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Taking Ownership Of Your In-House Legal Career

Above The Law

Many lawyers quickly realize that law school does not fully prepare them for the realities of in-house practice. You can shadow finance teams to understand budgeting constraints. Laws change. By engaging with new in-house lawyers and law school students, I have gained new insights and grown in my own role.

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Guest Post: How Santa Clara Law Graduates Students with a ‘Tech Edge’

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In this guest post, Laura Lee Norris , director of the program, and Mark Michels , lecturer in law, describe the program and how it prepares students for careers as tech lawyers in Silicon Valley. Santa Clara University School of Law graduated its first Tech Edge JD cohort in May 2021.

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Essential Books for Lawyers at Every Stage of Their Career

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Thriving in Law School There’s no denying that law school textbooks have a purpose, but these wordy and typically boring reads don’t hold a candle to guides and books written by graduates who create the resource they wish they had. However, as Professor Kathryne M.

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For Busy Law Firms, “Do It For You” Services Are a Smart Play

Rocket Matter

Let's face it: you didn't go to law school to become a web developer. So, what's a busy law firm to do? Get free guide 6 Billing Strategies to Grow Your Law Firm Scaling your law firm doesn’t just mean adding more lawyers or increasing your number of clients. Trust us, you'll want to take notes.

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Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman on the Supreme Court, dies at 93

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More broadly, life on the ranch prepared her for other experiences in later years, as she noted that until she began to ride with the cattle drives, “it had been an all-male domain. Also like Ginsburg, O’Connor was unable to find work at a law firm even though she was at the top of her class and an editor of the law review.

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