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Taking His Law Career to the Next Level: Presidential Hopeful Barack Obama Obama's background includes community organizing...

Taking His Law Career to the Next Level: Presidential Hopeful Barack Obama

By Mary Waldron

Barack Obama is the current front-runner for the 2008 Democratic presidential candidate nomination. Many Americans have been following Obama's pursuit of the job of president, but some forget that Obama is also a civil rights attorney. Obama graduated from Harvard Law School in 1991, where he was also elected the first African American president of the Harvard Law Review. After law school Obama went to Chicago, wrote a book, and worked as a law associate for Illinois civil litigation law firm Miner, Barnhill & Galland. In 1993 Obama also began working as a constitutional law lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School.


Many people may not realize it, but junior United States Senator from Illinois and current Democratic front-runner in the 2008 U.S. presidential election Barack Obama is actually an attorney. Obama's background includes community organizing, university lecturing, and practicing as a civil rights attorney.

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Hasting to Be Tactless Paul Hastings is suffering a massive...

Hasting to Be Tactless

By Stony Olsen

Sometimes the practice of law is more a business than a profession. And sometimes that business side, or the side chasing the almighty dollar, gets in the way of common decency.

When this happens, a short-term monetary goal may have repercussions that end up costing your firm a lot more than what it was expecting to save. The firm of Paul Hastings is finding that out in a big way right now.

Paul Hastings is a large firm with more than 1,800 lawyers and 18 separate offices. The firm holds the 15th spot in the 2007 Am Law 100 ranking.

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The Globalization of the Legal Profession Rona M. Lum has been in practice...

The Globalization of the Legal Profession

By Rona M. Lum, Esq.

In this article Rona M. Lum discusses the globalization of legal jobs. According to experts, law firms in the US tend to have smaller client bases than international ones even though there are more US attorneys. US law firms also tend to have 20 or fewer attorneys in each office with more local clients. Lum also addresses the dilemma of legal jobs being outsourced to countries like India. Though law firms can save significant amounts of money by outsourcing document drafting, legal research, and substantive and administrative aspects, client confidentiality may suffer with this monetary gain.

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Legal Career Q & A with BCG Attorney Search

BCG Attorney Search Could you use an expert opinion on a career or job-search question? We welcome your most pressing questions and are here to provide you with candid, straight-talking career advice.

By Veronica Pawlowski
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BCG Attorney Search, Los Angeles

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I recently submitted my resume to a firm through another recruiter. I am very excited about this firm and think that I am a great fit for their current opening. However, the recruiter who submitted my resume is not returning my phone calls, and I'm not sure what the status is of my submission. Is there any way you can send my resume to the firm?

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BCG Attorney Search Martin Lueck Inducted as Fellow of the IATL
Martin R. Lueck, chairman of the executive board at Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, LLP, has been inducted as a fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL). With only 500 fellows from the United States allowed by the academy, this is a signal honor. Lueck is a trial lawyer with a focus in commercial litigation, patent, antitrust, and competition law. He's also a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.





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Law Firm Staff Foreclosures Bring Opportunities for Paralegals
Paralegal positions in areas hard hit by foreclosures are suddenly plentiful, as law firms scramble to staff up. Foreclosures are usually managed mostly by law firm staff, so an increasing number of foreclosures usually means an increasing number of paralegal jobs.





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BCG Spring 2008 State of the Market Report
America's top attorney-recruiting firm analyzes the legal market over the last few months and forecasts a positive Spring 2008 attorney-hiring season.

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The 2008 BCG Attorney Search Guide to America’s Top 50 Law Schools
The guide is a comprehensive overview of America's Top 50 law schools, as identified by the 2008 U.S. News and World Report law school rankings.

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General Counsel Consulting Career Feature

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How Can General Counsel Make Career Switches? Follow General Counsel Donald B. Mitchell's Example. The experience that attorneys acquire...

How Can General Counsel Make Career Switches? Follow General Counsel Donald B. Mitchell's Example.
By Robin Salisian
If you're an attorney interested in switching from an in-house position to a law firm position (or vice versa), then read on. Below you will discover how one man made the switch, then switched back, and continues to thrive in the field today.

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General Counsel Consulting Apple Hires Hewlett-Packard's Deputy General Counsel
Apple Inc. (formerly Apple Computer) has hired the top corporate lawyer at Hewlett-Packard. Charles Charnas, deputy general counsel at Hewlett-Packard, is the first big hire by Apple's new general counsel, Daniel Cooperman. At Apple Charnas will head the corporate department, filling a position left vacant for several years. At Hewlett-Packard Charnas managed several large deals, such as the company's purchase of Mercury Interactive in 2006 for $4.5 billion.





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