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Employer Articles:
- Blueprint
for Constructing a Pro Bono Project in a Mid-Size Law Firm
Article from the Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service and the Center for Pro Bono - Benefits
of Case Management Software
Article from The Young Lawyer - Eight
"Don'ts" to Avoid in Your Marketing
Article from The Young Lawyer - Reduced-Hours
Arrangements in Law Firms
Article from The Young Lawyer - The Importance
of Being Diverse
Article from The Brief, a Tort and Insurance Practice Section publication - Site
Plan 12 Steps to Promoting Your Website
Article from GP Solo Magazine - A
Firm Plan: Business plans are critical to your firm's success
Article from The Young Lawyer - Hiring,
Disciplining, and Firing Employees Covering Your Assets
Article from Compleat Lawyer - Don’t
Leave and Tell: Partners breached duty to old firm by revealing
secrets, court says
Article from the ABA Journal - Retreat
to a Better Work Environment
Article from The Young Lawyer - How
Far Is Boss's Reach? Employees fight back against firings based
on their online activities
Article from the ABA Journal - Best
Billing Practices
Article from The Young Lawyer - Law
Firms Marketing on the Net- Is It Practicing Law without a License?
Article from The Young Lawyer - More
Technology Tips for Solo and Small Firm Practitioners
Article from The Young Lawyer - Solo
and small-firm practitioners share the advantages to their careers
and tips on how to join their ranks
Article adapted from Student Lawyer magazine - Breaking
Up Is Hard to Do
Article from The Compleat Lawyer - Successful
Niche Marketing
Article from The Young Lawyer - The
Sale of a Law Practice
Article from The Compleat Lawyer - Know
Your Clients’ Businesses It Really Matters
Article from The Young Lawyer - Rainmaking
for Solo and Small Firms
Article from The Young Lawyer - Time
Off from Work Legal Rights and Obligations
Article from GPSolo Magazine - HIRE
STANDARDS
Excerpt from the ABA Journal - The
Americans with Disabilities Act Advising employers on compliance
Excerpt from General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Section - A
Map for the Labyrinth: How to Conduct Job Interviews and Obtain
Medical Information Without Violating the Americans with Disabilities
Act
Article from General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Section - CHECKING
OUT CLAIMS OF HARASSMENT: HOW TO INVESTIGATE BY THE BOOK
Article from GPSOLO Magazine - The
Seven Basic Business Processes in a Law Office
Article from GPSOLO Magazine - Not
All Business! Mediating the Personality Differences Behind Internal
Business Disputes
Article from GPSOLO Magazine - Burnout
Spotting It, Stopping It
Article from GPSOLO Magazine - WORTHY
WORKPLACES Firms Make List With Employee-Friendly Policies
Article from the ABA Journal - Dealing
with Difficult Subordinates
Article from The Young Lawyer - Keys
to Filing a 501(c)(3)
Article from The Young Lawyer - Parting
Is Such Dangerous Sorrow: What to Do When Employees Leave
Article from GPSOLO Magazine - TEN
WAYS TO RISK ETHICAL NIGHTMARES WITH YOUR COMPUTER
Article from GPSOLO Magazine - ASSOCIATES
ON THE MOVE Lateral Hires Are the Most Likely to Leave, NALP Study
Says
Article from The ABA Journal - Working
Smarter with Your Assistant
Article from Second Chair - Lawyers,
Cell Phones, Ethics, and Security
Article from GPSolo Magazine - Maintaining Good Vendor Relationships
Article from GPSolo Magazine - When are Employers Liable?
