http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/article/lfs_articlearchive.php Law Firm Staff Article RSS Feed en-gb 2006 Law Firm Staff. All rights reserved. admin@lawfirmstaff.com admin@lawfirmstaff.com Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:30:01 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/feeds/lfsrssfeedarticle.php 60 http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/images/logo.gif http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/article/lfs_articlearchive.php http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50153/75/Legal-Assistants-Paralegals-And-Lawyers-What-s-The-Difference If you've ever dreamed of one day becoming a lawyer but you've been hesitant to take the plunge, a viable alternative would be to become a legal assistant or paralegal. Both are two peas in a pod and either one is probably as close as you can get to becoming a lawyer, without actually becoming one. fd5b92cbb6b0596ab3cc6b8ce5a94668 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50154/75/Legal-Nurse-Consultant Nurses with an interest in both emergency room trauma and courtroom drama may want to pursue a nursing degree in legal nurse consulting. Legal nurse consultants use their healthcare know-how in conjunction with an interest in the legal system to have a rewarding career in this combined profession. fcdae5acb17cd164a212d497d591b2ba Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50155/75/Legal-Assistants-And-Paralegals-The-Future-Is-Bright One of most common ways to become a legal assistant or paralegal is through a community college program that leads to an associate's degree. Another common route, primarily for those who already have a college degree, is through a program that leads to a certification in paralegal studies. 111d10c784b62405e0ce2f721ccc1acc Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50116/75/Legal-Assistants-Would-Be-Wise-to-Learn-about-the-Interesting-World-of-E-Discovery Attention, legal assistants! Law firms are looking for litigation support people â€" and really good people in this area are very sought after. They can be in short supply at times. d5cb15b7eceeb8965bb6937b1f34cfc1 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50117/75/The-10-Must-Dos-for-Legal-Secretaries-and-Paralegals-Looking-for-New-Positions 1. Prior to starting your job search, brush up on your skills by taking an online course or two.More likely than not, law firms in the Atlanta area will require testing that assesses Word, spelling, and typing proficiency. You may not have done any sort of testing for several years (particularly if you are a more experienced legal secretary), so there's no harm in having a refresher. You might also want to take the opportunity to spend some time doing some copy typing from a book you're reading â€" this is a great way to brush up on your typing speed and will also help with your accuracy. 41f3cba68ffb2f2a2181b08abb545f89 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50118/75/How-to-Know-When-to-Leap Have you ever entered your office and noticed that everyone stopped talking? Perhaps they all dispersed and ran to their cubicles! 2f2d48064f39b473234d59790c132658 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50119/75/Uncovering-E-Discovery The emergence and eventual explosion of the e-discovery industry, well, it is not new news. In fact, the anniversary of the effective date for the December 1, 2006, amendment to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) has just recently passed. Those amendments, together with the landmark case on April 6, 2005, of Zubulake v. UBS Warburg, LLC, formed a foundation and functioned as the catalyst for what has now become essential and vital within legalese. If you find yourself merely behind the curve or perhaps interested in a career move, taking a look at how your goals align with the growth of e-discovery may well prove beneficial. 29d051a2eb4f0fdd54196648f21c5bb6 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50071/75/Solutions-for-Relieving-Stress-from-the-Workplace As attorneys today are now commuting further and working longer hours than ever before, some law firms have begun to offer concierge service for their employees to make those pesky errands easier to run. Many law firms now offer a range of services that include picking up and delivering dry cleaning and mail or packages, gift-wrapping, making vacation plans, and buying movie tickets. Firms even offer on-site child care as well, which eliminates the panic or worry parents face about picking up children on time after work. This also allows parents to check in with their children during the work day so that they are assured that their children are safe. 491ef963c5ac9a9136f60c8cb2188636 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50072/75/Lawyers-as-Members-of-the-New-Creative-Class Are Lawyers And Law Firm Staff Members Part Of The Creative Class?In The Rise of the Creative Class: And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life, author Richard Florida identifies a growing population of today's working professionals who work smart, work creatively, and who wantâ€"and getâ€"a creative lifestyle that goes beyond work. 0a3cb8d6a1d544b17d920ff2d36b8c18 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50073/75/Exercise-Your-Job-Stress-Away Stress is the "wear and tear" our bodies experience as we adjust to our continually changing environment. The physical and emotional effects that stress can have on us can be either positive or negative. As a positive influence, stress can help compel us to take actions that can result in a new awareness or an exciting new perspective. As a negative influence, excessive stress can cause us to develop feelings of distrust, rejection, anger, and depression, which in turn can lead to health problems. c20168038c0e10c441f2c118ac418ee7 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50021/75/I-m-thinking-of-becoming-a-legal-secretary 1. What are the educational requirements for a legal secretary starting position.a. A high school education or equivalent is usually all that is required to become a start a legal secretary career. There's really nothing to stop you starting work in a law firm right after school if you fulfill the criteria I've mentioned below. There are secretarial schools that offer diplomas or certifications. These can be helpful as they focus on some of the specific tasks that you can expect to undertake when you start to work. The course content varies between schools and of course, prices vary too. Do some homework on the courses that are available in your area before you commit to a course. 