Legal Careers Blog Posts

Blog posts regarding legal careers from experts in this area, including legal recruitment specialists, lawyers and law firms and others sharing their tips on how to get ahead with your legal career. See also our guide to some of the best legal recruitment agencies for law firms.

Public Safety and Law Enforcement: About Background Checks

by billnixon July 12, 2013 General Law

You want that dream job in criminal justice, but are you ready to take a lie detector test? Are you ready for a criminal background check? Are you ready to have your feet put to the fire? Relax, most job interviews are pretty tame, but there are often several checks that employers do to make […]

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Are Law School Applications Giving You A Headache? Here Are Some Things To Ease Your Pain

by Five Fantastic Lawyers™ June 25, 2013 Law

Do you have an attention to detail and want to make a difference in people’s lives? You might want to consider going back to school for a law degree. Law has been practiced since Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Greece, and it is paramount to any civilized society. The laws that govern how society functions ensure […]

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How much do lawyers make? Legal Salary Survey 2013 infographic published

by Five Fantastic Lawyers™ June 10, 2013 Legal Careers

Wondering how much lawyers are making? In addition to our article on lawyer salaries, UK recruitment specialists Sellick Partnership have recently published their key findings from the 2013 salary survey for the legal sector in an infographic (see below). And see also our guide to some of the top law firm recruiters in addition to the […]

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Your Crash Course on Immigration and Social Work

by edralyn April 20, 2013 Legal Careers

Your Crash Course on Immigration and Social Work The image of America as a “melting pot” has persisted for decades, and in many cities, seems more prevalent than ever. An article written by George Borjas on the Center for Immigration Studies website notes that as many as one million immigrants come to the United States […]

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Job Interview Tips for Paralegals

by Laura Heinz April 17, 2013 Legal Careers

Whether you’re a seasoned paralegal or someone new to the legal field, there are certain actions you can take that will help you stand out in an interview. We’ve put together some helpful tips to take your paralegal interview to the next level. Dress the Part When you interview for a paralegal position, be sure […]

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Choosing between public admin employers- Government versus NGO organization

by edralyn March 8, 2013 Administrative Law

Public administration is a rewarding field regardless of where someone finds work, but the kinds of work that administrators have to take on is vastly different depending on the organization that offers it. Government employees generally focus on helping local populations within a given district whereas non-governmental entities reach out to the underprivileged across the […]

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New Infographic: Law School 2.0: How Law School and Law Careers are Changing

by Five Fantastic Lawyers™ January 22, 2013 Legal Careers

In a recent post, “Law School 2.0: Not Your Parents’ Law School” WorldWideLearn has published a new interesting infographic outlining the ways in which law school and law careers are changing. Mainly considering data from the US, the infographic shows how the landscape is changing: Courtesy of: WorldWideLearn.com

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Oh What Tangled Webs We Weave

by Five Fantastic Lawyers™ December 6, 2012 Legal Careers

Guest post regarding becoming a lawyer and building your own brand. It’s the age-old story: young person goes to law school, young person graduates from law school, young person needs to find a job in the legal field. The problem comes when there isn’t the abundance of legal jobs there once were, and the competition […]

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Slaughter and May ranked as the most reputable law firm in the UK

by Five Fantastic Lawyers™ November 10, 2012 Legal Careers

Solicitors rank Slaughter and May as the #1 Most Reputable Law Firm in Inside Buzz’s 2013 law survey Slaughter and May has been ranked as the most reputable law firm in the UK by trainees and solicitors surveyed by career information publisher Inside Buzz Ltd. (www.insidebuzz.co.uk) in the 2013 edition of their guide An Inside […]

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What it takes to be a great lawyer

by IrwinMitchell October 16, 2012 Legal Careers

So, you want to be a lawyer? Maybe you read a story in the news recently about a young boy who suffered severe brain damage from a car accident and successfully filed a brain injury claim. Or, you heard about a new law being drafted to protect the environment. Every day, there are several inspirational […]

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