Click here to view Corporate Counsel’s annual look at the law firms retained by America's biggest companies, as well as an analysis of in-house legal departments and their outside law firms.
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Click below for more information about Friday's panel presentation in Hart Auditorium on the Supreme Court Opinion on Affordable Health Care.
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Careerist (Law.com blog), May 29, 2012
“The weather is hot, and Memorial Day is over. And that means the summer associates are on deck! Here is the first of our posts to help summers make it through their Big Law audition. Today, guest blogger and former lawyer Grover Cleveland, author of Swimming Lessons for Baby Sharks: The Essential Guide to Thriving as a New Lawyer (West 2010), offers advice to anxious summer associates about snagging that offer.”
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Posted by Laura Hosid at 11:37 AM - Categories: All class years | Job Search Strategies | Law Firms | Legal News
Lateral Link, May 25, 2012
“So it’s that time of year - summer associates are arriving at law firms all over the country eager to experience the life of a young attorney. These lawyers-to-be will be assigned to practices and try to learn all there is to know about their chosen firm through summer events, lunches and assignments. The most savvy summer associates will use this opportunity to investigate all of the firm’s practices and have a clear understanding of their future path when it comes time to choose their permanent practice area.”
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The Senate recently confirmed Paul Watford to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Judge Watford previously clerked for Judge Kozinski on the Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. He served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Central District of California and has extensive experience in private practice, most recently at Munger, Tolles & Olson in Los Angeles.
Other recent judicial confirmations by the Senate include:
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National Law Journal, May 7, 2012
"The National Law Journal introduces its first Intellectual Property Hot List. These 20 firms excel in providing patent, copyright and trademark legal services. They have demonstrated creative strategies for litigation, patent prosecution, licensing and other transactional work."
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Posted by Laura Hosid at 11:57 AM - Categories: All class years | Interviewing | Job Search Strategies | Legal News | Networking
Law Practice Today, April 2012
"To land a job, you have to convince other lawyers that you will do a better job of making their lives easier than anyone else they are interviewing. That first requires understanding their needs and then demonstrating that you have both the ability and desire to meet those needs. Many new law graduates are great at showing enthusiasm and highlighting their skills, but their answers in interviews seem generic or canned, because they do not clearly understand the needs and concerns of their prospective employers. In other words, they do not understand the employer’s perspective on what it takes to be a successful lawyer.
Here are some tips to stand out from the pack in interviews and on the job:"
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