AI won’t replace lawyers, but lawyers who use AI will replace lawyers who don’t

So True re what BlackBoiler’s Dan Broderick states:  It’s no secret that 2020 moved the legal industry forward, some say by decades, as far as embracing and adopting technology, but there are still many fears that automation equals replacement. That couldn’t be further from the truth. AI won’t replace lawyers, but lawyers who use AI …

Career Advice Going Into 2021? Never Let Them See You Sweat

When you lose your composure with one of your internal clients, with a colleague, the damage to your reputation is probably worse than you realize.  It will remain with you, never let them see you sweat. Really like what I read today regarding what you can do to minimize the chance of losing your cool – to …

Love This

A firm based in Oregon, Idea Legal, offering sophisticated and practical legal advice from attorneys with both big-firm and in-house expertise. I love their blurb on their home page: “We speak your language, not legalese.  We draft contracts and handle disputes in a way that protects your business, not our egos.”

Hyperlinks in your Resume!

Really like what Mike Evers writes about hyperlinks in your resume and I think this deserves a hyperlink for him: https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2020/11/12/want-to-up-your-job-search-game-hyperlink-it/  He states to link to your LinkedIn profile in the basic information section at the top of a resume. Further stating “step up your game” advice is really about the rest of your resume. …

Length of Resume

I read an article in the Recorder by Julie Q. Brush (aka The Lawyer Whisperer) who is recognized as a leading career strategist and advisor in the legal profession.  I really like what she has to say about the length of your resume.  Especially “There are no hard-and-fast rules around the resumé page length. So …