Journal or Not: Use Research and Writing to Your Advantage by Lawyerist - the lawyering survival guide on Mar 20, 2010 in Law School career advice journal law review write-on Writing and editing for a law school journal is a great way to hone legal research and academic writing skills. But it’s also a huge time commitment that at times can bore you out of your mind. Whether or not you are on a journal, learn to leve...
Smart Social Media Use By Law Schools (and Students) by Lawyerist - the lawyering survival guide on Mar 13, 2010 in Law School Marketing Law firms have been struggling with social media use, but law schools may be in even worse shape. Should you be pushing your school to engage current and prospective students and alums online?Last year I started paying close attention to the hows and...
Benefit From the Law School Bargain by Lawyerist - the lawyering survival guide on Mar 12, 2010 in Careers General Law School attorney happiness lawyer legal career Everyone hears about discontented lawyers. The hours are long. The clients are impossible. The work is tedious and boring. I could go on, but I do not have to. You know where I am coming from. I have been a lawyer now for more than 25 years and have...
Law School Admissions Should Allow Video Statements by Lawyerist - the lawyering survival guide on Mar 1, 2010 in Law School application application process law school admissions personal life personal statement resume At least one undergraduate admissions program, Tufts University, has started accepting YouTube videos as part of their application process. Law schools still use old school teaching styles like the Socratic method, but will admissions programs take...
Learn Multiple Legal Research Platforms by Lawyerist - the lawyering survival guide on Feb 17, 2010 in Law School Fastcase free free law Google Scholar legal research LexisNexis research resources westlaw Regardless of where you are on your path to a legal career, you should try to master the variety of legal research tools at your fingertips. During my 1L legal writing course, our law librarians empowered me with fundamental legal research skills. We...
What Drives You? by Lawyerist - the lawyering survival guide on Feb 9, 2010 in Careers Dan Pink drive failure goals happiness law practice Law School motivation success Everyone from researchers to business moguls are devoting energy and study to the subject of “drive” and whether traditional motivators (like the carrot and stick) are enough to steer us down a successful and fulfilling career path in today’...
New Lawyers (and Law Students) Need to Define Their Personal Brand by Lawyerist - the lawyering survival guide on Jan 31, 2010 in Careers Law School Law Student LinkedIn personal brand social media Kevin O’Keefe hit the nail on the head in his recent post emphasizing the tough job market and new law graduates’ need for an edge. What’s a good way to get that edge in perhaps the toughest legal market in decades? Develop a person...
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