• law dawg
• October 30, 2024
• Job Tips
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How did you or do you deal with feelings of inadequacy when it comes to practicing law? Sure, there are some of us who are lawyers, or used to be lawyers, who have no problem faking it until we make it, or convincing others that we do know what we’re talking about even though we have no idea. But what …

• law dawg
• October 15, 2024
• Job Tips
• 82 Comments

A couple weeks ago when we asked for tips for new attorneys, some of you talked about being friendly with opposing counsel. How exactly do you go about doing that? What advice do you have for being civil to the people with whom you are doing battle? How do you deal with self-righteous counsel on the other side who thinks …

• law dawg
• October 7, 2024
• Job Tips
• 51 Comments

The July 2024 bar exam results are being released today. (Ed. Why on a Monday?) We thought it might be nice to dedicate a Job Tips post to offering your best practice tips, life tips, and other good advice to the newest crop of Nevada lawyers. What do you wish that every new lawyer (or current lawyers who are reading …

• law dawg
• September 24, 2024
• Job Tips
• 26 Comments

Although the classic image of a law office is of one lined with books and piles of paper, the actual practice of law has been slowly creeping into the digital age. Nowadays, more and more firms have gone paperless and have even done away with a physical law library. What technology are you using right now in the practice of …

• law dawg
• September 10, 2024
• Job Tips
• 68 Comments

What advice or tips would give to others in the legal field about managing finances? What steps did you take to set you up for financial success? Are they replicable in the current economy? What do you wish you would have done? Did any of the cold-calling financial advisors work out for you? Do you even need a financial advisor? …