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The Cost of Becoming a Lawyer: How Countries Compare

The US is the most expensive place to study law, a study has found, while Germany, China and Sweden are among the cheapest.
2 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Partner: 'Find an Area You're Passionate About and Learn It Inside and Out,' Says Andrew I. Almand of Ballard Spahr

Everything builds on everything else, and it's good to occasionally check in, whether with yourself or a mentor, and make sure you're on the right road.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

How to Succeed as a First-Year: A Collection of Advice to New Lawyers

I have been lucky enough to speak with attorneys in my office who have been in our position, understanding the controlled chaos we have been thrown into, and have given advice on simple goals to focus on to succeed early in your practice. The list below is not exhaustive, but the highlights of what I try to remember when trying to traverse the life of a first-year associate.
8 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'You Must Give Respect to Get Respect,' Says Aisha Bembry of Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss

When people see someone who is respectful, competent, committed and self-aware, it goes a long way in how you are valued.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Meet The Legal Intelligencer's New Young Lawyer Editorial Board

The Legal Intelligencer is proud to announce the members of our new Young Lawyer Editorial Board.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Go Sit Down': Some Florida Lawyers Want Judge Scherer Off the Bench After Parkland Shooter Trial

"The image of a judge relegating an elected public defender and his top assistant to sit in the corner like misbehaving children is offensive and discounts their very vital and difficult role in this system," wrote Ernest L. Chang, president of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

In Post COVID-Era, Law Firms Eye a Cultural Transformation

The next generation of talent is advocating for more initiatives to address mental health and work flexibility, and leaders say they want to respond.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Good News for Zoomers: The Benefits of a Remote Courtroom

Zoomers, while not losing the decorum and respect for the courtroom, should see Zoom litigation as preseason football, or a warm-up for the regular season—for the day we all go back to the courtrooms.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Beyond 'Free Coffee and Chocolate Biscuits': Keys to Retention Prove Elusive as Workers Return to the Office

Law firm leaders from around the globe discussed how to keep young lawyers interested in working for them on a long-term basis at an International Bar Association panel.
4 minute read

International Edition

'Badly Thought Out'? What Do People Make of Slaughters' New Working Code?

Dubbed a 'PR stunt' by one unimpressed recruiter, the roll-out has raised eyebrows across the U.K.
5 minute read

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