Jobs: How to Get Good Legal Experience in a Bad Economy
Originally published in Student Lawyer 37:6

Even in a bad economy, you can stand out and get a job offer by conducting a search that’s on-message and proactive. Download pdf of article here.

  How to Get Experience When You Can’t Get Hired
Originally published in The Young Lawyer

You have just passed the bar exam. All you need now is your first job, but you have no job offers. What do you do now? How do you get experience? Do what many other attorneys have done: work for free. Here are a few suggestions to get you started. Download pdf of article here.

  Gone but Not Forgotten: Leaving Your Job, Not Your Professional Reputation
Originally published in The Young Lawyer

While you may have selected a date to depart your current job, your professional reputation will live on with your clients and coworkers long after you leave. You have ethical and professional responsibilities to your clients and need to preserve the professional reputation that you have worked to develop. Here some guidelines to help. Download pdf of article here.

  Securing Your Law Firm Job in a Down Economy
By Susan A. Berson
Originally published in The Young Lawyer 13:7

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  Education Innovation
Originally published in Student Lawyer 37:1

Schools are offering more practice-oriented approaches to legal education to respond to the changing legal climate, economic pressures, and rising caseloads. Download pdf of article here.

  Jobs: The ABCs of Building a Network: Attend, Talk & Nurture
Originally published in Student Lawyer 37:3

Commit yourself to creating an impressive web of connections by taking time to establish meaningful relationships. Download pdf of article here.

  The Secrets of Superstar Associates
By Tom Hentoff
Originally published in Litigation 32:3

Top litigation associates reveal 10 secrets that helped them win the respect and reliance of partners. Hentoff explains how you too can become a superstar associate. Download pdf of article here.

  A Curmudgeon on Couth
By Mark Herrmann
Originally published in Litigation 32:3

Herrmann expresses the importance of etiquette in advocacy and shares 10 tips on leaving effective voice mails and writing practical emails. Download pdf of article here.

  Trial Notebook: A Good Direct
By James W. McElhaney
Originally published in Litigation 32:2

A casual conversation between a judge and an attorney produced some great advice for trial attorneys. McElhaney teaches us how to paint a picture with words during direct examination. Download pdf of article here.

  Trial Balloon: Sarbanes-Oxley and the Myth of the Lawyer–Statesman
By Stuart M. Speiser
Originally published in Litigation 32:1

While firms remain determined to keep clients happy (and their own coffers full), lawyers must strive for the high moral standard epitomized by the lawyer-statesman. Speiser analyzes the lawyers-statesman of the 19th century who protagonize academia to reconstruct a practical approach to client purification. Download pdf of article here.

  Breaking the Glass Ceiling
By Angela M. Bradstreet
Originally published in The Brief 35:1

Achieving gender equity in the workplace is more than a "women's issue,"-the glass ceiling is a fundamental business issue that negatively affects the growth, economic prosperity, recruitment, and business development of law firms and legal departments nationwide. Retention and promotion of women lawyers are crucial aspects of a smart business plan. Download pdf of article here.