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Legal news and commentary site Above the Law has recently published the findings of its Millennial Attorney Survey 2019, a comprehensive analysis of 1,200 responses from young lawyers.
The report, titled “New Expectations, Evolving Beliefs And Shifting Career Goals,” has shed new...

Bright lines are crossed and ethical boundaries obliterated in John Grisham’s newest legal thriller, The Rooster Bar. Fans of rapid, sharp plot twists will not be disappointed, but perhaps the most satisfying aspect of this page-turner is the audacious thumb-in-the-eye the novel delivers to...

Earlier this year, I was riding with a friend, from an upscale neighborhood in Silicon Valley into San Francisco. As we passed the Nordstrom and Tiffany stores, she apologized because she had to take a conference call. As a software sales rep for Amazon, she was facilitating a top local law...

The most successful lawyers often feel the most pressure to succeed. Anxiety over potential failure can be especially high after a promotion or a string of court victories. All this stress and worry can greatly affect their work-life balance. The question is, how can we stay ahead while enjoying...

Scoring success in the legal industry takes more than intelligence and communication savvy. Most legal experts list things like networking, personal development, and time management as vital to an attorney’s success, and they would be right. But those things take time to...

Whether you are a recent graduate working as a judicial clerk or have accepted a temporary multi-year position with a non-profit, a governmental legal office, or a think tank, you are probably staring down the barrel of a big question: what’s next?
A clerkship or fellowship is an...

This story is part of our Lawyer Stories series which shares vignettes of one’s high and low (and sometimes even funny) moments in the legal profession. Read on.
Ancient History Perhaps they called before they came. Maybe there was no answer. This was in 1984. They would have gotten...

How to Argue & Win Every Time: At Home, At Work, In Court, Everywhere, Everyday - Gerry Spence This book spent 26 weeks on Publisher Weekly’s bestsellers list, and with good reason. Written by acclaimed attorney Gerry Spence, the book breaks down the 10 laws of arguing and...

Move over New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. It’s time for places like Great Falls, Montana to claim the spotlight. The best cities for budding lawyers to get started are not necessarily where you would think.
A list of rankings by personal finance website GoodCall.com shows that many...

Academic life is often far removed from the actual day-to-day of a law firm. In law school, you might decide which area you want to specialize in, but without experience, it’s tough to know what each specialty entails in real life.
As you start your first internship, it is usually a...