Ari KaplanAri Kaplan is a lawyer and a writer who teaches popular in-house programs for lawyers and summer associates on how to get published and master organic self-promotion.
- SOCIAL MEDIA SNAKE OIL? | The battle rages on
- WHAT GETS MEASURED | 5 Business Development Priorities for 2011
- FLASH MOB FAME | Is your firm ready to go viral? Better start dancing
- 140 CHARACTERS, NO LIMITS | Twitter: Still misunderstood by law firms
- CRYSTALLIZING OPPORTUNITY | Mining for diamonds: business development fundamentals
- FEEDING THE RSS BEAST | How can I motivate my attorneys to blog?
- COSTANZA THEORY | Facebook and the fear of worlds colliding
- THE NEW MONOPOLY | Which law firm owns the most digital real estate?
- PRIORITIES | Make time for social media
- LAW SCHOOL | Start building a professional network
- A SEASON OF POSSIBILITIES | Make the holidays work
- CAREER | Disney-style business development
- LAW SCHOOLS | End of an era?
- OPPORTUNITIES | Guarantee an interview
- NONLAWYERING | Tap your creativity for a second career
- WEB 2.0 | Let summer associates be your guides to social networking
- OPPORTUNITIES | Networking is key to navigating recession
- NEW DIRECTIONS | Stand out under an Obama administration
- PERSEVERANCE | Be like Barack
- GUIDANCE | The art of asking for advice
- NEXT STEPS | Take the bar, then take stock
- GETTING AHEAD | The other 10% of life
- WRITING | Spring forward and get published
- TURNING TECH | You need to get out more
CAREER ADVICE
Steven C. Bennett
Steven Bennett is a partner in the New York City offices of Jones Day and a member of the firm’s Training Committee. His publications include: The Path to Partnership: A Guide For Junior Associates (Praeger 2004).
- PLAY NICE | Rudeness can ruin a legal career
- HORIZONS | New approaches to law firm recruitment
- AVOIDING MISSTEPS | First, do no harm
- ON TIME | Why am I always late?
- DIRECTIONS | Switching practice areas
- CAUTION | Dealing with a difficult boss
- CAREER TIPS | Communication skills are crucial to succeed
- COMMUNICATION | Mastering the art of elevator talk
- TRAVEL | On the road again
- CONFLICT RESOLUTION | Anger management 101
- DEPT. OF KARMA | What goes around
- PERFORMANCE REVIEWS | The right time for feedback
- TEAMWORK | Why practicing ‘stealth law’ is a bad idea
- JOB HUNT | Working with headhunters
- TRANSITIONING | Saying farewell with tact
- MEGA PROJECTS | Coming up for air
- MAKING YOUR BONES | Scut work
- MONOTONOUS LAW LIFE | Pigeon-holed
- PROFESSIONALLY AWKWARD | Aftermath of office dating
- JUMPING SHIP | Follow the partner?
- GETTING STARTED | Deferring a clerkship
- BILLABLE HOURS | ‘Shorting’ your time
- COOLER HEADS PREVAIL | ‘Flaming’ office e-mail
- FOR GOODNESS SAKE | Doing Pro bono
- D.A. PARLAY | From prosecutor to civil practice
- MOVES | Philadelphia lawyer relocating to New York
- CHANGING GEARS | Shifting from solo to firm life
- DOMO ARIGATO | Leveraging language skills
- SECOND LIFE | Finding work as a second-career lawyer
- MOVING UP | Getting respect as a staff attorney
- CAREER ADVICE | Frequently asked career questions
William A. Chamberlain
William A. Chamberlain is assistant dean, Law Career Strategy and Advancement, Northwestern University School of Law.
- OPINION | In defense of NALP
- PERSPECTIVE | Grades matter, but service matters more
- RULES | The latest casualty of the economic crisis
- OCI SEASON | Take the long view home
- RESILIENCE | Reasons to be optimistic about a law career
- SELF-ASSESSMENT | An upside of recession: opportunity for reevaluation
- IT’S A NEW YEAR | 10 resolutions for job-seekers
- FIRST-YEARS | Stay Focused
- CAREER CENTER | It’s not too late
- JOB INTERVIEWS | Scared and seeking work
- INTERNATIONAL STUDY | How I spent my spring break
- SPRING BREAK | Study abroad, mate
- 1L SUMMERS | Advice for first-year students seeking summer jobs
- STATS | How I learned to stop worrying and love the numbers
- TYPES | Bringing personality to orientation
- STUDENT SATISFACTION | How the customer metaphor is undermining career services
- ON-CAMPUS INTERVIEWS| The joy of approaching summer
- TRIVIAL PURSUITS| When interviewer asks, “So what do you do in your free time?”
- PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | What does professionalism mean?
- STAYING THE COURSE | Reflection on Generation Y in law school
- CAREER SERVICES | Looking beyond the first job
- OCI INEFFICIENCIES | August: the first month of fall
- CAREER SERVICES | A long-term relationship
- KNOW YOURSELF | The Benefits of Self-Assessment
Greg Brown
Greg Brown is a litigation associate at Venable LLP. His practice focuses on the litigation and trial of complex technical matters, including construction, environmental, and intellectual property.
