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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 [...]

JobShares, Group Practice: The Next Frontier of Flexibility in the Law

“The question of how to balance work and family is almost inevitably a thorny one,” particularly if you’re in one of the elite professions like medicine or the law. At least that’s according to New York Times Columnist, David Leonhardt, in today’s Financial Careers Come at a Cost to Families.
Leonhardt reports that doctors tend to have [...]

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 [...]

Calling All DH Fans! Vote Now For the Solo Practice University Lifetime Scholarship Recipient

Dear Faithful, Sporadic, and First Time Darling Hill Readers,
I need your help! Please! Last Friday, the entry period closed for the incredible Darling Hill Giveaway for a Lifetime Scholarship to Solo Practice University (value $595+/yr!). Thanks to Susan at Solo Practice University (”SPU”), the savvy lawyer/founder behind the “school for lawyers” that’s [...]

Darling Hill’s Hot 15 Twitter Feeds for Lawyer Moms

Whether you’re a stay-at-home lawyer (SAHL) mom or a full-time office mom, you’ve likely heard about Twitter. Oh, before I go much further in this post, let me say this…lawyer dads, I’m not intentionally excluding you…you’re post is in the queue.
Okay, back to rambling…. Actually, I KNOW you moms are talking about [...]

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. [...]

Flexible Lawyer Jobs: 03/31/09

Flexible attorney job leads for your day that seem to offer work/life balance potential…
Contract Attorney (NC/SC)
Tax Attorney – part-time (MD)
Staff Attorney – contract for 6 mos (CA)
Court Researcher – part-time/school hours (VA)

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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 [...]