I’m attending a conference this week, so I thought I’d load up a few links to good articles and blog posts some of you may not have seen.
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Seven Simple Suggestions for Success and Happiness in the Law The JD Bliss Blog recently posted a summary of a commencement speech by Stephen Ellis, a lawyer who has [...]
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 The Lost Generation of Associates Former GE General Counsel Ben W. Heinemann, Jr. and Harvard Law professor David B. Wilkins have written an article outlining some of the challenges that associates in large law firms face:
At the 250 largest law firms, the arrows are pointing up for many associate indicators. Summer internships are up. Incoming [...]
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 I almost titled this post “The Bad Blogger,” because that’s how I feel! I’ve been away from Atlanta (my primary home) for all but 3 scattered days since mid-January. I’m accustomed to travel, but doing this much of it all at once is truly a challenge. One thing I’ve learned is to be a little [...]
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  Blawg Review #148 Hosted by Brett Trout of BlawgIT, Blawg Review #148 is devoted to Internet Memes, complete with the requisite YouTube videos. Who could resist this?
While considering a theme for this week’s Blawg Review, it struck me that lawyers do not spend as much time aimlessly meandering the web as would, for instance, a [...]
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 Blawg Review #146: As a former patent litigator, I couldn’t skip past Blawg Review #146, hosted by Stephen M. Nipper of The Invent Blog. Honoring National Inventor’s Day (which was yesterday, Feb. 11), #146 offers interesting patent trivia (c’mon, there is such a thing!) as well as other IP-related and some general blawg posts. I was [...]
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 Just a few shorts today… First, thanks to all who completed the 2007 Life at the Bar survey! I appreciate the feedback and your suggestions, and I look forward to bringing you more of what you’d like to see. Congratulations to the lawyer who won the drawing for an Amazon gift certificate; for privacy’s sake [...]
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 Letter to a new partner: Blawg Review #142 featured letters to new lawyers. What about new partners?Â
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 After a semi-brief hiatus, Tuesday shorts are back. This is a roundup of interesting things that have caught my eye but didn’t result in a full post.
Duke Law Leadership Experience:Â Last Friday, I was privileged to be a part of the Second Annual Duke Law Leadership Experience .
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 I ran across a handy site today: HassleMe. Although just about everyone hates to be nagged, reminders are helpful — especially to those of us who tend to be busy and pulled in many different directions. HassleMe is a free service that allows you to define how often you’d like to reminded to take whatever action [...]
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What’s your “brand”? There’s a lot of discussion about “brand” these days — not just for products, but also for companies and increasingly even for individuals. “Brand” encompasses who you are in your career, and conscious management of “brand” can help you to craft how you come across and how others think of you. As you [...]
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July 29, 2008 
