Professional Development What You Didn’t Learn in Law School: A Short Guide to Succeeding as a Lawyer Michael Wippler Learn your trade, market yourself, respect those around you, and take care of yourself, and your career will be highly rewarding and enriching.
Career Tips for Associates to Get Work and Stay Busy during COVID-19 David J. Scriven-Young By communicating your availability and seizing opportunities that come in, you will put yourself in the best position to succeed.
Career What I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before I Started My First Law Job Heidi K. Brown This is just the beginning of a long trajectory of successes that will help put periodic missteps into context.
Professional Development The Secrets of Superstar Associates Tom Hentoff Superstar associates are easy to spot. Their habits? Not so much.
Career Get into the Big Client Meetings and Important Hearings Paige M. Willan These opportunities can be critical for a new attorney’s career.
New Attorneys The Importance of Asking "Why?" Meredith E. Carpenter When you know why you’re doing something, you can produce work that not only is accurate but also anticipates other issues that may arise.
Professional Development Inventing Yourself as a Professional: Part One Sara J. Berman What are some of the skills you must have to transition well into the profession?
Professional Development The Reliable Associate Kerry M. Lavelle If you are starting your new career as an associate, here are 10 ways to ensure you will be the most reliable associate in your firm.
Starting Your First Law Job: Untangling Fears Through understanding how fear affects our brains and bodies, we can enhance self-awareness and become powerful and impactful advocates. (This is not for CLE. Available to ABA members only.)
Tips for Young Lawyers: Building the Framework for a Fulfilling Career From developing a personal career plan to improving your writing and oral presentation skills, Paul Mark Sandler provides advice on building the foundation for a rewarding and successful career. (This is not for CLE. Available to ABA members only.)
The Reliable Associate (On-Demand CLE) If you just graduated law school and are starting your new career as an associate, use these tips to ensure you will be the most reliable associate in your firm.
Presentation Skills for Attorneys: The Top Three Things you Need to Know (On-Demand CLE) This program is a quick way to pick up usable skills that will help you improve your presentation skills on a variety of levels and in a variety of settings.