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Did you miss the New York State Bar Association’s (NYSBA) Career Development Conference? Not to worry, the speakers were wonderful and their names and affiliations are listed here: http://bit.ly/lawevent What did they say? Here are the top 6 lessons for lawyers and law students: Lesson #6: Manage the job search panic. Don’t spend all of […]
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I resolve to be an AFTER.
Analogy – the inference that two or more things that are similar to each other in some respects are also similar in other respects . . . In a legal argument, an analogy may be used when there is no precedent on point. It is the agreement between otherwise dissimilar things that enables people to […]
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Who wants to be friends with, or work with someone who is always pointing out what is wrong with something? Or telling you what the negative reactions, implications and outcomes will be, might be, could be? NO ONE! Do not be that lawyer, I mean, person. It is often difficult to keep it to yourself, […]
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Lawyers are trained to think, often alone and not to operate as part of a team, we are often hesitant to network. However, we already network all the time, every interaction with a client, a colleague, and a family member is a meeting, a coffee and an opportunity. Call it whatever you want. Lawyers are […]
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It is difficult for attorneys to decide what they want to do since we are trained to argue, think and issue spot, and not to find a positive solution or alternative. Identify what characteristics are most important to you right now. Perhaps when you started your career a cubicle was OK but now you prefer […]
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One – Do not include an objective on your resume. Your objective is to get the job; that is why you are sending the resume. Save the space! (Note: There are some resume professionals who recommend an objective. However, in the legal industry they are not generally approved of) Two – Do not include “references […]
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It Depends
Anyone who has attended law school has heard that “IT DEPENDS” is the typical answer attorneys should give to any question. Does it allow you to avoid accountability? To stall? To open the question up to additional analysis? Yes, yes and yes. It does all of those things. After I drafted this post I attended […]
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Words Matter
Do not be nervous to use your own voice . . . as long as it is professional. As a lawyer I was taught to either be direct or circumspect, depending on whether I wanted to prove to disprove a point. For example, the puppy slowly walked over and nudged my leg with its adorable […]
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Attorney's Counsel 