Frequently Asked Questions for Job Seekers on LawCrossing.com LawCrossing.com is a leading and comprehensive job search platform tailored specifically for legal professionals. Established with the aim of connecting legal job seekers with top law firms, corporations, and legal employers, LawCrossing.com has become a go-to resource for attorneys, paralegals, legal assistants, and other legal experts seeking new career opportunities. (43 views)
New Mexico Church Gives Hope to Pregnant Teens: How A Little Church is Having Big Impact The question is, When is a ''compelling governmental interest'' really, truly, a compelling governmental interest? At some point in its October term, the Supreme Court will take one more look at that abiding question. (77 views)
Start Your Legal Career in Silicon Valley: Santa Clara Law Students Work & Innovate at the Law Center The Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center at the Santa Clara University School of Law in Santa Clara, CA, is a vibrant mix of legal services for local people and educational programs for law students. (43 views)
How to Achieve Your Goals as an Attorney: No-Nonsense Advice From Deborah Schneider Too often, people commit to law school without the foggiest notion of what it means to be an attorney, said Deborah Schneider, co-author of Should You Really Be a Lawyer?(Decision Books, 2004) (74 views)
Local and Global Mediation: How Law Students from Creighton University are Making an Impact Anything can bring someone to law school. Often, law school looks like a path to a steady job. Or becoming a lawyer seems like a good way to make some money. Some want to add legal knowledge to a career already in progress. Others just really like to argue. Then there are those who want to change the world—or just the life of one person—by learning a new way to settle... (30 views)
Pioneering Paralegal Shelley Widoff on Lower Standards for Paralegals | Founder of the Boston Paralegal Resource Center Fiercely independent and proud of the paralegal profession, Shelley Widoff is worried that it's too easy to become a paralegal these days and that the reputation of the profession is eroding as a result. (355 views)
How to Manage Working with Difficult Colleagues Around Valentine's Day In a week awash with the sentiments of St. Valentine, it may seem unseemly to comment upon a recent opinion in the Supreme Court of Virginia. The case, alas, had nothing to do with sentiment. As M. Chirac is wont to say, au contraire. (19 views)
Reflecting on an Age-Old Question: Should I Stay or Should I Go? - A Recruiter's Insight (Part II) In the second of a two-part series, Claudia Spielman, BCG Attorney Search recruiter, uses her own experience to guide young attorneys (though the advice applies to anyone in or contemplating a career in the legal industry) on how to evaluate what to do when choosing to leave a law firm. (35 views)
Teveia Barnes: From President of Lawyers For One America to Driving Legal Action on Social Justice Issues Remember ''One America,'' Bill Clinton's initiative to promote discussion about race relations in the United States? Then President Clinton reached out to the legal profession to encourage attorneys to do more pro bono work and promote diversity in law firms. LawCrossing speaks with Teveia Barnes, a woman who revived Lawyers For One America, even after the ''One America''... (289 views)
The Art of Working as a Successful General Counsel: Julie Getzels' Advice On a typical day at the office, Julie Getzels might stroll past a few Renoirs, Georges Seurat's ''A Sunday on La Grande Jatte,'' or Grant Wood's ''American Gothic'' on her way to a board meeting. (250 views)
Dan Grunfeld - Learn About the Public Counsel President and CEO One of the best ways to boost your practice and learn new skills is through pro bono work, according to Dan Grunfeld, President and CEO of Public Counsel, the largest pro bono law office in the United States. The former partner at McDermott, Will & Emery told LawCrossing how helping others is one of the best ways to help yourself. He should know--he tried his first case... (1576 views)
Celia C. Elwell, RP | Freelance Paralegal | Legal Services | LawCrossing Freelance Paralegal Celia C. Elwell is a semi-finalist in the Lessons from the Top Paralegal Experts contest, which will be turned into a book next year once the 15 winners are selected. LawCrossing speaks with Ms. Elwell about her skills and the perils of reaching the top of the paralegal field. (221 views)
Darren Cottriel Gives Professional Advice on Achieving Success as an Associate Lawyer At 35, Darren Cottriel is a newly minted partner in the Orange County office of Pillsbury Winthrop, an international firm known for client services and diversity. Super Lawyers magazine recently named him one of Southern California's ''rising stars.'' (177 views)
How Richard M. Cooper Achieved Success as a Partner of Williams & Connolly Richard Cooper, 62, has a worldwide reputation as a food and drug attorney and has had a prominent career in both public service and private practice. LawCrossing speaks with Mr. Cooper about his career and the merits of public service. (889 views)
How to Bring the Roaring Twenties Into Your Home Garage Put on your driving gloves and adjust your rear view mirror. LawCrossing Weekend is going for a ride in the world's most expensive car. (177 views)
