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career advice

6 Pieces of Career Advice You Should Ignore

Summary: Just because career advice is often repeated does not mean it is always true (or that it applies to…

5 Ways You Can Get Noticed in the Current Job Market

Summary: Are you struggling to stand out amid of sea of job seekers? Learn what you can do to stand…

Memo to Associates: Don’t Follow Advice on Above the Law

Summary: Above the Law is at it again. Despite the title of a recent article posted on the site sounding upbeat and…

5 Critical Lessons I Learned at My First Full-time Job

Summary: I want to share these five important lessons that I learned at my first full-time job. Understanding that the…

Benefits of Working at a Small Law Firm

Small firms care about many of the same things that any size legal employer cares about: they want to hire…

10 Tips for Surviving in a Big Law Firm

Summary: In Harrison Barnes’ latest article offering career advice to attorneys, he delves into mistakes big firm attorneys often make.…

Everything You Need to Know to Become a Law Professor

Becoming a Law Professor: Part 1 In the article “How to pursue a career in Professor at Law,” Anayat Durrani…

What Should a Paralegal Know before Being Hired?

We asked two paralegals in the United States what a paralegal should know before being hired. Both paralegals have extensive…

The importance of being well-liked

By Harrison Barnes, Esq. One of the most persistent problems attorneys practicing law have is their failure to collaborate and…

Is the Wrong Job Now Better than the Right Job Later?

I recently worked with an attorney who was interested in one thing: moving to a certain city to join her…

Roman Polanski Will Not Be Extradited

Switzerland has declined the United States' request for extradition of Roman Polanski and the director is once again a free…