| 2012 U.S. News Law School Rankings Released | By A.S. Pradhan |
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The latest U.S. News law school rankings are out, and the top 14 places are pretty much the same, except for newcomer UT-Austin at number 14. Yale is still number one, followed by Harvard at second place, and Stanford at number three. But the real news is how U.S. News has changed its ranking method... |
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| IBM’s Watson - Are Lawyers Next on Its List | By A.S. Pradhan |
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If you thought that the machines would never rise, and that Skynet was just in the realm of science fiction; IBM’s Watson may prove that the era of our AI lords is nearer than we think. Watson, having beaten the two smartest Jeopardy contestants ever, is now planning to do legal work. Yes, leg... |
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| When Law Firms Turn Mean | By A. Harrison Barnes |
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At Legal Authority, some of our Employment Advocates are former legal recruiters and they look upon the current recession-like conditions in the legal community as nothing new. One
of the more interesting aspects of the current slowdown in the legal
market is the fact that many firms have become... |
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| How to Survive an Unplanned Relocation to Join a Future Spouse| By A. Harrison Barnes |
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Many
junior attorneys work incredibly hard for four years to get top grades
at first-tier law schools, work on law reviews, and get offers from
prestigious firms. Then, they face unplanned speed bumps in their
careers when their fiancés feel it is time to live in the same city, get
serious... |
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| Choosing The Small Versus The Large Firm | By A. Harrison Barnes |
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The
recent Madoff ponzi scheme, the similar ponzi scheme of the Dreier law
firm and the complete meltdown of Blagojevich, the Governor of Illinois,
have all got me thinking.
All over our country there are countless people who are trying to be
something they are not. They want more money be... |
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| Why Didn’t I Get the Job? | By A. Harrison Barnes |
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Each and every day, there are hundreds of attorneys
asking themselves the same question: Why wasn’t I hired?…I thought I
was well-qualified and answered all of their questions. Maybe so,
however, there lies a plethora of reasons why one may not be the right
candidate. Other cand... |
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| The Three Step Process to Finding a Legal Job | By A. Harrison Barnes |
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Legal Authority has developed a three-part method to help lawyers just like you get their ideal jobs quickly. Here’s how it works:1. They find the perfect employer for you.Legal Authority’s database contains more than 98 percent of all legal employers in the United States — altoget... |
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| J.D./MBA Programs and Your Legal Career | By A. Harrison Barnes |
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The
law school that I am thinking of attending offers a joint J.D./MBA
program that I could theoretically finish in the same time it would take
me to get my J.D. Should I take this opportunity? How would this
increase my chances of getting a law firm job, since this is what I am
sure I wan... |
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| The Practice of Law : To Stay or Go | By A. Harrison Barnes |
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Should I stay or should I go? I found myself asking this very question at a very early stage in my legal career. If you are reading this, I assume you are also pondering whether or not you should stay in the legal profession.
This is a serious question and you should research it as much as
possi... |
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| Major Practice Areas Analyzed | By A. Harrison Barnes |
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Litigation is as American as apple pie. In our litigious society, it is never likely to fall out of fashion.
Many attorneys decided to enter the law as young people because they
were entranced by the glamorous trial lawyers they saw on film and
television. While the real world is of course very... |
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