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The Only Way to Be Happy Practicing Law: How to Immediately Find Happiness Practicing Law

Although it is often neglected by big law firms, this is the one thing you must focus on if you want to enjoy practicing law.....

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Top 10 Reasons Why High Junior Associate Salaries Are Destroying the Legal Profession

Learn why an increase in law firm salaries is so destructive to the legal profession and will ultimately harm many attorneys.....

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Another Big Law Attorney I Know Just Died Young

Learn why practicing law sucks the life out of so many attorneys and what you can do to avoid this fate.....

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Why You Should Find Your 'Tribe' and Not Just Focus on Money in Making Law Firm Job ....

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Is it Pointless for Attorneys to Move Law Firms Because They Are All Basically the Same?

Question: How do I know that my firm is the problem? Will I be happier at another firm, or are they all just basically t....

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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 partner, who wa....

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Are There Lateral Opportunities for a Non-equity Tax Partner without Portable Business?

Question:I am a Non-Equity Tax Partner at a large law firm and am considering a lateral law firm move, however I do not ....

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LawCrossing Releases 2013-14 Guide to Top LL.M. Programs in America

There are many law schools in America that offer the Master in Laws degree. But not all are a good fit to fulfill law st....

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Get a Job Through Networking

There are many approaches an attorney can take to his or her job search, but one of the most oft-overlooked and/or frequ....

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How Can I Look for a Job without Burning Bridges with My Current Employer?

Question:I am a fifth year associate and I am in the process of looking for a new position. How can I look for a new job....

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I am an Attorney and Almost Have My LL.M. Should I Take an Offer as an Attorney from a Major Accounting Firm?

Question: I am getting my LL.M. in Tax, and want to practice in a law firm, but I just got an offer from a major account....

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