The Lawyers Career Blog

In February 2021, the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) released its 2020 Report on Diversity in U.S. Law Firms.  Unfortunately, the numbers on diversity and inclusion showed only a slight uptick, revealing “incremental progress.”  In a time when our … [more]

  The heavy weight of the Covid-19 pandemic is slowly beginning to lift.  The current debate has to do with who will take the vaccine, rather than whether we will have another wave of infection, an improvement indeed.  While we … [more]

It has been over a year, and few people have returned to their office desks.  The city that never slept, New York City, once characterized by towering office buildings and an endless bustle on the street, has transformed into a … [more]

Did you ever think that there would be considerable value in something that you could never touch, hold, or store under your mattress or in a vault?  Well, in this article we are going to discuss how “ownership” of digital … [more]

One of the most stressful parts of finding that next step in your career is the interview.  This is where the ‘rubber meets the road’ on whether you and your colleagues-to-be will have the right chemistry.  Of course, the stress … [more]

Socrates once said:  “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”  Those wise words seem particularly appropriate in today’s digital age.  Indeed, the digitizing of all our … [more]

We have reason to be sanguine about the prospects for 2021. Yet, we unfortunately still need to contend with a lot of the lingering problems from 2020. Issues like the global pandemic, economic downturn, continued pressure on the climate, and … [more]

In July 2017, Equifax suffered a data breach.  As one of the largest credit bureaus in the United States, Equifax holds our most sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses, drivers’ license numbers, credit card data.  Suffice … [more]

When it comes to technology and analytics, the legal industry tends to lag behind those in the business world.  Whether it is comfort with tradition or the fact that lawyers are trained to look backwards for precedent rather than seeing … [more]

“Expect the worst and hope for the best.”  That is a mantra that many of us recite to ourselves when we go into that big deal meeting, when we walk into the courtroom on the first day of trial, or … [more]