Associate's Mind

A few posts around the web today on advice for law students heading into summer jobs. Most of it is applicable to new lawyers as well. Excerpts below: Prawfsblog: Getting an Assignment Always have a pad and pen.  When given an assignment ask questions.  Better to ask even the dumbest question at the beginning than [...]

Sure there is Expedia, Orbitz, and the like but in seemingly no time a new travel site has come along and become the darling of travel nerds: Hipmunk It introduced a really great interface for searching for flights and hotel travel – far better than what other websites have been doing – with a focus [...]

Just a quick note to read Mark Britton’s (CEO at avvo.com) post, “Write It Down.” Something of which I am a large proponent. It’s #2 in my 5 Basic Mistakes for a New Associate (or Clerk) to Avoid. An excerpt from Mr. Britton’s post: Second, short-term memory aside, I see writing things down as a [...]

In this edition of Postcards from the bar Exam we have Victor Rubino, the President of Practicing Law Institute (PLI). PLI is a non-profit continuing legal education organization chartered by the Regents of the University of the State of New York. They offer seminars held annually in locations across the United States, annually supplemented Treatises, Audio CDs and DVDs, MP3s, Live [...]