Job Tips: Competence

Nevada Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.1 says, “ Rule 1.1.  Competence.  A lawyer shall provide competent representation to a client. Competent representation requires the legal knowledge, skill, thoroughness and preparation reasonably necessary for the representation..” Today we ask what do you to ensure you’re competent when taking on a new case in a different area of law. How do you decide when you need …

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Job Tips: Resumes

 Today’s topic is a simple one: what recommendations do you have for resumes?  Do you do something to make yours stand out? Is it one page or more? When do you earn more pages? How far back does your job history go? Do you leave off any jobs? What if you were only at a firm for two weeks? Do …

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Nevada Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 8.2

 Every now and then we get a slow news day and are looking for other topics to discuss. Someone suggested we discuss certain rules–as both a means of refreshing your memory about the rules and maybe sparking some conversation. As always, feel free to hijack the comments to discuss whatever else is on your mind, but also please weigh in …

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