Keeping Your Job as an Attorney Article Archives

Summary: Despite your hard work, your intellect and your best intentions, you are going to make mistakes. Here...

United States employers have the legal right to ask their employees to adhere to a dress code because they are...

Sorry about the title. There is just no other way to convey how serious the issue of moonlighting is for attor...

Summary: Few professions outshine the practice of law, including, yes, being a massage therapist....

Summary: How much do lawyers really have sex in the office? Find out why it happens more than you think in thi...

Summary: Many associates quit soon after they get their first law firm job....

This article discusses the reasons lawyers are not seen as honest and reputable by the public. It will first ...

You've invested thousands of dollars in an undergraduate education and are about to invest thousands more in t...

Today's technology has made telecommuting a real possibility for many business professionals. With a Blackberr...

"What is the point of the assignment? What does my supervising attorney want me to do?" Frequently, inexperien...

Lateral moves are becoming more common by the day among attorneys. There are obstacles in your way if you are ...

At least once or twice during their careers, most law firm personnel are told by the firm that their prospects...

While the hiring process heavily favors the employer over the employee, once you have received an offer from a...

When I was growing up, my parents had a book for self-diagnosis. The book purported to help the reader define ...

Summary: No matter what type of client you encounter, you always risk being fired as a lawyer....

The American legal system is based on the adversarial system of law. The lawyer plays a role as an advocate i...

The sad truth is that you don't get all your legal education in a law school. You get a lot. You are superbly ...

Attorneys have to constantly deal with people who will cringe, cry and worry as they are seeking recourse from...

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Summary: Most successful attorneys concentrate on one practice area....

It’s the dream of many budding lawyers: making partner in a law firm. The money. The fame. The prestige. And...

This article discusses a new lawyering partnership for the Forensic Accounting Lawyer. The Forensic Accountin...

Summary: Yes, robots/AI are changing the landscape of the legal world. But will they one day take over complet...

Summary: Whether you have new or existing clients, it is important that you stress to them the value of your l...

Lawyers are constantly chided about "legalese," a phrase that has come to mean verbosity and pomposity. There ...

Newsletters to keep all members of an attorney organization informed can be very effective and essential to th...

The director of human resources requests that you provide your new address for personnel record updating. You ...

If you are gradually seeing that you are getting less work as your career advances and your billing rate incre...

Elementary, you say? Admittedly — yet this is exactly where the first, most haphazard, and most devastating ...

You've dreamt about it at one time or another. Telling off that supervisor or manager who really makes your bl...