Want to know the single most helpful thing I did to repay my student loans? I organized all of my student loan paperwork. Really. Probably a better answer would be “get a job.” But I was really surprised by how empowered I felt after taking charge of the paperwork. There really is truth to the …
Coffee Shop Ethics
This isn’t about fair trade or organic coffee. Rather, what are the ethics of the lawyer working in a coffee shop? Whether you like meeting clients somewhere casual or just want to get out of the office, hopefully you’ve thought through these issues. While this kind of practice is becoming more commonplace — even desired …
Law School Debt Survey Results
We know about the debt burden saddling many new lawyers, so back in January I decided to ask our readers: What is your law school debt story? Hoping for at least 100 responses to my unofficial survey, I was blown away to receive nearly 300. As a 2008 grad I was not surprised by the …
What’s Your Law School Debt Story?
“[L]aw school is a pie-eating contest where the first prize is more pie.” If that sounds familiar, you may have read Is Law School a Losing Game?, the New York Times article that was widely circulated last week. The 3-page article details why law school is becoming a risky bet when considering the debt to …
Twelve Tips for Better Legal Blogs
After reviewing the 2010 Top 25 nominees, we thought maybe you’d want to know what we found in the best, the worst, and the mediocre. Much of this we’ve also learned from writing this blog, working on practicelaw and other MSBA sites, and reading lots of blogs ourselves (lots and lots and lots of blogs). …
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