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My last blog post and a previous were about goal-setting, verbalizing your goals and asking for what you need to accomplish them. I invite you to take it one step further and think intentionally about the trajectory of your career ...

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If you're an attorney in private practice in Maryland, watch your email inbox for an invitation to participate in the Maryland Lawyers Confidence Index survey.

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The Maryland Judiciary is seeking applicants for the Court of Appeals seat vacated in June by Judge Clayton Greene Jr. The Appellate Courts Judicial Nominating Commission announced the vacancy and invited interested judges and lawyers to complete a personal data ...

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I had the best experience during a mediation recently – an all-female, eight-hour phone mediation. Now, you would think that the eight-hour phone part sounds daunting, but it was actually the getting up at 4 a.m. only to miss my ...

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When I started out as a young family law attorney, I felt as if the world was spinning around me and I could barely hang on. It took years before I felt like I knew what I was doing, and ...

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As a young professional living in Baltimore, I am often asked where I went to school. If you have lived in Baltimore for any amount of time, you know that I’m being asked about my high school. It is something ...

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A seat on Baltimore’s federal bench that has been vacant for more than three years could be filled as part of a push to confirm nominees before the Senate’s August recess. Bloomberg Law reports some nominees put forward by President ...

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I have a Careers page on my website because I try to remain open-minded about hiring the right staff members even if it feels like the wrong time. It seems that the work of a law office is always expanding ...

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As the summer continues, many of our law practices may start to wind down a bit, or we may find fewer opportunities to network during the vacation season. Over the years I’ve realized it’s important to embrace these slower cycles ...

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I’d bet my law license that everyone studying for this month’s bar exam has received unsolicited advice on how best to prepare for the test: Make sure to take a bar review class, pace yourself, get plenty of sleep, don’t ...

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