Article from GPSolo Magazine - Cost-Effective Practices
for Employee Retention
Article from The Young Lawyer - Managing the Security and Privacy of Electronic Data in a Law Office - Part 1
Article from Law Practice Today - Managing the Security and Privacy of Electronic Data in a Law Office - Part II
Article from Law Practice Today
Enhancing Your Career Articles:
- Seven
Habits of Highly Effective Estate Planners
Article from the Section of Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law - 'Gee,
I Didn't Count on That': Top 10 things solos wish they had known
before setting up office at home
Article from the ABA Journal - Time
Bandits
Article from General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Section Solo Newsletter - Ten
Rules for Staying Sane and Professional at Home
Article from General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Section Solo Newsletter - Mentoring
Programs: An Untapped Resource in the Public Law Office
Article from the Government & Public Sector Lawyers Division - Effective
Time Management
Article from theSolo Newsletter - Integrating
Your Heart and Mind
Article from the ABA Journal - When
I Was A Young Lawyer
Article from The Young Lawyer - Ten Tips for Junior Associates
Article from The Young Lawyer - Finding
a Life While Practicing Law
Article from The Complete Lawyer - Tips for Making Rain,
Not Shower
Article from The Young Lawyer - Marketing
Your Legal Practice? Check the rules
Article from The Young Lawyer - How
to Break Bad News to Your Client
Article from The Young Lawyer - Going for
Partnership Gold
Article from The Young Lawyer - How
to Be Happy Practicing Law
Article from The Young Lawyer - When
you need a break, negotiate a change of pace
Article from The Young Lawyer - Sleeping
on the job? You’re not necessarily a slacker
Article from The Young Lawyer - Five
Tips for Presenting Seminars to Nonlawyers
Article from The Young Lawyer - Trade
Associations: Another Way to Develop Business
Article from The Young Lawyer - Preparing
a Witness for Deposition Some Helpful Hints
Article from The Young Lawyer - Plan Your
Day to Make Money
Article from The Young Lawyer - Ten
hints to prevent work from taking over your life when working from
home
Article from LawyersLifeCoach - Customer
Service Matters!
Article from The Young Lawyer - Trouble
Making Rain? Start with Patience
Article from The Young Lawyer - Working
the Bar: How to Start and Grow in Bar Association Work
Article from Second Chair - Develop
Mediation Skills and Extend Your Career
Article from The Young Lawyer - Making
The Most Of Your Mentoring Opportunities
Article from Second Chair - THE BOUNCE-BACK
FACTOR Even Pessimistic Lawyers Can Learn To Be More Resilient
Article from theABA Journal - Mentoring
Through Storytelling
Article from theLitigation Section - Stress
Reliever Game
- Lawyers
In Training: ABA Survey Cites Programs for New Associates
Article from the ABA Journal eReport - Distinction
with a Difference: Minority and Female Lawyers Find Standing Out
Can Be Outstanding When it Comes to Rainmaking
Article from the ABA Journal eReport - THE
RELUCTANT RAINMAKER: Sometimes it Takes More Than 'Just Do It' to
Beat Back Shyness
Article from the ABA Journal - Not
Using New Technology: Ethical And Liability Risks? Keep Up Or Face
Peril
Article from GPSOLO Magazine - The
Risks of Being Funny
Article from GPSOLO Magazine - Measure
Twice, Cut Once
Article from GPSOLO Magazine - Road Warrior
A Mobile Lawyer Tool Kit
Article from GPSOLO Magazine - Marketing 101 for Lawyers
- Women and Mentoring: Debunking the Myths
Article from Perspectives Magazine - You Ought to Be in Pictures:
Ten Tips for Electronic Trial Presentations
Article from GPSOLO Magazine - BORED? How to Re-energize Your Practice
Article from The Young Lawyer - Common Computing Crises, Causes, and Cures( C5 )
Article from Law Practice Today - How to Manage Your Caseload
Article from GPSolo New Lawyer
Finding Your Job Articles:
- Sample
Interview Questions To Evaluate A Law Firm's Commitment To Pro Bono
Article from the Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service and the Center for Pro Bono
- Obstacles
and Solutions to Building Mediation Practice
Article from the Section of Dispute Resolution - It's
Not Too Late to Clerk
Article from The Young Lawyer - Craft
Your Career Plan
Article from The Young Lawyer - Tailor
your cover letter and resume to highlight the qualities the employer
values
Article from Student Lawyer - Ace
your interviews by considering the view from behind the desk
Article from Student Lawyer - Submit
your best writing sample when you apply for a position
Article from Student Lawyer - Computer
technology clicks with today's legal job seekers
Article from Student Lawyer - Find Your Niche Practice
Article from The Young Lawyer - You
can make your résumé stand out from the rest of the pile
Article from Student Lawyer - What
can you do if an interviewer throws you an illegal question?
Article from Student Lawyer - So
You Want to Be a Contract Lawyer . . .
