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Taking Ownership Of Your In-House Legal Career

Above The Law

You must also take the initiative to seek mentorship and find learning opportunities. Unlike law firms where there is often a structured path for associates to develop, the path for in-house lawyers, on the other hand, can be more ambiguous. In-house practice requires continuous learning. Laws change. New risks emerge.

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Feeling Stuck? 8 Steps to Finding Your Purpose

Attorney at Work

Spend the last five minutes of the hour writing down what you’ve learned and what you will do the next day to pick up where you left off. Go in expecting missteps, failures and a learning curve. If you move forward with certainty that this is simply part of the path, it will be easier to stay the course. Be patient.

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Always Be Learning to Always Be Growing

Attorney at Work

Successful lawyers are successful at lifelong learning. If you don’t making learning a priority, you’ll become stagnant. So What Stops Lawyers From Pursuing Lifelong Learning? The reality is, most people don’t put in the time to keep up and learn. Learning Is a Skill Like Any Other. You won’t get any smarter.

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Four B’s of a Well-Rounded Paralegal

Paralegal Bootcamp

LEARN MORE 2. You have spent decades learning and growing with it. I learned a lot from my team and grew as a person. After leaving, I went to another firm and started to learn something else. However, on the path to where I am today, the basics I learned in real estate help me to be a more well-rounded paralegal now.

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Q&A With Michelle Banks: A Pioneering Personality

Attorney at Work

Attorney at Work’s “Women in Law” series focuses on successful women lawyers who have carved a path for themselves in the legal industry and beyond. Below, we talk with Michelle about her path to success. MB : Have the courage to follow your own path and say yes to opportunities that present themselves. Meet Michelle Banks.

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15 Alternative Paralegal Career Options

Paralegal Bootcamp

The skills that you’ve acquired throughout your paralegal career have opened the door to unlimited employment opportunities if you are looking for a paralegal career path that does not have the title “paralegal” that utilize your paralegal skills and experience. This does not mean thinking about the new title that you want.

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Want to Reduce Turnover and Secure Your Law Firm’s Legacy? Be More Transparent

Attorney at Work

With a more transparent work environment — from the interview to the partnership path — you can keep young talent engaged and reduce turnover. To be supportive, older attorneys must learn to shake off much of the toxic cultural ethos they faced on their climb up the ladder. The Path to Partnership.

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