tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834335945349958946.post8437033726942025305..comments2024-01-23T04:12:56.180-08:00Comments on My Law License: A Message To Young Lawyers As The Recession Worsens: A Time To KillMy Law Licensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17487117416844299246noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834335945349958946.post-22877436251185349952009-08-09T13:34:04.736-07:002009-08-09T13:34:04.736-07:00I read this post a while ago, and was in a very di...I read this post a while ago, and was in a very disillusioned place at the time. Thanks for writing this, by the way. I like people who keep it real. :) Seems like you want to know what grads "out there" are doing right now. Half my graduating class has moved back in with their parents "until I find a job." I think they are of the school of thought that holding out for just the right job with just the right money is better than compromising. I am of the "work it out" school of thought.<br /><br />I'm staying at the small, local general practice firm where I've worked for the past three years. I'm working in multiple capacities--as the front of office helm/boss lady and as a bottom-of-totem-pole lawyer (once I'm licensed, God help me!). It's for peanuts. But I am getting some truly great mentoring out of it, as well as more professional development than any BigLaw success stories I know. (Apparently, there is some period of time in which they get no client name, no case facts, just a discrete legal research assignment--the antithesis of my work during law school).<br /><br />My intent is to learn to be a good lawyer, and hopefully get some traction under my career in the next few years. It's frustrating to still be subsisting like a grad student instead of "making a living," but it's better than living with the parents and more productive and fulfilling than waiting tables. I'm excited to bring some value to a business I care a lot about, and to get things done for folks.MissForrestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834335945349958946.post-32059997888452581242009-06-05T21:37:13.513-07:002009-06-05T21:37:13.513-07:00guest blogger invitation
Hello,
This is Rose wri...guest blogger invitation<br /><br />Hello,<br /><br />This is Rose writing from www.huliq.com. I visited your blog and liked your content.<br /><br />Would you be interested to send us a guest post on any of the issues related to the topics that you cover in your blog. We will publish it in our site www.huliq.com<br /><br />In return with each guest blog we will give one link in the author's byline back to your blog. We only ask that the guest post ( we prefer it be a news coverage, sources can be Google News, CNN, MSNBC, Yahoo News, BBC and others) be a unique story and not be published in your blog.<br /><br />HULIQ is indexed by Google News and Google requires that the length of the unique news is at least 5 paragraphs. We desire it to be at least 6 paragraphs if possible. And that all need to be a unique content. Once you send us a new story totally unique we will immediately publish it with you link in it, and within 15 minutes it should be indexed by Google News.<br /><br />Also, please structure author byline as follows:<br /><br />author's name:<br />author's e-mail:<br />author's blog url:<br /><br />Please let me know if you may have any questions about www.huliq.com.<br /><br />If you want to consult the topic with me first that's perfectly fine as well.<br /><br />Many thanks<br />ruzik.mail@gmail.comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09514150656233355176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834335945349958946.post-40924803713922374782009-05-29T15:28:01.485-07:002009-05-29T15:28:01.485-07:00I think your advice is excellent. There's no bette...I think your advice is excellent. There's no better way to market yourself than to show what you can actually accomplish, and in our current economic circumstances anyone who isn't marketing himself effectively isn't likely to find work. Perhaps you could have included a caveat about malpractice coverage, which can't be overlooked when getting creative like this.<br /><br />I'd also like to point out that Twitter can provide an excellent opportunity for young attorneys to meet established ones. I know there's a lot of debate about this issue, but I was at a law firm conference this past week (http://totalpma.org) and there were thousands of tweets from attorney participants and attorneys following online. There are also a number of law-specific Twitter groups like LexTweets and LawBirds. Maybe it's not quite an in-person meeting or personal introduction, but it's easier to achieve and happens in a relaxed environment that might make relationship building easier.Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371944527312982978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834335945349958946.post-19339703925524574952009-05-28T08:36:34.933-07:002009-05-28T08:36:34.933-07:00Good advice, Brian.Good advice, Brian.South Florida Lawyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00810384287103818406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834335945349958946.post-23677627181692823752009-05-28T08:28:21.727-07:002009-05-28T08:28:21.727-07:00Hey, Anonymous, you back again? You need to come u...Hey, Anonymous, you back again? You need to come up with a better name like "angry miserable lawyer." <br /><br />Anyway listen, please come back, as often as you like. Let me know when you want to have lunch, I know you're not that far from my office. Maybe I can help you find a better life.My Law Licensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17487117416844299246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834335945349958946.post-71581148394178304292009-05-28T07:01:46.613-07:002009-05-28T07:01:46.613-07:00no one cares what you think
that's a terrible mov...no one cares what you think<br /><br />that's a terrible movie<br /><br />you have big law envyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834335945349958946.post-1997341290838673832009-05-27T09:20:18.441-07:002009-05-27T09:20:18.441-07:00I agree, it's easier said then done, but here's wh...I agree, it's easier said then done, but here's what I think:<br /><br />If there is really no legal jobs out there, then get a temp job doing something, anything. Even if it's at night. Hell, use the time to learn something else - bartending. Spend the day investing your time with a lawyer for free and earn some money at night. I know there are plenty of new lawyers out there completely unemployed. You have to earn money, even if it's doing something you never thought you'd do.<br /><br />I know a judge who drove a cab while he failed the Bar a couple times......<br /><br />The key to all of this, is putting your ego aside.My Law Licensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17487117416844299246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834335945349958946.post-56268528491702366582009-05-27T09:16:39.203-07:002009-05-27T09:16:39.203-07:00Local or state bar associations often have pro-bon...Local or state bar associations often have pro-bono opportunities for new lawyers looking for experience, especially in bigger cities. If you are willing or somehow able to work for free for a short time then the experience is there for the taking.<br /><br />The problem is: who has the funds to do that, other than those with a family willing to shoulder some of the burden or a bread-winning spouse or partner? It's easy to say "work for free" but it's not so easy to actually do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com