HOW TO WRITE A KILLER LEGAL CV

Becoming a great lawyer is about presenting a solid case and convincing the judge or jury to rule in your favor. Prior to that, you have to encourage a client to hire your firm as a corporate legal solicitor and adviser. Law is therefore about selling yourself and your services to everyone required along the process. However, there is an initial process of selling you must complete. Before you get to the stage of acquiring clients for your firm or convincing the judge to rule in favor of your client, you need to impress interviewers with an impressive resumé so that...

DISTINGUISHING YOURSELF AT A LEGAL INTERVIEW

You have spent seven years in college and law school with one single goal in mind: to achieve your dream of becoming a legal practitioner. You started at the bottom, now you’re here, sitting in the lobby, dressed to impress, surveying other applicants beside you, all with the same of similar experience as you: nights of studying, dealing with papers, reading for hours on end, and passing up countless opportunities to have fun in lieu of studying. So, if they have the same degree and experience as you, what makes you different?  The answer: Many things. The only problem is...

HOW TO BREAK OUT OF A LEGAL CAREER RUT

If you have served in any industry for a great length of time, chances are you are going to find yourself in a rut once in a while. Simply put, being in a rut is caused by having developed a boring routine, which leaves you feeling like what you are doing is no longer interesting or important. When you find yourself in a rut, do not feel bad or terrible. It is bound to happen to everyone at some point in time. Fortunately, when it does, there are several things which will help boost your confidence and increase your productivity.    Understand that...

DEALING WITH DISCRIMINATION IN RECRUITMENT

Discrimination is the act of treating someone (or a group of persons) unfairly or unequally because of their characteristics or anything that makes them different from others. Some people are unfairly treated in many places because they are not as rich as others, not of the same race, religion and other reasons. In fact, reports have shown that people believe taller people are smarter than shorter people and are more likely to ask tall people for directions when lost in a city.

Federal anti-discrimination laws are in place to help prevent these types of issues.