Upgrade Your PC with the Latest Technology: A Guide on What to Look for Whether you're at home creating a personalized digital photo album or running from meeting to meeting, there are computers ready to meet your every need. LawCrossing Weekend has the details on the latest in computer technology. (22 views)
How to Achieve a Hole in One in Golf: Tips & Techniques for Achieving the Perfect Shot There's nothing like skipping the afternoon meeting and heading out to the driving range. But aren't those country club membership rates a little too low for your standards? Then buy your own golf course and charge whatever you want. (28 views)
Legendary Guitar Brands: Fender, Gibson, and Gretsch - Get to Know the Classics There it is, encased in an air-tight glass case: a trophy, a prize, a legend. This LawCrossing Weekend you will gaze in awe at the world's most expensive guitar. (48 views)
The Benefits of Luxurious Living in America: A Home of the Brave Celebrate our nation's birth in style this LawCrossing 4th of July Weekend. There's nothing better than a bird's eye view of Central Park and a front row seat for a fireworks spectacular from a New York penthouse. (189 views)
Harvard Law School Class of 2005 Required to Perform First-Ever Pro Bono Service Requirement At Harvard Law School in Cambridge, MA, working to serve the community and the world is not just respected, it's required. The Harvard Law Class of 2005 will graduate this spring as the first with each student having met a requirement for 40 hours of pro bono legal work. (90 views)
An Overview of 3 Books Examining the Impact of Brown v. Board of Education Three new books deal with the ramifications of the Brown decision on schoolchildren and the broader implications on racial justice for all African-Americans. All three authors are unanimous in saying that Brown was a dismal failure in its effect on African-American schoolchildren. The United States resisted the mandate of Brown requiring equal and integrated schools. The... (104 views)
How Louise McGuire Went From Being a Paralegal to Managing Vollmer & Rulong & Keating From a waitress to a paralegal in eight years, Louise McGuire is now looking to go even further — her love of the law has inspired her to go to law school. One of many who seek to join their bosses after starting out as a paralegal, McGuire explains why she thinks working at a small firm is advantageous to her future. (55 views)
Immeasurably Beneficial Settlement Works Clinical Program at the University of Iowa You might say twenty-five-year-old Lindsey Malone was raised to be a lawyer. From a very early age her parents took special care to foster their daughter's level of thought and problem solving allowing her to take those necessary first steps toward a promising future career in law. (30 views)
Guy Danilowitz, Legal Assistant - Protecting the Underprivileged Through Law Raised in apartheid South Africa, Guy Danilowitz was just a young boy when he began questioning the law and why people obey laws if they are clearly unjust. LawCrossing talks with Mr. Danilowitz about his work in a civil rights law firm and his plans to go to law school. (621 views)
Unwind in Style: How Spas are the Newest Way to Relax The jury is in — your client won! You've completed the contracts for that mega merger. You deserve a reward. How about some real pampering for a change? Whatever the reason, and whether you can only spare a few hours or an entire week, there is a spa to fit your schedule, desires, and finances. (42 views)
Chadbourne Parke: An Overview of This Established Law Firm and its History Having celebrated its centennial two years ago, Chadbourne & Parke enters its next hundred years with two new offices, one in Kyiv and another in Warsaw. This follows the firm's history of strategic international growth. Chadbourne & Parke was one of the first U.S. law firms to open an office in the former Soviet Union. The firm's reach has now extended to nine locations... (139 views)
Michael H. Posner: Executive Director of Human Rights First | Expert in International Humanitarian Law At the helm of the world-renowned Lawyer's Committee for Human Rights, Michael Posner had worked for decades with America's top law firms to deliver first-class, winning pro bono services that secure justice for people in need around the planet. This week's Law Star goes to Mr. Posner and his public interest powerhouse, newly renamed, Human Rights First. (342 views)
Jay Alan Sekulow: Law and Advocacy Expert | LawCrossing.com This week, we profile Jay Alan Sekulow, a man whose religious passion sparked a notewothy career that has repeatedly brought him before the Supreme Court. (1793 views)
Scott Turow, Renowned Lawyer & Best-Selling Author, Joins Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal in Chicago, IL This week, we profile Scott Turow, partner at Chicago's Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal and acclaimed novelist of some of the most popular legal fiction of our times. His career, while unlikely to be duplicated anytime soon, serves as a model for attorneys with more than one passion. (688 views)
Phil Corboy: The Man Behind Successful Personal Injury Cases in Chicago This week, we profile a legendary Chicago personal injury attorney who rose to prominence over the last few decades through his sheer focus and his willingness to embrace who he was. (1246 views)