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The Attributes of Winning Lawyers Top
Consultant Frank Michael D'Amore has identified 10 traits that most often define a successful lawyer, based on his discussions with lawyers and business executives, and his own observations. In part one of a two-part series from The Legal Intelligencer, he identifies five of those winning traits.
 
Atlanta Lawyer Plays Himself in New Reality TV Show Top
Antavius M. Weems is a lawyer in real life, and now he's playing one on a TV reality show featuring Toni Braxton and her family. Weems acknowledged the risk in using a reality show to promote his legal career, but notes that as Braxton's attorney, he gets some control over how he's portrayed.
 
New Largest Minority-Owned Law Firm Snags Yoss Remnants Top
Milwaukee-based Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan has become the new largest minority-owned law firm after the demise of Adorno & Yoss last month. The firm announced on Thursday the opening of a new Boston office with the hire of five former Adorno & Yoss lawyers for a total of 18 offices and 80 attorneys.
 
Working Smart: It's All About a 'Me File' Top
When it comes to advancing your career, it helps to be self-centered. To thrive in good economic times -- or survive in slow ones -- you must demonstrate your value to your organization's bottom line, and a well-stocked "Me File" can help you do that, says consultant Valerie Fontaine.
 
O'Melveny Program Helps New Parents Return to Firm Top
On Friday, O'Melveny & Myers officially launched a program -- said to be unique among major U.S. law firms -- for attorneys who are new parents, connecting them with a coach who will help with the plunge back into professional life by talking them through the transition's practical realities.
 
N.Y. State Bar Recommends Firms Restructure, Change Practices Top
The New York State Bar Association on Monday released a report that suggests ways firms can restructure and change business practices, as the legal field faces a number of challenges. Among the suggestions: use experienced contract attorneys and expand the use of alternative fee arrangements.
 
Technology Examined as Means to Improve Legal Education Top
More than 100 lawyers, deans and law professors met last week for the last of a series of conferences dubbed "Future Ed." Participants pitched and voted on ideas for leveraging technology to improve law school education; the top vote-getter was called Apps for Justice: Learning Law by Creating Software.
 
Study: In-House Women of Color Face Obstacles, but Feel Empowered Top
Corporate Counsel Women of Color, a nonprofit organization that fosters diversity in Fortune 1000 law departments, has a new report on how women of color are faring in those companies. CCWC founder and CEO Laurie Robinson says the results were surprisingly refreshing.
 
N.Y. Court Unions Told to Expect 400 to 500 Layoffs Top
New York state's court system has notified employee unions that it expects to lay off 400 to 500 workers by June 1 due to recent budget cuts. The layoffs will represent the first substantial reduction in force for the courts in 20 years.
 
Commentary: Misery Index as a New Law Firm Metric? Top
Rather than mislabeling attorney billable hours as measures of productivity, says Steven Harper, an index should permit excessive hours to convey their true meaning: attorney misery. This "misery index" could help reveal a firm's culture, writes the Northwestern adjunct professor and retired Kirkland partner.
 
Should I Aim for In-House or Another Law Firm? Top
After 15 years at a litigation boutique, I need to move on. Do I go in-house or move to another firm? And any networking advice?
 
Tips on Transitioning From Accounting Firm to Law Firm? Top
I am a lawyer currently working for a Big 4 accounting firm, and I'd like to transition to a law firm and practice tax law. Is it true this is a difficult move? Any advice on making the transition easier?
 

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