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Last Call: Your Own Part-Time Law Practice Seminar

The Pew Study says mothers want it.  Working parents and stay-at-home parents often say they want it–would beg for it.  Even in this economy, lawyers want it and are going for it.  What is it?
Part-Time Work.
If you would love to hang a part-time shingle, you can’t miss The Part-Time Shingle teleseminar that Carolyn Elefant (Solo By Choice, MyShingle Blog) and I [...]

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 [...]

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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Flexible Lawyer Jobs: 03/23/09

A short list of “flexible” leads to kick off your week. Keep in mind, it’s up to you to make sure these gigs are legitimate opportunities before sending along personal info (e.g., resume, contact info, etc.); as always, exercise caution when responding to job postings, and if it seems too good to be true….
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Darling Hill Giveaway: One Lifetime Scholarship to Solo Practice University

Imagine this: you open your inbox and find an email that says, “Congratulations, you’ve won a ticket to finding the work/life balance you’ve always hoped to discover in the law and life!” And no, it’s not a scam.
Well, thanks to Susan Cartier Liebel of Solo Practice University (”SPU”) (you know, the guru [...]

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 [...]

Write your own paycheck and give yourself work/life balance

If you’ve ever thought about starting your own practice, sometimes dream about finding a way to improve your work/life balance, or think the time has come to get back to the law, you owe it to yourself to check out Solo Practice University. Today is the official launch of SPU (doors open at noon). [...]