An accountant in New Zealand was fired over her “confrontational” use of formatting—type that was red, boldface, all-caps or combinations of the three (a la Ellen Barshevsky,…
We heard about some tips this week from a careers coach who advises lawyers on ways to get the conversation rolling when they’re out to network and build relationships.
Maybe it’s because of the economy, maybe it’s their gnawing desire to have that table at the window for themselves, but trend-watchers are seeing more and more restaurant-goers and coffeeshop…
It’s bar exam week across the United States, and recent law grads have spent the last few months of their lives trying to figure out exactly what questions will be…
Endorsements and protests of Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor are pouring in as Senators ready their opening statements and strategic questions for the woman who President Barack Obama has chosen…
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia can always be counted on to let you know what he really thinks. And even though you think lawyers would bring their A game…
The ubiquity of BlackBerrys and iPhones is still new enough that etiquette lines regarding their use have not been drawn. The New York Times says that…
In these times, any BigLaw memo with strong or strange language makes its rounds on the blogosphere. And as a result of this phenomenon, ABAJournal.com readers know that a London…
Any outcry made over billable hour demands put on law firm associates has lately been drowned out by the chorus of laid-off lawyers and just-graduated law students wondering what realistic…
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