JDs Rising

What’s up, doc?… an insider’s view of doc review

In today's feeble job market, many recent grads turn to contract document review projects hoping for something better to come along. And it's about as glamorous as it sounds.

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Exercise: A Key Part of Job Hunting

The author will add exercising to networking and scouring the internet for leads during his job search. And with good reason.

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5 Tips for Successful Interviewing

Back to school time is a good excuse to brush up on your interviewing skills. Every year it's important to put your best foot forward, but in this year's economy, it's especially true. Here are a few tips.

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Hollywood’s Lawyer Problem

Fictional characters can inspire us to become better attorneys. They can paint the profession as heroic, scandalous or absurd. And perhaps more importantly, they can inspire others to become attorneys as well.

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Criminal Use of Technology

The potential pitfalls of social media: Do these technologies really pose a threat to users? Do you think services such as Four Square and Facebook need to do more to educate their users?

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Family Law: The Fame You Will Encounter

How is family law like dealing with Lady Gaga? Well sometimes you have to spend time trying to figure out where your clients are coming from.

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Work-Life Balance: From Theory to Practice

How often have you heard the term "work-life balance" and wondered what exactly that meant and how it could be done? For me, the answer is: a lot.

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“Am I Gonna Lose My License?” “Can They Take My License?” and “How Do I Get My License Back?”

These are some common questions you will hear in traffic related cases, and you can bet that the correct answers are "yes", "yes", and "no one really knows the answer to that question."

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Informational Interviews: yep, they still count

Prior to law school I had never heard of an "informational interview." After being told by attorneys and professors that I must attend informational interviews to fuel my career, I made a goal to attend two to three a month during my final year of law school.

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Staying current with the law…on a budget

Your unemployment probably won’t last forever. And when you do get called in for that interview or start that new job, you will be expected to be conversant in the law as it is now, not as you learned it in law school.

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