Article from The Young Lawyer - Time of
Change: Seize the Opportunity
Article from The Young Lawyer - Law
Firm Interview — Take One Computer-based video may aid recruiting
at a time of economic cutbacks
Article from The ABA Journal - PROCRASTINATION—
Stuck in a rut? Here's advice to get you back in full swing.
Article from Student Lawyer -
How to Find
a Job on the Hill
Article from The Public Lawyer - Heeding
interview tips can help you surpass candidates with better résumés
Article from Student Lawyer - Transitioning
to Government Work The Five “Ps”
Article from The Young Lawyer - Want
a job with the government? Here are resources to get you started.
Article from Student Lawyer - Control
your job interviews before they control you.
Article from Student Lawyer - Finding
a Job on the Internet: The Wave of the Future
Article from The Young Lawyer - Tips
for Your Job Interview
Article from The Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section Career Counsel Center - Careers
In and Out of Law
Article from The Young Lawyer - The
Application Process
Brochure from Commission on Women in the Profession - Although
Moses Won't Interview You, Be Sure to Follow This List
Article from Student Lawyer - ABA Opportunities
for Lawyers of Color
Article from The Young Lawyer - Inside Government
Hiring
Article from Student Lawyer - Market
Yourself for the New Law Office
Article from Student Lawyer - A Boutique
Firm: It may be right for you
Article from The Young Lawyer -
FIRED.... It Hurts to Lose Your Job, but Developing a Clear Job
Search Strategy Will Help Ease the Pain
Article from ABA Journal -
Law Firms in Hiring Heaven
Article from ABA Journal -
Women Entreprenuers: Different Needs
Article from GPSolo Magazine -
The Job Market Has Taken a Dive. What Can You Do to Thrive?
Article from the Student Lawyer Magazine - Showing the Way : Bars’ Career Services Critical During Tough Times
Article from Bar Leader Magazine -
A Job Interview Is Valuable, So Handle It with Proper Respect
Article from the Student Lawyer Magazine -
Three Strategies Will Give You an Edge as You Search for a Job
Article from the Student Lawyer Magazine -
Legal Experience Is Key to Landing a Legal Job after Graduation
Article from the Student Lawyer Magazine -
Be Thoughtful When Handling a Firm's Offer
Article from the Student Lawyer Magazine -
Public Agencies Seek Lawyers Committed to Their Missions
Article from the Student Lawyer Magazine -
Small Firms Seek Qualities Beyond Grades
Article from the Student Lawyer Magazine
Practice Area Articles:
- Administrative
Law & Regulatory Practice
- Air,
Sea and Space Law
- Antitrust
Law
- Bankruptcy
Law
-
Child
Advocacy
- Children's
Law
-
Civil Rights Law
- Consumer Law
- Cyberspace Law
-
Drug
Law
- Elder
Law
- e-Commerce
- Employee
Benefits Law
- Entertainment
and Sports Law
- Environmental
Law
- Disability Law
- Gaming Law
- Health
Law
- Homeland Security Law
- Housing Law
- Immigration Law (1)
(2)
- Judicial
Law
- Legislative
Counsels
- Litigators
- Matrimonial
Law
- Mediation
- Military Law
- National
Security Law
- Nonprofit Law
- Ombudsman
- Privacy Law
- Property Law
- Public Defense
- Securities
- Solo Practice
- Solo and Small Firms
Profile Features:
- Uncommon
Credentials: These minority female lawyers make a rare class of
e-business partners.
Article from ABA Journal - The
times, they are . . .Being a woman business lawyer today - eight
tales
Article from Business Law Today
- Donald
Elisburg at Ground Zero
Article from Labor and Employment Law
- Betty
Murphy’s Portrait
Article from Labor and Employment Law
Student Articles:
- Student depression becomes an issue of faculty concern
Article from Student Lawyer - Disorganized?
If so, heed these tips for getting a grip on things
Article from Student Lawyer - Tips
for Interview Season
Article from Student Lawyer - Like
a diverse student body, a diverse work force is worth seeking
Article from Student Lawyer - J.A.G.
It's not just a T.V. show. It's a real job.
