Articles for legal job seekers

Raising Expectations Will Help Land That Raise
When it comes to negotiating for salary, women fall far short of the accomplishments made by men. Several studies have outlined the disparity and some of the root causes.

5 Reasons You're Not Getting Better Assignments
Who or what is to blame if you are not getting the assignments you want and think you deserve? What happens to paralegals who can't get promoted? Or even better, are there promotions for paralegals?
Creating Achievement Oriented Resumes

As you gain substantial experience in the field, you are going to want to convey more than job duties. The most compelling resume you can write is an achievement oriented resume.

17 Ways to Just Say No - Job Articles
I have listed seventeen ways here to say "no". Don't let me put the words in your mouth. Take the ones you like, change them around and you use the words that are comfortable for you.
Who's Your Daddy? Looking for a Family Atmosphere at Work
When workers describe a family atmosphere, they are generally talking about fun, togetherness, closeness, trust, and friendships. The phrase "family atmosphere" generally applies to a small firm or business work place.
Four Reasons Why Legal Professionals Succeed or Fail
These simple but highly effective strategies can help you take advantage of the marketing potential of your plan and turn your program into a roaring success.
The Boss Question - Am I Doing a Good Job
I thinks it's a good idea to ask the Boss Question several times throughout the year as the boss' expectations can change and we need to always be moving forward together on the same wave length.

When it's Time to Change - 5 Steps to Reinvent Your Work
Feeling overwhelmed and behind? Complaining of boredom? Wishing for another assignment, boss or career option?
Combination Resume
A Combination Resume will allow you to highlight your impressive accomplishments and grab the reader's interest right at the beginning while also providing the chronological work history employers are looking for.
Crisis Management
Crisis Management, for the most part is when a deadline has snuck up behind you and robbed you of all choice. And crisis management, for the most part, is poor time management.
Dress for Success
"The first rule of dress is common sense," not everybody has common sense about what to wear. In fact, many job seekers unknowingly dress for failure. They do so because they make one or more of four suicidal mistakes.
Choosing Email Names Wisely
While you're pretty much stuck with the name your parents chose for you, you can choose your own unique email name. Perhaps this accounts for some of the many creative and colorful email names I've seen on resumes since I've worked for Davidson Staffing.

Time Management - Five Ways to NOT Get Promoted
Time Management has a lot more to do with "investing" our time wisely rather than just "spending it."

What Is Your Greatest Weakness? - Job Interview Questions
The fastest way to make a good interview go bad is to avoid questions posed by the hiring manager. The one question candidates love to avoid is, "What is your greatest weakness?"

Asking Questions During a Job Interview - Make a Lasting Impression
In a job market where you may be among five other stellar candidates, it is essential to use every opportunity to make a lasting impression.

Job Interviewing Tips
We've compiled some great tips on resumes and interviewing, which we hope you will find helpful in landing your ideal position!
Legal Resume Tips
Our resume tips come directly from our professional legal recruiters, who see countless numbers of resumes (good and bad) every day.

Interviewable Resumes - Creating a Resume
It is rumored that the only word William Shakespeare wrote on his resume was "Available." We'll probably never know if that is true.
Creating Proper Short Citations
In a legal brief, the first instance of a legal authority cited should be in the Long Cite format. In the remainder of the brief, it will mostly likely be abbreviated in a Short Cite format.

Stabilize Stress - Job Related Stress
There are some who would say, "there's good stress and then there's bad stress." That's sort of like saying, "there are good heart attacks and then there are bad heart attacks."
Timeslips Hidden Treasure #10 - Fixing Balances
Have you ever used Timeslips to review a client and noticed that their Accounts Receivable or Client Funds don't match the total in Billing Assistant?

Time Thieves - Time Management Articles
Every day, eleven time thieves gang up on you and work to take some of that precious time away from productive use. Let me introduce you to this inconsiderate troupe.
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