81b993dae9d5735b0714c325c526aee5 Fri, 11 Aug 2006 00:00:00 CDT http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50001/75/Should-you-choose-Law-Firm-Staff-Inc Yes, if you want a recruitment consultancy that's focused and instinctively knows the appropriate steps to take while conducting your job search. Our staffing consultants are usually able to promptly locate excellent opportunities that produce the types of offers our candidates want to receive. However, when a candidate is looking for a somewhat unusual position, we are prepared to work with that individual for much longer periods. Rest assured that we do not simply scatter your resume all over the country, blindly hoping that we can find you a job in that manner. Our goal is to help you find the job you want no matter how long it takes. Most of our candidates really do find jobs or receive attractive offers. 334146de1b9346272cb013adf1a35aea Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50002/75/How-employers-see-you You need to remember that the largest, most prestigious and highest-paying law firms (with few exceptions), generally look for staff members who reflect the image they have of themselves - hardworking, bright, and driven by client service. The most important initial indicator of your hiring appeal to a firm is the organization with which you currently work. As a rule of thumb, firms want employees who have received training at least as good as their own. However, this is not to say that our candidates cannot move up to a job offering greater pay and benefits than their current firm. Quite the contrary - - it happens every day, because our candidates are not average. f67fe69d3660b4d35a731817b538b21d Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50003/75/Top-10-Reasons-to-Use-a-Professional-Staffing-Consultant There are numerous reasons to use a search consultant. In choosing a professional search consultant it is extremely important that you know what to look for. Where attorneys are concerned, good legal staffing consultants are firmly established as some of the most valuable fixtures in the legal community. Similarly, law firms turn constantly to quality staffing consultants like Law Firm Staff in order to help fill their staffing requirements. We have chosen to specialize in the law firm staff market because of the special requirements of firms with regard to these critical personnel and our belief that attention to corporate staff recruitment would distract our focus. Through aggressive research, instinct, and knowledge of the job market among legal employers, a good staffing consultant affects the lives of the persons he or she places, the lives of their families and friends, and the success of entire law firms and corporations. A good legal staffing consultant can also make the difference between your career stalling and having it take off. With so much effort put into you becoming a legal professional, it is of utmost importance that you choose a staffing consultancy that takes your career as seriously as you do. 0cce9d48eb96fdf93fbae8640d547b8e Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50004/75/How-to-Write-a-Law-Firm-Resume I. IntroductionA good resume is an extremely important tool in the job search process. Because firms are inundated with resumes, your resume must be able to get the attention of the human resources manager and create a good, strong impression at a brief glance. Your resume is your sales pitch to the employer. It is not merely a recitation of your life's chronology. You need to make your value to the employer clear and, since your resume will likely only get about thirty seconds of the employer representative's time, you need your value to be emphasized and evident from a quick scan and cursory examination. 171ab172efb24344684eca5b04abffca Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50005/75/resume-writing-from-the-experts A: accelerated accomplished achieved acquired acted activated actuated adapted administered adopted advanced advised advocated aided allocated altered amended amplified analyzed approved arbitrated arranged ascertained assembled assigned assumed assessed assisted attained attracted audited augmented authored authorized automated awarded e7beb1dcf073b1d1e700fb02eccaf064 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50006/75/How-To-Excel-in-Law-Firm-Interviews We have seen the same scenario repeated over and over again. We send a highly qualified candidate out on an interview, only to later learn that a job offer was never extended. What went wrong? The reasons for unproductive interviews vary from one candidate to another. Furthermore, interviews are often handled differently, depending on whether the interviewee is a paralegal, legal secretary, IT Administrator, or CFO candidate. Hiring organizations also pose questions about certain topics at different stages of the interviewing process. However, candidates need to be ready to answer every question, whether it's posed to them during the initial screening interview, the 2432fc2efe99899b0ecff8ade0211e7d Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50007/75/Videoconference-Interviews With law firms becoming more dynamic and embracing new technology, the videoconference interview is becoming increasingly popular. Law firms recognize that the videoconference interview displays a cutting-edge technological aspect that is appealing to many candidates and saves the firm time and money. While we have not seen videoconference interviews used for lower level administrative staff, it is not uncommon for senior administrators and IT personnel being recruited from out of town to be asked to undergo a video interview. 