Present Status of the Legal Job Market
Today's legal job market is far different from that which existed just a few years ago. In the 1980s,...
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2013 LawCrossing Salary Survey of Lawyer Salaries in Best Law Firms
A recent LawCrossing Salary Survey of Lawyer Salaries of Best Law Firms survey asked attorneys about their...
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What Kind of Law Will You Practice?
Most law students plan to practice a particular type of law after they graduate. Unfortunately, reality soon...
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Justice sans Juries
When we hear the word "trial," most of us imagine a courtroom with a judge sitting on the bench and twelve...
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Where Do You Want to Practice?
When it comes to decide where to start practicing, look for a place where you believe you will enjoy the...
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The Importance of Common Law
American law has its roots in the law of England, and our legal system is known as Anglo-American law. When...
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Opportunities in IT Field
No other field offers the range and number of opportunities to be found in information technology. And no area...
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Alternative Careers for Law Graduates
This article is aimed at two principal categories of readers. First, those readers who wish to study law but...
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Changing the Course of Your Legal Career within the Legal Profession
This article is intended to give you some ideas about changing the course of your legal career within the...
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Legal Profession Future in Today’s World
One prediction that can safely be made is that the pattern of rapid - and sometimes painful - change which the...
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Dissatisfaction Levels for Women in Law
Alternatives to careers in law become sought after options for women lawyers. One may become a career...
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Pro Bono and Part-Time Work for Those with a Degree in Law
Pro bono (volunteer legal) work offers you a chance to explore a new area without making any drastic...
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Alternative Legal Career Transitional Strategies
Self-assessment exercises can help you determine your strengths and interests, and can actually be a lot of...
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Researching A New Career: What's More Out There for Those with a Law Degree?
The first and most common question would-be career changers ask is, "What other job can I get with a law...
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Charting the Financial Needs of Those in a Law Job
For most attorneys considering leaving the profession, the burning question is this: How much will you earn in...
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Are You Planning to Leave Your Legal Career?
According to a recent poll, 70 percent of lawyers surveyed said they would start a new career if they could....
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Alternative Careers with a Joint Degree in Law
You have carefully decided law school is for you. You still wonder, however, what else you might do with your...
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Law-Related Career Alternatives
Many lawyers not only continue to practice law throughout their careers, but also report significant...
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Non-Legal Career Alternatives for Law Graduates
Non-legal alternatives available to law graduates differ from law-related alternatives in several important...
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Minorities in the Profession of Law
In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, an apprenticeship was the primary vehicle to become a lawyer....
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Trends Affecting Practice of Law
Like other businesses and professions, the practice of law has changed dramatically in recent years. A...
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Is Deal Making in a Law Job for You?
To answer the question of whether you would enjoy doing corporate or securities work in the deal making area,...
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Practice of Business Law
Here's what it feels like to be a deal maker. Less well understood than their colleagues in litigation,...
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The Pace of Litigation Practice
The pace can be hectic, even frantic. In the span of one day you may receive that box of documents from your...
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All That You Must Know about Litigation Practice
Courtroom gladiator and proud of it, Michael J. McManus gives you a glimpse of what litigation practice is all...
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The Right to Receive Humane Legal Assistance
Lawsuits often deal with the most intense, sensitive matters of your life, and yet lawyers and law firms are...
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Defining the Legal "Profession"
The fact is, when you start asking what it means to be a lawyer, you hear some peculiar answers, and you might...
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Legal Profession Outlook for 2013
There is no improvement in the outlook for the legal profession as 2013 commences.
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