Tag Archive for ‘legal detours’
Babies and Law: Don’t Hold Back on Your Dreams
Whether you are now expecting a baby or had a baby in law school, early on in your legal career, or after practicing for years, it’s only a matter of time before someone–a colleague, a stranger, a hiring manager (tsk, tsk, right?)–comments on the timing of your baby’s arrival and the baby’s impact on your career trajectory. It’s easy to get wrapped up [...]
Flexible Lawyer Jobs: 08/29/08
With a long weekend before you, with plenty of time to mull over “if only…” thoughts about work (especially if you’re sending a child off to school next week), a long list of flexible legal job prospects seems rather appropriate. For all of those lawyers trying to figure out what they want to be [...]
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 [...]
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