Tag Archive for ‘work from home’
Flexible Lawyer Jobs: 05/02/2008
If you thought billables were tough, just add parenting to the equation and stir. For those thinking about changing gears, check out these opportunities:
Freelance Legal /Investigative Writer (work from home)
Law Firm Seeks Internet Writer (TX)
Part-time Executive Director (CA)
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Rampin’: Detours & OnRamps Conference, MA, May 15, 2008
If you’re Mommy Tracked and starting to think about On Rampin’, check out the following:
On May 15th, Detours & OnRamps and the Women’s Leadership Institute host the 2nd Detours & OnRamps conference at Bentley College. Sessions are led by women who have been there, done that, and are intended for anyone who’s looking for a new job after off-ramping to [...]
Flexible Lawyer Jobs for 05/01/08
Here’s a lead that someone with a JD (and/or interest in justice work) and a passion for yoga might finding interesting….
Position: Executive Director
Organization: The Art of Yoga Project, 501(c)(3) non-profit
Schedule: Part-time, initially
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Website: http://www.theartofyogaproject.org/
Details: Organization with mission to lead teen girls in the California juvenile justice system toward accountability to self, others and [...]
Advice on Time Management
Magazine writer, new novelist, and blogger, Alison Winn Scotch, advises a lawyer turned stay-at-home-mom/freelance writer on time management in her Friday, May 4, 2007, Ask Alison blog post.
Alison’s key advice:
(1) “Work really far ahead of yourself.” Start on an assignment as soon as you get it.
(2) “Don’t be afraid to ask for a day or [...]
Hey, You, Aspiring Freelancer/Lawyer: Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are…
Over the years, I’ve met so many lawyers who have talked about how much they really want to write “on the side”–everything from law review articles to course curriculum. But, for the most part, few do (or maybe they simply “haven’t gotten there yet”). Considering how much lawyers write during the workweek and how much [...]
On the Bookshelf…
Here are three books that I have found helpful on my own freelance adventure–all of which offer value to freelancers regardless of experience:
1. 2007 Writer’s Market (a must have–or check out WritersMarket.com for online access to markets).
2. Garner’s Modern American Usage by Bryan A. Garner.
3. Too Lazy to Work Too Nervous to Steal: How to [...]
Why write?
While it may come as a surprise to non-lawyers, most lawyers spend a good—okay, huge—amount of time writing during their work week. After drafting briefs, letters to clients, memos, responding to discovery requests, and completing billable hour entry descriptions, why would any lawyer want to freelance after leaving the office—and how could they find the [...]
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