Control What You Can

career management

A common theme among some of my lawyer clients is the frustrating and stressful feeling that much of what goes on at work is out of their control. For example, new or young associates are often given assignments verbally and quickly by partners who need to put out a...

Different Job Ideas for New Lawyers?

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I saw these supposedly real life examples for new lawyers in a comment to an AboveTheLaw.com posting. The article doesn’t tell us anything new but I thought the comment’s examples of treating your law degree like some other kind of advanced degree in this...

Tools for Women Lawyers Seeking a Raise

career management

>Following is a link to and points from a New York Times article that track a panel discussion at the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan state annual meeting and conference focusing on pay equity and compensation for women lawyers on May 15. http://nyti.ms/aiiPX8 I...

Job Posting: Bankruptcy Court, ED MI – Staff Attorney

career management

>A vacancy announcement for a Staff Attorney has been posted on the Bankruptcy Court (ED MI) website (link below). The announcement is open to all qualified candidates and closes Monday, May 31, 2010....

Do As Your Mother Says

career management, practice & time management

>On this beautiful Mother’s Day, consider how the most basic habits you learned from your mother as a young child serve you today in your professional life as a lawyer. This list is in addition to obvious wisdom like work hard, apply yourself and always do your...

Women Litigators – Opinions from One Panel of Women Judges

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>Here is a May 3 article from The Legal Intelligencer about a panel discussion by women judges at the ABA’s Women In Law Leadership Academy last week. I don’t agree with some of the opinions and generalizations about women litigators. Do you?...