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November 13, 2007 |

Choosing Wisely

A first-year's first assignments can come to define her career, notes recruiter Stephen Engle. So it pays to know something about the different systems firms use to dole out work.
5 minute read
November 15, 2007 |

How New Lawyers Can Choose Assignments Wisely

On Stephen Engle's first day at a law firm, he took on an eminent domain case. Ten months later, he was the go-to associate for eminent domain -- a path he wouldn't have chosen. Now Engle is a recruiter on a mission to ensure what happened to him doesn't happen to other new recruits. "How a law firm assigns work to associates can have a profound effect on associate satisfaction and even on the direction that an associate's career takes," says Engle, who cites three systems firms use to make assignments.
4 minute read
November 19, 2007 |

Next after choosing a firm: choosing a practice area

On Stephen Engle's first day as an associate at Coblentz, Patch, Duffy Bass, a partner came into his office with three big boxes of documents and asked how he'd like to work on an eminent domain case. "I had no idea what that was, but I felt like I couldn't say no," Engle said. "Ten months later, I was the firm's go-to associate for eminent domain actions.
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March 29, 2010 |

On the Move

A weekly report of lawyer moves and law firm changes. Keep abreast of where movers and shakers are going and what they're doing.
4 minute read
August 27, 2010 |

Real Estate Lawyers Look to Public, Nonprofit Sectors

Long-term projects like the redevelopment of Treasure Island and the Transbay Terminal are helping get real estate lawyers through a down market.
7 minute read
October 05, 2007 |

Small Firms Find Profit in Nonprofits

Gene Takagi has long been interested in nonprofits. He has a master's degree in nonprofit management and spent two years with the San Francisco SPCA, directing its medical and rehab divisions before going back to earn his J.D.
5 minute read
January 02, 2006 |

More law firms turn to 'coaches' for advice

A partner at a prominent California law firm found herself in an unenviable predicament: How could she better manage a difficult client relationship? The answer didn't come from the firm's leaders, her colleagues or her mom. It came from her business development coach.
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August 04, 2003 |

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