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Legal Writing Tips for Summer Associates and Lawyers

August 10, 2009

Many summer associates worry that their skills will not hold up to BigLaw standards. Don’t worry too much. If you got the job, your writing ability is probably not in question, but in this economy, every possible advantage is worth taking.
Fortunately, Ross Guberman, of Legal Writing Pro, goes over what it takes to make your [...]

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Summer associate programs facing extinction?

May 21, 2009

The past months have been an endless parade of bad news for associates in big law firms between layoffs and deferred start dates for new hires. One recent ABA article discussed the impending collision between associates deferred from this fall and those scheduled to start in 2010.
This traffic jam, combined with the continuing financial pressure [...]

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