As I mentioned on Monday, this week I’m playing catch-up. Mostly, this means that I’m browsing through the ILTA coverage and presentations that I missed last week. However, as I scroll through Twitter and Google Reader, I’m finding a few link nuggets worth sharing: Lawyer Transitions: Talking About Compensation Tips for when to bring up compensation requirements and what to say in response to questions about compensation requirements. Legal Rebels $5,000 Essay Contest How I wish...
I think the best part of being my own boss is that I can take risks without having to answer to anyone. I can try new things and if anything doesn’t work, I can stop and change direction. I realize that this is a rare but essential privilege for any business person. No matter how supportive your work environment may be, it’s a lot easier to bet the farm when it’s your farm. In other words, I’m allowing myself to make mistakes so long as I learn from them. And, trust...
Some law firms eschew social networking sites due to their potential as time-wasters and block access to them from work. Other lawyers or law firms see social networking sites as a way to build or fortify relationships or find smoking gun evidence to win cases (e.g., in divorce matters). Usually, these are the firms that also take the time to draft careful social media policies to guide attorneys and staff members on how to use these sites. Which one has it right? Well, in general, it’s...
After an unexpected “vacation” and no internet, I’m going to push back my first campfire to September 8, 2010. Trust me, it will be worth the wait. Click here to get tickets. Click Here to Get Tickets
Just in time for #LawJobChat #3 (this Thursday, August 26th from 9-10 pm EDT!), Amanda Ellis’s book is now available for pre-sale on Amazon. The book, 6Ps of the Big 3 for Job-Seeking JDs: 60+ Ways to Get Hired Using Social Networking, costs $27.95 and is eligible for free shipping. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m more than a little biased when I say that Amanda Ellis is an expert on social networking and the legal job search. After all, she and I have collaborated on...
Starting in September, I will host a “campfire” every other Wednesday from 4-5 pm Eastern. The campfires will include 30 minutes of training on technology or career topics and 30 minutes of chatter. Here is the tentative schedule of topics: WordPress, Websites, and Your Firm September 1, 2010 4-5 pm Writing Effective Law Job Posts September 15, 2010 4-5 pm Cost for Non-Members: $19.99 Cost for Site Members: $9.99 E-mail me to reserve your spot!
August’s BigLaw 100 Job Listings is now available for the public. You can download them here. Read more about the job lists project here. Members, I’m still in the process of making the archives available to you once you’ve signed in. In the meantime, please feel free to contact me about viewing July’s listings. Finally, thank you to all members/newsletter subscribers who purchased the August listings when I first published them last week. There are some updates in...
I’m still deciding how best to incorporate the job listings archives into the site. In the meantime, send me an e-mail and I will add you as a viewer on the google docs version.
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The August 2010 BigLaw 100 Jobs Listings is now available for site members! Log in to take advantage of this knowledge so you can get your resumes in early or make phone calls about the jobs now.
I’ve decided to give registered users and newsletter subscribers the chance to download the job listings first. Here’s the schedule: Wednesday (8/4/10): Those who are registered — those who have a username and password — will receive an e-mail with instructions on how to access the listings. Friday (8/6/10): Those who subscribe to my newsletter — but who are not registered — will receive an e-mail with instructions on how to access the listings. Sunday (8/8/10):...
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