1cc41f4ab8528178818a29b9ef5fabbb Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50008/75/Converting-Temporary-to-Permanent-Assignments-into-Permanent-Offers You have decided that, to make the next move a success, you should take a temporary position that will permit you to get a good look at the new firm. Finally, success - you get the perfect job offer at what you think may be the firm of your dreams. Congratulations, time to take a deep breath, relax and enjoy the change to the next stage of your career. But you can't get too comfortable yet; you still have a lot of important challenges ahead of you if you are going to make this new job a long term success and prepare for your next position. 79c3489e2392afd26733d285dee3abd0 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50009/75/Firm-culture-matters-most We believe that any legal professional's happiness and success in a legal organization have more to do with a particular law firm culture (which is sometimes also referred to as the f0547ecd4e64a31e247c34b64547f812 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50010/75/So-You-Want-to-Switch-Practice-Areas In a lot of respects, the path paralegals, legal secretaries and others take to joining a particular practice area is nothing short of insane. For example, many paralegals interview for positions directly out of college or a paralegal program, take the best they can get, and then end up practicing in a certain practice area throughout their career. Given that people spend a significant amount of their lifetime at work, enjoying the work they do is especially vital, and the process legal professionals undertake to choose a practice area seems nonsensical in a lot of respects. It is not surprising then that many legal professionals call our offices on a daily basis seeking to switch practice areas. 3e53ae683f8e8c84221db763b30fe907 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50011/75/Moving-your-career-to-another-city LAW FIRM STAFF, INC. Guide to RelocationThere is nothing more exciting than leaving one area of the country and going to a new area to start a new career and life. One of the advantages of having chosen a career in the fluid legal industry is that you do have the option of living in other parts of the United States or even the World. We have moved legal professionals from one city to another. Indeed, as a law firm staffing firm that places attorneys throughout the United States, we believe that we have made a positive difference in the quality of many lives through our relocation efforts. For excellent legal personnel, we are the relocation experts. fbbbadb6d1a15c0c924c73b0b0a4b7cb Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50012/75/Are-you-sure-you-want-to-go-in-house Legal professionals call us on a daily basis asking us to find them the 'perfect' in-house opportunity. As we explore further, it seems that many of the legal professionals who are looking to go in-house want to do so because they assume that an in-house position means more interesting work, shorter hours, and even lucrative stock options. Although these are all admirable goals, we believe that it is impossible to generalize that all in-house positions offer the utopian work environment we've described. In many area of the country, as the economy continues to sour and entire corporations are being shut down, law firm life is suddenly becoming more attractive to some. More and more, in-house legal professionals call us wanting desperately to return to, or enter, private practice. Since this trend is at odds with the constant requests for in-house opportunities, we have decided to dispel the myths about private practice. In the end, it is not accurate, nor productive, to assume that law firms are somehow the lesser of employment options for legal professionals in the legal market. Below, we have outlined a few of the considerations for legal professionals considering leaving their private law firm. 9ba86c2987b9321a45b4dbf1eff6bb4a Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50013/75/Giving-Notice You have just landed a job, and you are experiencing the elation of finally achieving your goal to get the perfect position at an exciting firm. Suddenly, you feel the onset of anxiety upon realizing that you face new challenges, excitement and uncertainty. The one immediate challenge is that you still have to tell your present employer that you are leaving. You may feel guilty, deceitful and disloyal. You may feel like a spouse who cheats, like a trusted confidant who reveals secrets, like a dependable accountant who doctors the books, or like a faithful deacon who dips his hands into the Sunday donation basket. Enough already! You have been concentrating on getting the position you were seeking so much that you have postponed planning your exit. Get past the guilt and strategize as to whom, how and when you will give notice that you are leaving. 