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The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. July Bar Pass Rates Dip After Last Year's Uptick

The pass rate for first-time takers of the July Pennsylvania bar exam decreased this year, after markedly improving in 2017 following 2016's historic low.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Reset Your Personal and Professional Ambitions This Fall Season

Fall daylight savings time can be difficult for many of us who find ourselves working before the sun rises and working well past the sun sets.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Thoughts for Junior Attorneys Seeking to Build Their Practices

Many junior attorneys struggle to devote hours of work to senior attorneys and their clients while still finding ways to cultivate and secure their own clients. As attorneys on opposite ends of the experience spectrum, we dove into this familiar conundrum.
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Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

A friend of mine who is a lawyer had a fire in his law office and it destroyed a number of files. What are his ethical obligations under those type of circumstances?
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Pro Bono Work: Helping You Gain Skills While Doing the Right Thing

October is pro bono month and the Pennsylvania Bar Association will observe the National Celebration of Pro Bono Week from Oct. 21-27. The Rules of Professional Conduct encourage, but do not require, attorneys to offer pro bono representation or to financially support organizations that do.
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Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I am a young lawyer. What are some of the conflicts of interest that should be avoided under any circumstances?
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The Legal Intelligencer

Why Your Firm Needs an Employee Wellness Program

Employee satisfaction and engagement are topics that have been, and will continue to be, reoccurring in today's workforce and well into the future. While there may be some out there who feel that continuing to talk about this topic may be redundant and unimportant, please note: you're wrong.
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Young Attorneys in Litigation—Direct and Cross-Examination

TV shows such as "Law and Order," "The Practice," "Suits" and countless other lawyer shows have embedded legal folklore of dramatic opening statements and surprising closing arguments as the key to winning cases.
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In Philadelphia, Midlevel Associates Are Happier

Midlevel associates in Philadelphia are happier on average than most of their peers, according to The American Lawyer's Midlevel Associate Satisfaction Survey.
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Effective Advocacy From Young Lawyers Requires Less Hostility, More Civility

Nowadays, civility is often substituted for hostility. The Perry Masons of the world have long been eclipsed by the likes of Harvey Specter (Suits), Jack McCoy (Law & Order), and Patty Hewes (Damages).
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