The 10 Worst Things about Being a Lawyer
Summary: It takes a lot to be a lawyer, and there are definite downsides to the profession. Check out this...
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7 Top Aspects of Practicing Family Law That You Should Know About
Summary: If your legal interests involve families and how they grow together or apart, you should possibly...
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How to Be a Parent and an Attorney: The Challenges of Being a Lawyer and Parent
Summary: BigLaw attorneys who are also parents are fighting back for better life-work balances, particularly...
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Is Law Still a Prestigious and Profitable Business?
Summary: We’ve seen a bimodal split for starting salaries of lawyers between the high amounts offered by big...
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15 Trailblazing Women in Law
Summary: Do you know the history of women in law? Read this article to learn that history.
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Lawyer Burnout and Anxiety: How to Recognize and Prevent Lawyer Burnout
Summary: Many lawyers suffer from job-related stress and anxiety, and few combat it well.
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What Does a Probate Lawyer Do: A Guide for Law Students and Attorneys
Summary: Probate law doesn’t get the recognition of other practices; but it nonetheless is a very important...
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Attorneys Drunk, Bombed and Wasted: Why Do Attorneys of All Ages Drink So Much and Have So Many Substance Abuse Problems
Summary: Currently, the legal profession has a higher rate of alcohol abuse than any other profession.
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Stories of Attorneys Literally Working Themselves to Death: Is These Such a Thing as Work-Life Balance for Attorneys?
Summary: Don't let the practice of law take your life. Learn what karoshi means and how you can avoid it.
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One Reason Lawyers Hate Practicing Law: Boring, Simple, Repetitive Legal Work
Summary: Chimp work is abundant in law firms and ends up on the desks of those lowest on the rung—new...
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Lawyers and Money
Summary: Lawyers have calculated virtually every aspect of their legal profession decision, but they often...
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How Obsessive Organization Can Make or Break Your Legal Career
Summary: Learn the importance of keeping documents, emails, letters, and other information organized and...
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Help! I'm Drowning! What to Do When You've Got Too Much Legal Work (or Too Little)
Summary: Every attorney feels swamped from time to time, but when people knock on your door with another...
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The Judge Is Presiding
Summary: There are, however, those of us lawyers who do exclusively transactional work and don’t even know...
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5 Cultural Values LL.M. Students Must Learn
Summary: Cultural values in the United States are different than those in other countries. LL.M. students...
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Tips for Foreign Trained Lawyers Series: Employee Beware!
Summary: Learn how you can work in the US as a foreign trained lawyer with these 10 tips.
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Public Interest Law Jobs and Loan Forgiveness Programs
Summary: Want to work in public interest law but are struggling to make your monthly student loan payments?...
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The Inner Life of Lawyering: Three Critical Tools That Can Help Lawyers Facing Depression
Summary: Learn why depression is such a big problem for lawyers and what can be done to help.
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Ten Tips to Help Foreign Trained Lawyers Find Work in the US
As a foreign trained lawyer, newly immigrated and transplanted to the USA, I decided to do some research on...
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Life after Bar Passage
Summary: Find out what happened to one attorney after she passed the bar exam.
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What to Do If You Hate Your Attorney Job
Summary: Do you hate being an attorney? Find out what you should do if you can’t stand working as an...
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Should You Be a Contract Lawyer?
Summary: Thousands of lawyers across the country turn to contract lawyering to express work style preferences,...
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8 Things You Must Do When You Lose Your Legal Job
Summary: You just got the news: you’ve lost your legal job. Now what?
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3 Huge Mistakes Attorneys Make With Their Legal Careers
By following a few simple steps, you can take charge of your career. Learn to avoid some of the biggest...
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Legal Jobs at Google
Summary: There are jobs available for attorneys at Google in Mountain View, California.
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Legal Jobs at Apple
Summary: There are attorney positions available at Apple in the Cupertino, California area.
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Three Tips for Lawyers Unhappy with Their Jobs (What to Do If You Hate Being an Attorney and Your Attorney Job)
Summary: For many, it is much easier to deal with the hateful thing you know than the unknown thing you fear....
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15 Reasons You Should Not Quit the Practice of Law
One of the more interesting things about the practice of law is that there is no shortage of people out there...
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25 Reasons Most Attorneys Hate the Practice of Law and Go Crazy (and What to Do about It)
Several years ago, I hired a manager for a legal recruiting firm that I run, BCG Attorney Search. The manager...
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