatever. The first up is the Royal
Chicago, 23 January 2017 – Mayer Brown announced today that Mitchell Holzrichter has rejoined the firm as a partner in the Government practice and global Infrastructure group in Chicago. He comes to Mayer Brown from Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner’s office, where he served as deputy chief of staff for legislative affairs and special counsel after
January 23, 2017 – DLA Piper announced today that George Karavetsos has joined the firm’s Litigation practice as a partner in the Miami office. Karavetsos most recently served as the director of the US Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Criminal Investigations, where he helped develop FDA enforcement initiatives. He also oversaw more
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Does the inauguration day of Donald J Trump also herald moves to impeach the new President? Really? Already two civil rights groups are attempting to do so. The site www.impeachdonaldtrumpnow.org, went live on Friday when the President was sworn in. According to the Washington Post, the site is run by two groups, Free Speech for People
Lawyers using LinkedIn is one of the keys to building a successful practice and connecting with your clients, but look at how this criminal barrister is using the network. You can see what LawFuel has written about for lawyers wanting to build their networks on LinkedIn, such as here. Barrister Dominic D’Souza has over 3000
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