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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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The Highest-Paid Attorney Jobs: A Complete Guide to Maximum Legal Earnings in 2025

Discover which legal roles offer the highest earning potential in 2025. This comprehensive guide explores top-paying attorney jobs across practice areas, locations, and career stages—helping ambitious lawyers map out a path to maximum income and long-term financial success.....

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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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The Highest-Paid Attorney Jobs: A Complete Guide to Maximum Legal Earnings in 2025

Discover which legal roles offer the highest earning potential in 2025. This comprehensive guide explores top-paying attorney jobs across practice areas, locations, and career stages—helping ambitious lawyers map out a path to maximum income and long-term financial success.....

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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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For Legal Internships That Were More Than Five Years Ago, Should They Be Listed (e.g., 2018 to 2023)?

If they were in law school, and you worked in an area that's relevant to what you're doing, or they were with a prestigi....

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How Can I Be Recognized for My Work as an Attorney and Not as a Politician?

**I've been practicing since 1996. My first eight years were in firms—litigation and real estate—and the last part o....

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What Should I Do About My Résumé or Strategies to Maximize My Chance for Law Firm Offers?

This article advises someone with an MBA interested in employment law and working in a law firm. It outlines strategies ....

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If I Have a Lot of Relevant Experience That’s Too Much to Fit on One Page, How Do I Choose What to Keep and Remove?

In most practice areas and most types of work that people do, the law firms and the people interviewing you already know....

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How Should I Explain a Bad Fit at a Past Employer on My Résumé?

Your résumé can just have a stop date. Mention when you stopped working there. It's very difficult for attorneys, a lo....

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Is There a Service That Can Write Your Cover Letters for You to All the Places You Want to Submit Them To?

You can use a service that does this. But I think a cover letter is very personal. So the more personal connection you c....

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Should You Address Your Cover Letter to a Specific Person and Username? Or Should You Use a General Citation?

Yes, you should always address your cover letter to a specific person. So the people that you can address cover letters ....

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