Who do you buy presents for in your office?

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A top ten list of the nerdy things I love about being a lawyer.

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Thanksgiving has always been one my favorite holidays because it is a time of reflection.

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What do clients want in their lawyers? What do partners look for in associates? How do young associates make a name for themselves at big firms?

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WASHINGTON — Three federal courts have frozen assets of 19 companies accused of scamming vulnerable homeowners at risk of foreclosure. The Federal Trade Commission filed the requests in Florida, Ohio and California against the companies that are accused of promising ...

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The ABA launched the 18-member Task Force on the Future of Legal Education to spend two years examining the changes roiling the law profession and legal education ...

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I was flattered to hear that my blogging had been used as an example — thankfully a “how to,” not a “how not to” example — during a presentation at the Professional Development Consortium’s Summer Conference that addressed ...

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You’ve probably seen the ABA summary of Anne-Marie Slaughter’s Atlantic article, “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All.” Slaughter raises a lot of good points related to the classic work-life balance struggle.  Points that deserve a great deal of debate. ...

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Over the last three years, I have had the incredible opportunity to work at Bodie with Thomas J. Dolina, who, in my opinion, is perhaps one of the most skilled, articulate litigators that I have observed. Tom has certainly mastered ...

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In the opening scenes of “Jerry Maguire,” the main character, a self-described “shark in a suit” sports agent, has an epiphany and types out a “mission statement” that he then distributes to all the other agents in his firm. He ...

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