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Starting a legal career is a tough endeavor as you try to navigate the waters of partner expectations and steep learning curves. Here are a few simple practices that can help a new lawyer through the first phase.

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February is a notoriously tough month in the legal profession, but brighter days are around the corner.

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As increased numbers of attorneys enter the field during a slowed economy, there is fierce competition for market share. Enter personal branding.

Observations of fellow lawyers living out their own renditions of “if you build it, they will come.”

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While the offer of partnership is a major honor in the legal profession, significant responsibility accompanies the title.

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A lawyer's twist on Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."

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A lawyer's twist on Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."

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Defeat is one of the most humbling events that one can experience--for the competitive, it can be painful.

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My undergrad university required that all students complete a physical education class before graduation, and because Cornell is in the middle of nowhere, the choices were essentially limitless. I enrolled in fly tying and fly fishing, mainly because I was a big fan of the movie “A River Runs Through It” and partly because I hoped that a Brad Pitt look-alike would be in my class.

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When I was growing up, I didn’t appreciate the fact that I lived on a farm where we raised our own meat, among other things.  Instead, I generally thought it was embarrassing and a real pain to take care of our animals, especially during New York winters.

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