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Joining the Solo Practice University Faculty
To forward the goal of supporting lawyers who dream about creating flexible and meaningful legal careers within or alongside the law or getting back into the law after a career detour, I’m excited to announce that I’ve joined the faculty at Solo Practice University™, “a revolutionary new web-based educational community that picks up where your [...]
7 Reads for Realizing Your Dream Life in the Law
If you’re looking for career inspiration, need help figuring out where to take your career, or how to reenter the profession, here are 7 Reads for Realizing Your Dream Life in the Law.
Carolyn Elefant wants to help you launch your Solo Practice by January 2009. Don’t miss her Six Weeks ‘Til Solo Practice!
Ellen Ostrow, a Lawyer Life Coach, [...]
Opting Out: First Come MBAs, Next Lawyers
A new study finds that MBA moms are more likely than doctors or lawyers to stay home full-time. But lawyers don’t trail too far behind on MBA heels. According to the study (undertaken by two Berkeley professors, Catherine Wolfram and Jane Leber Herr), “Opt-Out Patterns Across Careers: Labor Force Participation Rates Among Educated [...]
Flexible Lawyer Jobs: 08/22/08
Not that you’d be checking out job leads on a Friday (from work!), but if you are… here are some leads you can think about when you’re off the clock this weekend. Please keep in mind, Darling Hill posts flexible opportunities of potential interest to lawyers seeking improved work/life balance. We look for [...]
Who Do You Dream About Being?
Looking back, maybe you never thought you’d be trying to figure out who you really are or what you really want to do with your life at this point in time–at this age, after all that legal training, after years of practice or after years at home raising children. Maybe you gave up the [...]
Can ‘Recovering Attorneys’ Go Back to the Law?
Yesterday, I asked “does opting out of the law to pursue different interests mean severing the professional umbilical cord?” My answer: absolutely not.
But what about lawyers who sever the legal cord, and later decide they want to reattach to the law?
First off, do they exist? And, Is it possible? Heck, [...]
Are Legal Time-Outs Possible?
Lawyers can take professional detours or time-outs. They’ve been taking them for years. But does opting out of the law to pursue different interests mean severing the professional umbilical cord? Absolutely not.
The new book, Staying at Home, Staying in the Law: A Guide to Remaining Active in the Legal Profession While [...]
Flexible Lawyer Jobs: 08/08/08
A few interesting flexible job leads to check out during the weekend….
Pro Se Staff Attorney (Part-Time) (NC)
Senior-Level Editor (Temporary – Law School Magazine) (NY)
Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney – Part-Time (VA)
Regulatory Legal Assistant – Part-Time (DC area)
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Freelance Lawyer Resources
If freelancing or contract lawyering is what you’d love to do…someday, when you’re ready to jump from that steady paycheck job, you might be interested in these resources:
National Association of Freelance Legal Professionals, founded by Melody Kramer and Amanda Mineer. The organization helps freelancing lawers by offering events, such as the August 12, 2008, [...]
On the Bookshelf: Staying at Home, Staying in the Law
If you’ve ever dreamed about taking a professional detour or have stepped away from the law, here’s a new book you don’t want to miss:
Staying at Home, Staying in the Law: A Guide to Remaining Active in the Legal Profession While Pursuing Your Dreams (American Bar Association, July 2008)
For more information, check out the American [...]
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