Training provides the esteem driving today's workers For the past few years, work force development experts have been batting around the phrase ''lifelong learning.'' (2 views)
How to Use Directories to Advance Your Legal Career No matter how long or short a time you've been a paralegal, there are always many ways in which you can improve your career-even if you're perfectly happy with it just as it is! What better time to make a good thing better! Many people only give serious consideration to improving their careers when they find they want or need something different. More money, more... (2 views)
Understanding Vacancies Legal The legal profession has been around for a long time and there is no sign that people will stop requiring legal services soon. But legal vacancies are many and diverse even though they are often categorized into two broad areas: litigation attorneys and corporate attorneys. The distinction is not always clear-cut and there are vacancies legal where one's responsibilities... (2 views)
How a Paralegal May Prepare to Handle People Dropping off the Radar You've just completed the initial phases of your client's big- money personal injury car-accident case. You've verified the insurance from the other driver, taken care of the client's property damage, sent the client to a doctor for treatment, and reviewed the police report carefully. (2 views)
How Staff Involvement Impacts Attorney Practice Development As a partner in a small boutique firm, Jeff diligently worked to communicate the firm's practice objectives to staff. He and his partners had decided to work toward an efficiently run law office that would permit them a reasonable amount of personal time. He wanted staff to understand the importance of their role in making this possible. He also wanted them to know that he... (2 views)
Networking: Not Just Through Computers Ray Wells has been networking all of his working life. As a young and struggling architect he appreciated the need for a wide circle of acquaintances. It enabled him to expand the opportunities for contacts that would lead to assignments. (2 views)
Never Stop Networking For Friendships: You Can Never Have Enough Social networking, whether for platonic friendships, a spouse, or to increase network of really close friends, utilizes most of available networking opportunities. (2 views)
Powering Your Networking Through Reading A great ad campaign of several years ago was based on the headline "Send Me A Man Who Reads." The campaign extolled the virtues of reading. As with the famous Wall Street Journal ads, the campaign suggested that reading, and particularly reading the right things, was a golden road to success and happiness. The campaign was sponsored by an internationally renowned paper... (2 views)
U.S. workers still benefit from union label When I was first asked to join a union, I remember thinking that was the last thing I wanted to do. (1 views)
Finding Jobs in Legal Firms There are countless jobs in legal that individuals can choose from, as this is a diverse industry with many open positions. If you wish to find jobs in law, you must first choose the type of job in which you have interest. While many of these jobs require years of schooling, there are some jobs available that only require a training course, making them very attractive to a... (1 views)
Putting the Gears Back In Your Career Legal staff working long and loyally at the core of their firms is regularly affected by career stagnation. Some seem to be aware of it, some unaware, but mostly the situation is created on part by employers who might be taking you for granted, and on part by yourself in resisting the prospect of change, or fearing to open a dialogue on your own career. (1 views)
PA Legal Jobs: Finding the Right One You have been educated, you are specialized and you are ready to work so you are searching for PA legal jobs. Legal jobs are not totally recession proof however even if the economy slows, the law still rolls onward and depending on the area of specialization and the job type, legal jobs in PA can be found. Finding the right job in a tight job market is the trick and the... (1 views)
Finding Legal Paralegal Jobs Before looking for legal paralegal jobs, it is important to decide whether or not this is the right career for you. Law paralegal work is very difficult and time consuming. In addition, you will be doing much of the work for these lawyers, without getting nearly as much in compensation for your time. This career definitely is not for everyone, but those who do enjoy their... (1 views)