Strategies for Recovering After Blowing a Major Interview
Dear Lawcrossing, I feel like a complete idiot. I went to a job fair and I got an interview with my dream...
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Personal Strategies for Success in a Law Firm Interview
Dear Lawcrossing, I have a self-analysis problem. I am a second-year law student, and I have done well in...
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Strategies for Discussing Your Less Than Stellar Legal Class Standing
Dear Lawcrossing, OK, you say not to worry about grades, so I'm not worried. But what do you do when an...
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Understanding Generation Y – The Key to Leading a Workforce of the Future
While leading today’s multi-generational workforces, many business leaders recognize two things: First, the...
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Alternative Legal Careers: Utilize Excellent Resume Strategies
Writing a resume for a non-traditional legal job is like writing a resume for any other targeted position. You...
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Good News! Law School Is Worth It – Or Getting There
During the recession, with admissions to law schools suddenly going up and law school marketing strategies...
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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP, commonly known as Finnegan, is the largest international...
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Using a Behavioral Interview to the Employer’s Best Advantage
A behavioral interview is only part of a structured interview process, but is extremely important as many...
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How Technology is Changing the Recruiting Landscape
Changes in technology have empowered both recruiters and jobseekers, and to a great extent leveled the playing...
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Hiring a Veteran into a Civilian Workplace
Veterans can be of invaluable help to a business or company in many ways. The greatest assets of a veteran are...
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Big Data: The New Stratagem for HR Recruiting
“Is there an easier way to recruit candidates?” This is the question most HR managers and HR...
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Career Planning for your Multigenerational Workforce
Workplaces throughout the country today are made up of four distinct generations – the Veterans (1922 –...
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The Adventurous Valerie A. Fontaine
Valerie A. Fontaine is a legal recruiter with Seltzer Fontaine Beckwith. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and...
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Values vs Skills: What Do You Look for While Recruiting?
As a law firm, what weighs more, according to you, when recruiting new employees – their values or their...
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The Temporary Staffing Strategy - Survival Instinct for Hiring
The temporary staffing industry has always been looked upon as a bellwether for the U.S., according to the...
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Effective Hiring Strategies — Making the Best Use of Job Postings
All bad online job ads exhibit the same mistakes — dull writing, uninspiring language and failure to...
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Strategies to Increase Focus in Work and Learning Part 2
In the first part of this series, we had discussed building comfort zones and creating environmental and...
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Defining the Importance of What You Do at Work
Legal staff and paralegals, even the best of them, are often overlooked and taken for granted. Even though...
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Strategies to Increase Focus in Work and Learning Part 1
Every student knows that absorption and internalization of learning and quality of output depends upon the...
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How to Review Information for Committing to Memory
Reviewing notes and documents become habits for law students. However, only the successful students...
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Office of Career Services at William & Mary Law School
At the Office of Career Services (OCS) at William & Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia, the talented...
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Harvard Law School's Office of Career Services
Harvard Law School's Office of Career Services offers students a powerhouse resource in myriad ways.
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Sarka Cerna-Fagan - Director for Employer and Alumni Initiatives
Sarka Cerna-Fagan, Tulane University of Law School's Director for Employer and Alumni Initiatives, is a...
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Being a Sports Lawyer
This article deals with the scope and requirements of sports lawyers, their educational qualifications,...
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Obtaining a Career as a Legal Assistant
A Legal Assistant, better known as a paralegal, is a non-lawyer who assists the lawyers in their legal work....
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The Importance of Job Networking
This article deals with the importance of networking in your career and gives tips and suggestions as to how...
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Discovery Paralegal - At the Heart of the Case
This article talks about the Discovery Paralegal. Discovery happens before the trial begins. It is the time...
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Confidence in UK Legal Sector Falls
In a study published on October 27 by Smith & Williamson, a renowned UK accounting firm, independent research...
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The Opportunity Maker: Strategies for Inspiring Your Legal Career through Creative Networking and Business Development: A Must-Read for Law Students and Junior Lawyers
In The Opportunity Maker, author Ari Kaplan spells out the secrets that all law students and budding attorneys...
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Law Students and Associates Need to Get Out More
In late June LegalTech will be moving west to Los Angeles. When I was at a firm, I loved running over to the...
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