Article from The Young Lawyer - Part-time
work during school has its rewards
Article from Student Lawyer
- If
Your Job Search Leaves You Little to be Thankful for, Count Your
Blessings
Article from Student Lawyer
- Solo
and small-firm practitioners share the advantages to their careers
and tips on how to join their ranks
Article from Student Lawyer
- How
you reply to an offer or a rejection can help or hurt you
Article from Student Lawyer - Disabled,
Not Disqualified
Article from Student Lawyer
- How
to parlay your summer job into a full-time position
Article from Student Lawyer
- The
Truth About Jobs for J.D.s
Article from Student Lawyer - A
nonlegal career with a law degree takes imagination but can make
sense
Article from Student Lawyer - Grant
Program Funds Student Activities
Article from Student Lawyer
- A
Great Way to Network With Practicing Lawyers
Article from Student Lawyer
- Changing
Career Objectives Takes a Sound Strategy
Article from Student Lawyer
- Put
Your Best Foot Forward and Have Fun This Summer
Article from Student Lawyer
- What
Else Can You Do With a Law Degree?
Article from Student Lawyer
- Your
Manners Are as Important as Your Skills and Experience
Article from Student Lawyer
- The
Choices You Make Will Affect the Job You Can Land
Article from Student Lawyer
- Fall
Is the Season to Plan Your Own Job-Search Attack
Article from Student Lawyer
- The
Return of Apprenticeship Programs
Article from The aFFILLIATE - Judicial
Clerkships - Why the Courts?
Article from The Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession
- Under
the Influence
Article from Student Lawyer - Law
Review Isn't the Only Route To a Job
Article from Student Lawyer Magazine - Join
the Blawg Bandwagon
Article from Student Lawyer Magazine - Prepare
Now for a Healthy Financial Future
Article from The Young Lawyer - Leadership Is Crucial on the Path to the Bar
Article from Student Lawyer Magazine -
Exporting the Rule of Law
Article from the Student Lawyer Magazine
Related Books and Resources:
- Applications of Psychology
in the Law Practice: A Guide to Relevant Issues, Practices,
and Theories
- Basics of Employment Discrimination for Law Clerks
- Careers in International Law, Second Edition
- Changing Jobs, Third Edition: A Handbook for Lawyers in the New Millennium
- EEOC Regulations
- Life, Law and the Pursuit of Balance - A Lawyer's Guide to Quality of Life
- Marketing Success Stories
- Recruiting Lawyers: How to Hire the Best Talent
- So Little Time, So Much Paper
- The Lawyer's Guide to Balancing Life and Work
- The Lawyer's Guide to Retirement: Strategies for Attorneys and Their Firms, Second Edition
- The Palm® Approach to So Little Time, So Much Paper
- Valuing Diversity: Law Firms and Leadership in the 21st Century
ABA Entity Career Pages:
- ABA Forum on Communications Law E-Mail Mentoring Program
- ABA Market Research
- Bar Services, Division for
- Business Law, Section of
- Children and the Law, Center on
- Criminal Justice, Section on
- Dispute Resolution, Section of
- Government & Public Sector Lawyers Division
- Immigration Policy, Practice and Pro Bono, Commission on
(1) (2) (3) - Intellectual Property Law, Section
of
- International Law and Practice, Section of (1) (2)
- Minority Fellowships in Environmental Law
- Labor & Employment Law Section
- Public Education, Division
for
- Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession, Commission
on
- Taxation, Section
of
- Unmet Legal Needs of Children, Steering Committee on the
- Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section
- Young Lawyers Division
ABA Entity Law Student Pages:
- ABA Internships
- Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, Section of
- Antitrust Law, Section of (1) (2) (3)
- Business
Law, Section of
- Criminal Justice, Section of
- Dispute Resolution, Section of
- Environment, Energy, and Resources, Section of
- General Practice, Solo and Small Firms, Section of
- Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division
- Health Law, Section of
- Homelessness and Poverty, Commission on
- Immigration Policy, Practice and Pro Bono, Commission on
- Individual Rights and Responsibilities, Section of
- Intellectual Property Law, Section of
- International Law, Section of (1) (2)
- Labor & Employment Law Section
- Law Practice Management Section
- Law Student Division
- Litigation, Section of
- Mental and Physical Disability Law, Commission on
- Public Education, Division of
- Pro Bono and Public Service, Standing Committee on
- Professional Responsibility, Center for
- Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession, Commission on
- Real Property, Probate & Trust Law, Section of
- State and Local Government Law, Section of
- Tort, Trial & Insurance Practice, Section of

