What do you say to a recent law school graduate?
“A double-shot latte to go, please.”
Cruel but often true.
From New York to LA, the downturn of the past two years has hit the legal profession with unprecedented severity … and it’s certainly not limited to new grads. Tens of thousands of lawyers and staff [...]
By Ellen Ostrow, Ph.D.
Law Career Consultant
An extremely bright and accomplished woman attorney explained to me why it was impossible for her to do anything but practice law at this point in her life. Having worked in both government and private settings, she was certain she had a clear idea of what her chosen profession entailed, [...]
By Martin Grayson
author, The View From the First Chair
Practice law long enough (say, more than a month), and you will end up in deposition with one or more loud, obnoxious, rude, rule-trampling, witness-coaching, usually foul-mouthed opposing counsel. This lawyer’s idea of defending a deposition—even when the deponent is not his witness—is to object to every [...]
In his new book The View from the First Chair: What Every Trial Lawyer Really Needs to Know, Martin L. Grayson defines a trial as follows–
“[N]othing less than a six-dimensional merry-go-round-jigsaw-puzzle-demolition-derby all playing out in your mind while you sit relatively passively at counsel table, trying to concentrate on 12 things [...]
The Wall Street Journal reports this week that even though the US labor market is showing signs of improvement, conditions for older workers continue to deteriorate.
As of last month, the number of unemployed workers ages 55 to 64 has nearly tripled since the recession began. And while it is difficult to quantify just how [...]
Rachel J. Littman, Esq.
How to stand out in a buyer’s market? You can spend a small fortune on job-finding books, but the assistant dean of career development at Pace Law School sums it up for you with 11 simple tips:
1. Be flexible – You may not be able to secure the job of your [...]
By Daniel Lukasik, Esq.
New York lawyer Daniel Lukasik attended his 30th high school reunion this past summer. It was an occasion that produced this gentle reflection on life, law, and the sweet victory that comes from finally discovering one’s second act:
In a few weeks I’ll turn 48, and have been out of law school for [...]
Former criminal defense and in-house lawyer Taisha Rucker used to wonder what else she could do with her law degree. Now 13 years later, she’s answered the question, and is working on a book to help law students, new grads, and burned-out lawyers who are just beginning to ask. As part of Rucker’s research, she [...]
Nearly 10 million people are collecting unemployment benefits, up from 2 ½ million two years ago. How many are lawyers? It all depends on what blogs you read. But SOME of those thousands of out-of-work lawyers and new grads should be using this downtime to re-assess their practice … even their career in law. To [...]
LawyerAvenue Press (publishers of Solo By Choice and What Can You Do With a Law Degree), is accepting book proposals for 2010. If you have an idea for a nonfiction career book for lawyers and/or new grads, contact Publications Director Mark Jaroslaw. Proposals should include a working title, a synopsis of the work, a description [...]