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When They Were Rookies: Lawyers Remember Their First Days in the Bar

As hundreds of recent law graduates who passed the bar exam prepare to join the practice, we asked our readers for memories about their first days as lawyers. Three lawyers recall their first experiences in client relations, litigation tactics and pro bono advocacy.
20 minute read

National Law Journal

Movers

By | October 31, 2016
New arrivals and lateral moves in this week's column.
47 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Working From Home: The Good, the Bad and the Laundry

More people are telecommuting than ever before. According to a 2015 Gallup poll, 37 percent of U.S. workers have telecommuted, four times greater than the 9 percent found in 1995. The arrangements vary, and for some it is full time and for others limited to a few days a week. Recently, a client of mine with a portable workload was asked, along with her entire department, to telecommute as a strategy for the company to lease a smaller space. While this would have many jumping for joy, it was unwelcome news for her as she enjoyed daily interactions with coworkers. It required a shift in expectations, ­attitude and proactivity to create new rituals and routines to replace those of a traditional workplace.
12 minute read

Litigation Daily

Remembering the Heartbreaking Loss of Two Best Friends at Harvard Law

Seven years ago today, Michael Weston died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. A 37-year-old Harvard Law graduate, he had joined the Drug Enforcement Administration as a special agent. Five months before, he'd married a fellow member of the Harvard Law class of 1997, Cynthia Tidler. Whose first husband, Weston's best friend, was also from the class of '97 - and who also died in Afghanistan.
23 minute read

New York Law Journal

Getting Trial Ready Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint

Michael Hefter and David R. Kolker of Bracewell write that the prospect of a trial can feel daunting to associates, and provide several important considerations for associates whose teams step into the limelight of the courtroom.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

All You Really Need to Know About Working With Support Staff

Molly Peckman writes: All you really need to know about working with support staff (and the rest of the law firm for that matter) are lessons you learned in kindergarten.
15 minute read

New York Law Journal

What I Wish I'd Known as a New Lawyer

Shane O'Neill of Ingram Yuzek Gainen Carroll & Bertolotti writes: After decades in the law, I now realize that the one piece of truly useful advice I never got was: "Taking responsibility for your work will better allow you to manage your time."
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

If You Don't Know Where You're Going, You'll End Up Somewhere Else

Carol M. Kanarek offers tips to associates to navigate life and law firms, writing: If you observe and learn from the actions of clients and more senior lawyers who occupy the drivers' seats at your firm, you will be well on your way to arriving at the next winning destination in your legal career.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cognitive Dissonance and Law Firm Associate Pay

Steven J. Harper tackles issues of law firm associate salary increases and client costs, writing: Corporate clients truly worried about the long-run might want to spend less time obsessing over young associates' starting salaries and more time focusing on the behavior of older attorneys at their outside firms. In the end, clients will bear the costs of short-term thinking that pervades the ranks of big firm leaders.
13 minute read

National Law Journal

Movers

By | October 17, 2016
Lateral moves and new arrivals in this week's column.
46 minute read

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