8ec41a3e649625a55ceafc35f6fa45e8 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50014/75/What-Separates-Our-Candidates-from-Other-Attorneys Being a professional search consultant at its very highest level is serious business. We believe that the mechanisms we employ to screen and identify outstanding candidates are among the best of any search firm anywhere. 87b0cba64000c51c883f57274c04519c Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50015/75/LFS-Job-analysis-tool Just how satisfying is your current career situation? Is your job 80 percent drudgery? Is the enjoyable 20 percent of your position enough to keep you happy? We're going to assume that because you're reading this, you want to continue pursuing your career as a legal professional. We'll also assume that you're not satisfied with your current position because it simply isn't providing you with a number of important opportunities. Are you being denied access to a partnership track or other career advancement within your firm? Where is the opportunity to improve your skills? Are the most interesting assignments always being given to others? Does it just feel like something critical is missing? f7c3c4088dfe80933e84ca084fa3524a Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50016/75/LFS-Job-analysis-tool Law Firm Staff, Inc. 's Job-Analysis Tool has been designed by a professional career counselor to help you develop "insights" into your current career status. Once you've totaled your scores, you should achieve some sort of generalized understanding of whether or not changing jobs will be in your best interests. Before deciding to work with Law Firm Staff, Inc. or another professional recruiting firm, please be sure to use our Job-Analysis Tool. 5a5a84625f44b7e7345b4ea6fde06627 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50017/75/Evaluating-the-LFS-Job-Analysis-Tool 1. First note categories/questions in which you gave yourself a grade of 4 or less. These are negatives.2. Do the same for all categories/questions which you gave yourself an 8 or higher. These are positives. 85dbdb1cbb78b9be83ccedd468732e0a Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50019/75/Articles-and-Analysis We regularly compile links to many useful websites and articles to help you with your job search.If there are any useful forms of information you believe we should include on our site, please do not hesitate to contact us so that we may put it on here. c3a8217c9d3a5d9c5e76a77d8f4a8fde Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50020/75/Legal-Resources NewsBar AssociationsUS Federal GovernmentUS State GovernmentsUS Federal CourtsUS Federal Court Opinions and CodesUS State CourtsUS State Court Opinions and CodesMiscSearch Engines 4e2598d3fa41ae72d1927b81328dbd51 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50022/75/LFS-class-ranking-guide In January, Law Firm Staff released The 2001 LFS Attorney Search Guide To Class Ranking Distinctions And Law Review Admission At America†s Top 25 Law Schools (the LFS Guide) to many of the nation†s premier law firms. Because there are as many different grade scales, honors and law review requirements as there are law schools, the LFS Guide was written to de-mystify what it means to be at the top of the class at the best law schools around the country. d3d2a1a264feb84bd8ba9d0557aafca8 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50023/75/Guide-to-intellectual-property-law Probably the hottest practice group in all respects for the past several years has been intellectual property law. However, many attorneys have little idea (1) what intellectual property law is, (2) why intellectual property is so popular and (3) the types of intellectual property attorneys that are most marketable. d5e390212ea61535b492b740102df78a Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50024/75/Moving-Your-Career-to-London-or-Hong-Kong In recent years, a good number of American attorneys have relocated overseas. These relocations have been principally to London and Hong Kong. While many American attorneys may not consider an overseas assignment when they get out of law school, it is worthwhile to note that a legal career overseas may be a viable option for many American attorneys. Because Law Firm Staff has American attorneys interviewing on an ongoing basis in London and Hong Kong, we believe that the international demand for American attorneys merits discussion. cf50b28ef624912ff106c57ca9be41dc Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/900022522/76/Choosing-Your-Keywords-for-Legal-Job-Postings One of the most important aspects of a good legal job posting is having the right keywords. Aside from basic keywords, like part time or full time, start immediately, or college degree, you also want to choose legal-related keywords. There are different ways to choose the right keywords for these types of job postings, such as the following. f5df9b146cb332567aa7b5c5c14973fd Mon, 14 Apr 2014 00:00:00 CDT http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50100/76/The-Contract-Attorney-Deal-or-No-Deal There is time for high-brow intellectual discourse; but most times, honest simplicity is best. The majority of students do not plan to study law and endure the rigors thereof in pursuit of a career as a contract attorney. Even those among us who started law school with â€~a plan†, still had no clue about this sub-section of the legal industry. Nevertheless, the annual revenue generated by contract Attorneys stretches far into the millions of dollars. Some of us consider that kind of money â€" opportunity. How can you determine whether pursuing a contract attorney position is right for you? If you do decide to explore a career, brief tenure or a transitional period as a contract attorney, how can you get paid? 5b5c37f4490273a893dd9a89d14ca062 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50026/76/Articles-and-analysis Staying the Course on Salary Firms' starting pay levels off after years of sharp increases, as reported by The National Law Journal. 