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Big firm or small firm is one of the first real forks in a legal career. Here is an honest look at the tradeoffs, with no wrong answer and a few questions to ask yourself.
Associate, counsel, in-house, agent, articling student: the same word means different things across firms, government, and companies. Here is how to read them.
The billable hour runs most of the legal industry and quietly shapes how lawyers behave. Here is what it really means, why it is strange, and how to think about it clearly.
Tailoring is not swapping the firm's name into a template. It is homework that shows. Here is how to research a firm well enough that your letter reads like it was written for them.
Practice management software is the quiet backbone of a modern firm. Here is what it really does, how the pieces fit together, and why it matters to you as a new lawyer.
Legal pay is shaped by more than your firm's letterhead. Here is an honest look at the levers that move a lawyer's income across thirty years of practice.