This is for discouraged lawyers (be they unemployed, underemployed or simply dissatisfied) and law students(1Ls, 2Ls, and 3Ls). Today I read this post by The Unemployed Lawyer who is in the Seattle area. Here is the comment I added to her blog. “I called the Washington State Bar Association and…
Articles Posted in Career Planning for Lawyers
ADVICE TO LAW SCHOOLS – SOLICIT BIGLAW? NO. HELP LAW STUDENTS? YES. PLACEMENT TO BIGLAW? NO. CAREER PLANNING FOR STUDENTS? YES.
It is critically important at this time when there has been a decline in recruiting by the large law firms who have dominated campus interviewing to deemphasize employer outreach. A school unable to attract sufficient employer responses adds to the students’ frustration. Their self-esteem is diminished since they are not…
MATTHEW FOX (NO RELATION) AND THE REINVENTION OF WORK – QUOTES
QUOTES FROM THE REINVENTION OF WORK by MATTHEW FOX Spirit means life, and both life and livelihood are about living in depth, living with meaning, purpose, joy and a sense of contributing to the greater community. A spirituality of work is about bringing life and livelihood back together again. Page 2…
Are You Really Redundant? Don’t Believe It.
I recently read an on-line article from a London newspaper that Baker & McKenzie cut six New York associates in an office of 140 lawyers including 60 partners as part of a range of cost-cutting measures introduced in response to market conditions. The article used the English term saying the…
Request of Ronald W. Fox to be Appointed Law School Industry Czar
President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington DC 20500 January 1, 2011 Dear President Obama, We all knew it was coming! On December 3, 2008, an article appeared in CNNMoney.com “Verdict is in: Legal job market tightens” The article said “Employment opportunities for legal professionals have traditionally…
Law School Industry Czar – Platform
Recently I posted My Request to Be Appointed Law School Industry Czar on another blog but have now transferred it here and suggest you read it. As of today I have two supporters in my campaign. I sense the beginning of a grassroots movement in favor of my selection. If you have…