Tag Archive for ‘onramp’
Darling Hill Buzz: Get Back to the Law & Parent Lawyer Events
If you’re looking to get back to the law after a career detour or after receiving a pink slip–or simply looking for new ideas to recession proof your practice or job, here are a few upcoming events that may be of interest:
June 24, 2009: PinkSlips, Detours & Re-Entry: Restart, Recharge, or Reinvent Your Legal Career [...]
10 Recession Proof, Back to the Law, Find a Job Resources
If you’re trying to keep your job, looking for the onramp after a layoff or detour, or trying to find your first gig post-graduation, check out these 10 resources for attorneys.
1. The New ABA Teleconference Series to “help lawyers survive in a down economy” (free to ABA members);
2. PinkSlips, Detours & Re-Entry: Restart, [...]
Flexible Lawyer Jobs: 01/26/09
Today’s list contains some interesting possibilities…. whether you’re looking for part-time, flex-time, or a jobshare that puts your law degree to work or puts you back into the law, please consider bookmarking Darling Hill as a favorite first stop in your law job search. Darling Hill’s leads are hand picked several times a week [...]
Flexible Lawyer Jobs: 11/13/08
A short list of flexible job leads for your Thursday. Happy Job Hunting!
Court Advocate – Part-Time (PA)
Business Law Instructor – Part-Time (CA)
Corporate Technology Counsel (NJ)
Bar Review MBE Question Writer (DC)
Policy Advocate (DC/MD)
Part-Time Staff Attorney (IL)
Part-Time Environmental Associate (FL)
Part-Time Contract Attorney (NC)
Associate General Counsel – Part-Time (MN)
Attorney Part-Time (MN)
Attorney, Child Support Enforcement – Part-Time (CO)
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On the Bookshelf: When Maternity Leave Ends, Are there Alternatives to Going Back to the Legal Grind?
August is known as the most popular month for birthdays. October takes second place. If you’re a lawyer mom who had a baby in August, that means your maternity leave (if you were lucky enough to get a 12 week one) has just ended or is about to end. And, if you’re a new lawyer dad [...]
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 [...]
5 Reads for Transitioning Lawyers
So you want to onramp, huh? Well, check out these five resources that are perfectly geared for transitioning lawyers.
For female (and male!) lawyer eyes, check out Christy Burke’s October 23, 2008 Lawjobs.com article, Strategies for Transitioning Female Attorneys. Bravo to Burke for writing an article that reminds lawyers that transitioning to or from the law is doable.
On the same topic, I’m compelled to mention [...]
Uncle Sam: Tomorrow’s Hot Employer
If you’re keeping up on the political scene, you probably know there is a lot of talk at the Democratic National Convention about the future creation of millions of new jobs–and quite possibly flexible ones, too, given the “green” focus of those potential jobs. Well, candidates aside, The Washington Post’s Joe Davidson reports that [...]
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 [...]
After Kids, When Is the Right Time to Go Back To Work?
Oh, the classic question once a child enters your life. When should you go back to work? What’s enough time? Is twelve weeks of maternity leave sufficient time with the new baby? Is two weeks of paternity leave enough time to bond? Should you wait until your child is in [...]
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