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Would You Like Help Navigating the Summer Associate Experience?

If you're starting, or getting ready to start, your law firm summer associate experience, it's natural that you might be feeling a bit uncertain. Can I do the work? What should I wear to this social activity? Will everyone be a lot smarter and more accomplished than I am? How in the … [Read More...]

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Want to Make a Good Impression at Your Law Firm Job? Check Out This Interview with Greenhorn Legal!

I'm very excited about today's interview with Desiree Moore, President and founder of Greenhorn Legal. They're filling a huge gap in law school education, namely getting students ready to actually, you know, practice law! Today Desiree's talking about how to make the transition from school to … [Read More...]

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Cool Idea for Legal Networking: Make A “Contacts Roadmap”

Let's face it, the average law student hates networking. Sure there are a few social butterflies who actually enjoy socializing with real attorneys and other grownups, but they're few and far between. Partly I think networking gets a bad rap because it's unclear how exactly people are supposed … [Read More...]

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Should I Retake the LSAT?

Despite your best efforts, your LSAT score just isn’t what you wanted it to be. Maybe it’s significantly below your practice tests, or perhaps you weren’t feeling well or just know that you had a bad day. Should you retake? You should only consider retaking the LSAT if two things are … [Read More...]

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Do You Have, or Want, a Summer Associate Position? Some Tips for Success

Today's interview is with Andrew James, creator of the Summer Success Crash Course. He's here to talk about how to get a summer associate position, and what to do to ensure you succeed over the summer. If you're going to be a summer associate, you owe it to yourself to check out his course, … [Read More...]

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If I Could Choose Again, Would I Still Wait To Have Children?

Focused on a demanding career as an attorney and married to a man who refused to become the "default parent," Kate McGuinness waited too long to have a biological child. So she adopted a son, ended her marriage, and wouldn't change a thing. Childless women often view their declining fertility … [Read More...]

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Want to Win at Life? Know What Game You’re Playing

If there's one general-purpose, always-applicable life lesson I know, it's this one: Know what game you're playing. This breaks down into two components: You need to know what "winning" looks like You need to know the rules of the game Notice the order here. First, you need to know … [Read More...]

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