Career Development

  • The Recorder

    Who Says California's Bar Exam Is Too Tough?

    By Cheryl Miller | July 20, 2017

    Over the last year California's bar exam has been scrutinized and vilified. But that hasn't stopped a crush of would-be Golden State lawyers from registering for the latest crucible, which starts Tuesday. Applications to take the July bay exam topped 10,000 this year—an increase over last year's numbers.

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    Looking for a Flexible Schedule? Here Are Some Ways to Do It

    By Julie Brush | July 20, 2017

    Technology has enabled greater connectivity, dependability and productivity, which bode well for the alternatively scheduled lawyer. But finding these type of work dynamics can still prove challenging. So, where to look?

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    How to Reject a Job Offer Like a Pro

    By Julie Brush | July 5, 2017

    For those of you interested in taking your professional game to the next level, follow this nine-point roadmap for saying sayonara with style.

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    So You Say You're OK Accepting a Lower Level Role: Prove It

    By Julie Brush | June 20, 2017

    Titles can be tricky things--sometimes they mean a lot, other times they mean close to nothing. But titles can play a key role when it comes to a job search, influencing interviews, compensation and the overall viability of a candidacy.

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    What to Do About an Embarrassing Blip on Your Salary History

    By Julie Brush | June 13, 2017

    Your transition to a lower paying full-time position with health benefits to cover your important surgery was the right decision. Why? Because if you don't have your health, you don't have nothin'. So getting this health issue resolved was important—and the benefit you received from your current employer was material. But it sounds like there were some other financial and career trade-offs with your decision—particularly with regard to your salary.

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    So You Want to Be Uber's GC? Ask Yourself These 5 Questions

    By David Ruiz | June 1, 2017

    Private practice attorneys, in-house counsel, law professors and recruiters gave their suggestions on what a potential candidate for Uber's GC job should ask themselves.

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    When Is It Inappropriate to Ask for Recommendations?

    By Julie Brush | June 1, 2017

    It is not appropriate for a lawyer (or any professional) to contact someone she barely knows in an organization and ask for an endorsement for a job. If the requesting professional hasn't worked with their "contact" and/or has not built extensive relationship equity with this person, there is no solid or credible foundation to receive such an endorsement.

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    February Bar Exam by the Numbers: How Schools Fared

    By Cheryl Miller | May 31, 2017

    Newly released figures for California's February bar exam show a wide disparity in pass rates among American Bar Association-accredited law schools.

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    Wanna Raise? Top Silicon Valley Counsel Give 8 Tips for Women Lawyers

    By David Ruiz | May 24, 2017

    Top in-house lawyers at a Silicon Valley event focused on women and compensation in the legal industry shared this advice on how to get paid more.

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    Calif. Bar Exam Pass-Rate Slides Again, Falling Below 35 Percent

    By Cheryl Miller | May 12, 2017

    SACRAMENTO—The success rate of would-be lawyers taking the California bar exam continues to slide, with just 34.5 percent of those who sat for the February test earning passing marks, according to figures released late Friday.

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