http://legalcareers.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2013-03-04T07:46:02Z Mon, 04 Mar 2013 07:46:02 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2013/03/08/telecommuting-tips.htm <p>In the aftermath of the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.thestar.com/business/personal_finance/2013/03/01/examing_the_workfromhome_debate.html ">work-from-home debate</a> sparked by&#160;Yahoo's Marissa Meyer,&#160; other companies like Best Buy are following suit and eliminating telecommuting perks.</p> <p>Still, 20 to&#160;30 million people currently work from home at least one day a week and 72% of employees say flexible work arrangements like telecommuting would cause them to choose one job over another.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2013/03/08/telecommuting-tips.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2013/03/08/telecommuting-tips.htm Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:28:57 +0000 2013-03-08T08:28:57Z http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2013/03/04/65-blog-topics-for-lawyers.htm <p>"Content marketing" is a hot buzz phrase for 2013.&#160; Lawyers are beginning to understand the importance of blogging and other forms of online marketing, including:</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2013/03/04/65-blog-topics-for-lawyers.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2013/03/04/65-blog-topics-for-lawyers.htm Mon, 04 Mar 2013 07:46:02 +0000 2013-03-04T07:46:02Z http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2013/03/03/lawyers-rank-among-the-top-20-best-paying-jobs-for-women-in-2013.htm <p>The Equal Pay Act celebrates its 50-year anniversary this year.&#160; However, females' pay still lags behind their male colleagues across most job functions. In fact, according to a new report released in February, the gender wage gap <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasserly/2013/02/14/gender-pay-gap-wider-2012-and-its-great-for-women/" target="_blank">widened</a> by slightly more than a percentage point in 2012--back to levels last seen eight years ago<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/13/gender-pay-gap-2012_n_2676944.html" target="_blank"></a>. Across the economy, females now earn 81 cents for every dollar earned by males.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2013/03/03/lawyers-rank-among-the-top-20-best-paying-jobs-for-women-in-2013.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2013/03/03/lawyers-rank-among-the-top-20-best-paying-jobs-for-women-in-2013.htm Sun, 03 Mar 2013 09:37:07 +0000 2013-03-03T09:37:07Z http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2013/03/02/trends-in-the-legal-industry-for-2013.htm <p>In the past decade, the legal industry has undergone a radical transformation driven by increasingly sophisticated clients with changing needs and shrinking legal budgets.&#160; Clients are now much more selective as to which law firm to retain for which type of work. As a result, a number of trends are&#160; impacting the industry. A recent report by Huron Consulting Group highlights a few of these trends:</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2013/03/02/trends-in-the-legal-industry-for-2013.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2013/03/02/trends-in-the-legal-industry-for-2013.htm Sat, 02 Mar 2013 20:34:03 +0000 2013-03-02T20:34:03Z http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2013/01/11/new-years-career-resolutions.htm <p>Happy New Year!</p> <p>Did you make any New Year's resolutions this year?&#160; Studies show that most resolutions focus on personal goals such as losing weight, spending less, getting organized or spending more time with family. While these are worthy goals, making career-related resolutions is also important and can help set you on the right track for the coming year.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2013/01/11/new-years-career-resolutions.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2013/01/11/new-years-career-resolutions.htm Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:22:39 +0000 2013-01-11T18:22:39Z http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2012/10/31/careers-in-litigation.htm <p>Litigation is the bread and butter of many law firms.&#160; It is also a fairly recession-proof practice area since many areas of litigation increase in times of economic uncertainty.&#160; Learn more about <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://legalcareers.about.com/od/legalcareerbasics/a/Litigation.htm ">litigation</a> as well as various career opportunities within the field.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2012/10/31/careers-in-litigation.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2012/10/31/careers-in-litigation.htm Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:30:37 +0000 2012-10-31T19:30:37Z http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2012/10/29/hurricane-law.htm <p>Hurricane Sandy, a 900-mile-wide hybrid of several weather systems, is wreaking havoc across the Eastern Seaboard, flooding streets, toppling trees and causing widespread power outages and property damage.</p> <p>Hurricane Sandy and the flurry of recent hurricanes have led to a new law practice niche:&#160; hurricane law.&#160; Many personal injury attorneys are finding new avenues of revenue by handling hurricane damage claims on behalf of business and property owners.&#160; Hurricane lawyers help hurricane victims file insurance claims, interpret coverage issues and litigate insurance bad faith claims, in which hurricane insurance claims are wrongfully denied or mishandled.&#160; Hurricane attorneys help clients navigate all phases of the claims process, from initial damage evaluation through settlement, trial and appeal.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2012/10/29/hurricane-law.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2012/10/29/hurricane-law.htm Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:54:33 +0000 2012-10-29T22:54:33Z http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2012/10/29/a-career-as-a-workers-compensation-attorney.htm <p>Workplace injuries occur every day.&#160; According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the f<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/worker_memorial.htm">our most frequent fatal work injuries</a> are highway incidents, homicides, falls and workers struck by an object. &#160;And, while the private construction industry experienced the highest number of fatal occupational injuries in 2010, the agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting industry had the highest fatal work injury rate.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2012/10/29/a-career-as-a-workers-compensation-attorney.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2012/10/29/a-career-as-a-workers-compensation-attorney.htm Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:01:41 +0000 2012-10-29T22:01:41Z http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2012/10/28/survey-of-law-grads-shows-confidence-in-the-job-market.htm <p>Despite a nationwide surplus of lawyers and a slump in the legal industry since the 2008 financial crisis, today's law grads have confidence in the job market, according to a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://press.kaptest.com/press-releases/kaplan-bar-review-survey-most-law-school-graduates-from-the-class-of-2012-give-their-law-school-education-high-marks-but-some-dont-feel-their-law-schools-prepared-them-well-enough-for-the-b">Kaplan Bar Review survey </a>of 700+ law school graduates from the class of 2012.&#160; Although 56% of recent law school graduates surveyed said they had not found a job in the legal field yet, 62% expressed confidence that they would find employment within the next three months.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2012/10/28/survey-of-law-grads-shows-confidence-in-the-job-market.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2012/10/28/survey-of-law-grads-shows-confidence-in-the-job-market.htm Sun, 28 Oct 2012 21:42:11 +0000 2012-10-28T21:42:11Z http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2012/10/19/public-interest-legal-salaries.htm <p>Many people enter the legal field with the goal of helping those less fortunate.&#160; But is a public interest career even possible given the high cost of a legal education?</p> <p>NALP's biennial Public Sector and Public Interest Attorney Salary Report, released yesterday, shows little growth in public sector salary figures since 2004. &#160;Here is a summary of the median salary figures:</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2012/10/19/public-interest-legal-salaries.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://legalcareers.about.com/b/2012/10/19/public-interest-legal-salaries.htm Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:33:59 +0000 2012-10-19T12:33:59Z