June 2012
82 posts
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Why Is Hastings Law School Rushing to Cut... →
Well, at least some law school Deans seem to be getting the message…
Why women leave academia and why universities... →
Interesting study.
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25 Twitter Chats for Valuable Career Advice |... →
Job hunting? Check out these useful Twitter chats!
May 2012
70 posts
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Texas Lawyer Blog: In 140 characters or less,... →
The responses!
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It’s the End of Your Career World As You Know... →
Another great post from Jenn Alvey.
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Choosing the Right Practice Area for You: By... →
Lots of useful stuff to consider here when you’re thinking about practice areas (at a firm, at least).
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Why Are Lawyers So Bitchy? | The Undeniable Ruth →
Excellent question!
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Episode 001 — Bar Exam Level Set - Bar Exam Mind →
If you’re taking the bar exam, check out this new podcast series!
The Lazy Stereotyping of Executive Women: A Case... →
Argh.
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LinkedIn: The Beginner's Guide →
Useful if you need to get your LinkedIn account up to speed!
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Different Strokes for Different Folks: Find Your... →
What I learned in last night’s Twitter chat: There’s more than one way to skin a cat.
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Rutgers at Camden Law Dean Defends Marketing Pitch... →
Bogus.
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8 Scholarships to Solo Practice University Now... →
Know any recent law grad who’s going solo? Send them this link! Solo Practice University is offering scholarships. Very exciting!
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TweetChat - #bartips →
If you missed our Twitter chat about preparing for the bar exam, check it out here!
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Quebec’s de facto Spouses: The bizarre legal case... →
This is a rather bizarre situation!
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Law School Innovation: Should law schools help... →
This is a kind of an interesting idea - an incubator for new solos.
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Gretchen Rubin: Former Supreme Court Clerk, Author... →
This interview with Gretchen Rubin is really fantastic. Read it!
Powerful women curtail how much they talk at work... →
Interesting study, but kind of a bummer.
Gandhi’s Top 10 Fundamentals for Changing the... →
If you can do these 10 things, you’re probably doing pretty well!
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Are You Sleeping With Your Smartphone? - Leslie A.... →
Worth thinking about!
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An Open Letter to the Bosses of Young Lawyers |... →
Enough about what young lawyers can do to start their jobs off right! What should your boss be doing?!?
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Raising the Bar: What I tell friends who ask my... →
Another discussion of whether law school + debt is worth it…
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Student loans: ProPublica rounds up the best... →
Interesting roundup of articles on student loan debt.
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Survive Law - How to Study for a Closed Book Exam →
Useful advice for closed book exams!
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How to make your Goals SMART | CAREERBRIGHT →
Got a goal? Make it a SMART one!
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This is Your Life: 25 Things You Can Do Right Now... →
In a career funk? Some fantastic tips to get you moving!
Wheels of Change: How The Bicycle Empowered Women... →
Love! Time for a bike ride…
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Report: Law school should be more like medical... →
True, or false?
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State high court on illegal practicing law →
Interesting…
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Do Female Lawyers Have It The Worst? →
I can certainly think of lots of worse jobs, but the sentiment is a reasonable one…
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Big Law Firms And The Crack Dealer Business Model... →
Epic. Love it.
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Advocating for Innovation in the Business of Law |... →
Interesting article on technology and the legal profession. I think the last scenario can only become more common!
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6 Steps to Planning for 10 Weeks of Bar Exam Prep →
Some good advice for the bar takers out there!
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LegalZoom IPO: Be afraid, lawyers! Be very afraid!... →
The end is near?
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Five Tips for Successfully Starting a Summer Legal... →
If you’ve got a summer law job, you’ll probably have to do some legal research. Five tips for starting off on the right foot.
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Law School Academic Support Blog: Two Most Common... →
Personally, I disagree that the bar exam is “five to ten times as difficult” as a law school exam, but these are still useful points to keep in mind if you’re studying!
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Would You Like Help Navigating the Summer... →
If you’re a summer associate, you probably want to check out the Summer Success Crash Course. Free for our readers!
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3 Questions New Lawyers Must Ask Themselves →
Useful!
Clothes and Self-Perception - NYTimes.com →
This is quite fascinating.
Women in the Economy: A Wall Street Journal Task... →
The WSJ weighs in on what’s holding women back in the business world.
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The Body Odd - You are what you read, study... →
Fascinating. I wonder how you can use this to prime yourself for success in various endeavors?
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Startup Business : Carter Law Firm, PLLC |... →
Thinking about going solo? Ruth Carter shares some good advice for starting out.
Who Needs Feminism? →
Awesome. Love it.
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The 3 Things Recruiters Look For In Every Hire,... →
Three questions you should be able to answer before applying for a job.
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Are You Too Busy To Be Productive? →
Is your job search productive, or is it just keeping you busy?
Hillary Clinton Wearing No Makeup Is A Total Power... →
Love this!
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Why More Law Firms Will Go the Way of Dewey &... →
Great article on the challenges facing BigLaw, and how their own short-sighted thinking will bring down everything.
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Interview Tips that You Won't Get from Your Career... →
Interesting approach. I could see it working in *some* cases.
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What No One Tells You Before You Go to Law School:... →
My latest missive on Ms. JD, talking about my very bizarre summer associate experience with sexual harassment.
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Survive Law - The Joys of Procrastibaking →
Yes, this.