9a84af5408986faab11f648a07867d84 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50028/76/Ensure-you-hire-stars Far too many legal hiring organizations fail to hire stars because their hiring process actually prevents superstar candidates from ever getting in the door. By reviewing the following list of suggestions for organizing and streamlining your approach to hiring, you should be able to maximize your chances of hiring the star candidates who may have eluded your recruiting efforts in the past. 2d084a4acd512e6314d6e8ae111b8205 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50027/76/Opening-branch-offices Growth is essential to the long-term survival of any business. American and foreign law firms have grown by marketing to the public, acquiring lateral partners with portable practices, merging with other firms and starting branch offices. Any time a branch office is opened, it must also be staffed. Staffing is an important and often overlooked component of the branch office opening concept. 31bd7cc9213175d709fcfa2eeb4b202a Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50029/76/How-attorneys-choose-law-firms As professional search consultants, part of our job is to counsel candidates on a daily basis as to how they should choose between competing law firms. There is a considerable degree of insight that is needed to understand the psychology that people attach to choosing between competing offers and, contrary to popular perception, candidates do not always choose to work in the highest paying or most prestigious law firms. Understanding why candidates choose one firm over another can help you both attract and retain employees after they are hired. 2a12b41adeedc754b55ec468d1a41d09 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50030/76/Tailoring-Legal-Search-to-Meet-Your-Firm-s-Needs Although law firm recruiting is a relatively young industry, staff recruiting in general has been around for centuries in one form or another. Law firms are increasingly sophisticated in their use of the legal recruiting industry, Law Firm Staff believes there is substantial room for improvement in the way the legal recruiting industry delivers its services and in the way law firms avail themselves of legal recruiting professionals. 33702a9c691c0f5aaac103d7dd1952eb Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50031/76/Should-you-choose-LFS Yes, if you want a search firm that is focused and instinctively knows how to conduct your search appropriately. Our recruiters are known for delivering the finest candidates in the world to employers. Our candidates will arrive ready to become valuable members of your firm or organization. We do not simply scatter resumes all over town, hoping that one of our candidates will get a job. We take pride in remembering that our first priority is to meet your staffing needs in a highly focused manner. d081111dbdee3c687d1439b444d64004 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50032/76/Guide-to-intellectual-property-law Probably the hottest practice group in all respects for the past several years has been intellectual property law. However, many attorneys have little idea (1) what intellectual property law is, (2) why intellectual property is so popular and (3) the types of intellectual property attorneys that are most marketable. dfdc9e0c03a33349408e99f28d07f899 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50033/76/LFS-Legal-Directory NewsBar AssociationsUS Federal GovernmentUS State GovernmentsUS Federal CourtsUS Federal Court Opinions and CodesUS State CourtsUS State Court Opinions and CodesMiscSearch Engines 0610027c7b4268080e7c1c5f04af05a7 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50034/76/Becoming-a-Search-Consultant Why would one become a search consultant? Some recruiters who are with us have transitioned from life within law firms. The perspective they bring with them by moving cb07accc409bbb4c0adc6afb26cf351b Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50035/76/How-LFS-screens-candidates Hiring organizations are often surprised to learn that over 50 percent of the work done by our professional search consultants involves screening candidates. Before you ever meet a candidate of ours, one of our search consultants has already dedicated many hours to answering one fundamental question, a1f3a4e959c66a4dd4f330f13ff4d808 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50036/76/LFS-class-ranking-guide In January, Law Firm Staff released The 2001 LFS Attorney Search Guide To Class Ranking Distinctions And Law Review Admission At America†s Top 25 Law Schools (the LFS Guide) to many of the nation†s premier law firms. Because there are as many different grade scales, honors and law review requirements as there are law schools, the LFS Guide was written to de-mystify what it means to be at the top of the class at the best law schools around the country. 9f75e281cbe6072bd91a286e64fb6f0d Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50150/77/SEC-Appoints-Temporary-GC SEC Appoints Temporary GCObama Names GC of Budget OfficeSuccess for GC Despite Poor Economy a13f3ba20b13b210c59faf8017d236c8 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50149/77/Reserve-Sues-Two-Law-Firms-for-Malpractice Reserve Sues Two Law Firms for MalpracticeSmall Firms Increasing Business in Poor EconomyDetroit's Top Lawyer Resigns for Alleged Racial Slur 1be70c69cc6de24490ac34b68bd64a0c Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.lawfirmstaff.com/articles/50148/77/Project-for-Attorney-Retention-Seeks-to-Improve-Diversity-and-Work-Life-Balance Project for Attorney Retention Seeks to Improve 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