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45 of the Worst Possible Questions Attorneys and Law Students Can Ask in Interviews

When any legal employer is interviewing you, he or she most often wants to hire you. The interviewer is hoping you are the best applicant for the job because interviewing people takes time that could be used to bill hours.....

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Every Attorney's Biggest Weakness is Their Need to Feel Important and Loved

Listen to Every Attorney’s Biggest Weakness is Their Need to Feel Important and Loved PodcastIf someone does not make us feel important, we do not feel good about ourselves.We often rebel against the people who made us feel unimportant.To be good at your job, you need to make others feel impo....

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Why You Should Never Give Up Your Law Firm Job Search: Lessons in Law Firm Job Search ....

Giving up your search is the most serious mistake you can make.Many people are not reaching their potential and unhappy because they gave up.Over 95% of the business of law is going on outside of the largest law firms and all over.Those 95% of law firms will hire you if you persist with your search.....

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Top 6 Things Attorneys and Law Students Need to Remove from Their Resumes ASAP

In this article, you learn about the importance of crafting the right resume for the specific legal job you are seeking. In resume writing, knowing what to leave out is just as important as knowing what to put in.....

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Why Law Firms Do Not Like to Hire Attorneys From Most Practice Settings Other Than Law ....

Listen to Why Law Firms Do Not Like to Hire Attorneys From Most Practice Settings Other Than Law Firms PodcastMost smart law firms will not hire attorneys who are coming from practice settings other than law firms.Law firms will suspect that you may have left a law firm and went to another prac....

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45 of the Worst Possible Questions Attorneys and Law Students Can Ask in Interviews

When any legal employer is interviewing you, he or she most often wants to hire you. The interviewer is hoping you are the best applicant for the job because interviewing people takes time that could be used to bill hours.....

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Every Attorney's Biggest Weakness is Their Need to Feel Important and Loved

Listen to Every Attorney’s Biggest Weakness is Their Need to Feel Important and Loved PodcastIf someone does not make us feel important, we do not feel good about ourselves.We often rebel against the people who made us feel unimportant.To be good at your job, you need to make others feel impo....

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Why You Should Never Give Up Your Law Firm Job Search: Lessons in Law Firm Job Search ....

Giving up your search is the most serious mistake you can make.Many people are not reaching their potential and unhappy because they gave up.Over 95% of the business of law is going on outside of the largest law firms and all over.Those 95% of law firms will hire you if you persist with your search.....

Read Article

Article of the Week

Top 6 Things Attorneys and Law Students Need to Remove from Their Resumes ASAP

In this article, you learn about the importance of crafting the right resume for the specific legal job you are seeking. In resume writing, knowing what to leave out is just as important as knowing what to put in.....

Read Article

Why Law Firms Do Not Like to Hire Attorneys From Most Practice Settings Other Than Law ....

Listen to Why Law Firms Do Not Like to Hire Attorneys From Most Practice Settings Other Than Law Firms PodcastMost smart law firms will not hire attorneys who are coming from practice settings other than law firms.Law firms will suspect that you may have left a law firm and went to another prac....

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45 of the Worst Possible Questions Attorneys and Law Students Can Ask in Interviews

When any legal employer is interviewing you, he or she most often wants to hire you. The interviewer is hoping you are the best applicant for the job because interviewing people takes time that could be used to bill hours.....

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100+ of the Toughest Interview Questions Law Firm Ask Attorneys and Law Students and How to Answer Them

Make sure you are prepared for any question a law firm might throw at you by reading through this comprehensive list of ....

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The Only Six Factors Prestigious Law Firms Care about When Hiring Lateral Attorneys

Do you know what prestigious law firms are looking for in a lateral attorney? Learn about the six essential questions u....

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How to do a Telephone Screening Interview as an Attorney or Law Student: Why Most Attorneys and Law Students Fail Law Firm Telephone Screening Interviews

Learn what getting a phone-screening interview with a law firm means and how you can prepare yourself before the interv....

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Four Fatal Mistakes Highly Qualified Attorneys Make When Choosing Law Firms

Learn the most important factors you should look at when selecting which law firm to join so you avoid making these fou....

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The Top 17 Reasons Law Firms Do Not Hire and Make Offers to Attorneys and Law Students: It's Not What You Think

Why is it so hard to get a job in a law firm? If you have been applying for positions and have not even gotten an inter....

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Why Every Attorney Should Look at Multiple Legal Markets When Doing a Job Search

Learn why it is so important to the success of your legal job search to look at multiple markets in this article.....

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21 Reasons You Will Never Get a Job with a Major Law Firm Now (or Ever Again)

If you ever want to work at a major law firm, you must avoid making any of these major career mistakes.....

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