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Announcements: Put Your J.D. to Work and Get the Life You Want
A few announcements…
If you’re looking for a flexible lawyer job online, check out Julie’s free eBook, “Put Your J.D. to Work and Get the Life You Want: 33 Places Online to Find Flexible Lawyer Jobs.” This eBook download is an experiment, so please leave a comment below or email ink [*at*] darlinghill [*dot*] com, [...]
5 Reasons to Sign Up for Pinkslips, Detours & OnRamps
If you’re thinking about attending Pinkslips, Detours & OnRamps: Restart, Recharge or Reinvent Your Legal Career on Your Own Terms” at Busboys & Poets in Washington, D.C. on April 30th, today’s the last day to score discounted tuition.
This is a must-attend event if you’re contemplating a career detour, currently laid off, thinking about getting back [...]
Beyond the Mommytrack: What Makes a Law Firm Family-Friendly
Family-friendly is S-L-O-W-L-Y becoming an uber cool buzzword in the legal profession. It’s used in legal job advertisements. On Law firm websites. In marketing material as a strategy to attract clients. There are Top 10 Lists and annual “family-friendly” firm rankings. But what makes a law firm family-friendly?
Is “family-friendly” a [...]
Lifetime Scholarship Giveaway to SPU Ends Today
If you haven’t yet submitted your entry for the Lifetime Scholarship Giveaway to Solo Practice University, you still have time. The contest ends tonight at midnight.
This giveaway might just change your life, especially if you’ve ever thought about hanging your own shingle or re-connecting to the law after (or during) a career detour. [...]
Darling Hill Buzz: Lawyer Mom (and Dad) News & Events
Attention Lawyer Moms and Dads (and anyone else interested in work/life balance or pursuing dreams within or alongside the law), reach for your BlackBerry or daily planner and add these events to your schedule:
Monday, March 30, 2009: Attorney and author/blogger (Solo by Choice, MyShingle, Carolyn Elefant, gives a talk at American University Washington College [...]
Have a dream, like belly dancing? Pursue it alongside the law.
You may feel chained to your desk right now, or just incredibly thankful to have a desk given the economy. But, do you have to wait until… the economy improves, you have enough money saved, the children are in kindergarten or headed to college, you or your spouse gets that promotion, you find an [...]
Dream about Going Solo Part-Time? Head to SPU
I’m so excited about Susan Cartier Liebel’s creation, Solo Practice University, that I can’t stop talking about it today. This enthusiastic buzz must be comparable to downing a few cans of Red Bull in a short window of time!
As Darling Hill readers know, I’m teaching a course at Solo Practice University (and [...]
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 [...]
The Grass Is Always Greener
Guest blogger and Lawyer/Mom, Amy Epstein Gluck, concludes that the Grass is Always Greener (on the other side, of course!), as she tells Darling Hill readers about her experience trying to launch her own legal services company.
My own business. No more reviews where I have to write the same thing about myself and my work [...]
Flexible Lawyer Jobs: 1/15/09
Though Darling Hill’s listings of flexible lawyer jobs have been short this week, don’t despair. Flexible legal jobs and alternative law jobs do exist that will allow you to put your J.D. to work and give you the work/balance you dream about! Check out today’s leads for inspiration!
Temporary attorneys (DC)
Ethics / [...]
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