Social Media: Ethical and Professionalism Obligations for the Tweeting Lawyer
With social media comes a host of new considerations for practicing law, including impacts on discovery, evidence, ethics and trial procedure. The impact of online social media on the legal profession is an issue that requires attention. Members of the legal community these days use social networking websites and applications such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter …
The Benefits of Becoming a Bar Junkie
With so many demands on a lawyer’s time, anything additional must be well worth it. Active involvement in Bar Associations or other, similar professional organizations, definitely passes that test. To reap the benefits, just joining the bar in your community doesn’t do the trick; you must seek out and involve yourself in other bar activities …
Well-Being as an Aspect of Lawyer Competence
In 2017, the National Task Force on Lawyer Well Being published The Path to Lawyer Well-Being: Practical Recommendations for Positive Change. The report issued in response to two studies that revealed alarming statistics with respect to the well-being of the legal profession. A critical theme of the report emphasizes that well-being is an indispensable part …
Charting Your Public Interest/Public Service Path
You want to help people, and you want to use the law to do it. Public interest law might be the perfect career path for you. But how do you become a public interest lawyer, exactly? Research shows that a happy life as a lawyer involves work that is interesting, engaging, personally meaningful, and focused …
A Day in the Life Series: Business & Corporate Law
When you picture a corporate lawyer, do you think of someone working at a big firm in the middle of downtown preparing for a grueling trial, or do you think of an attorney who is general counsel at a hospital? Maybe you’re interested in business law but you aren’t sure whether you would be …
Making the Most of Legal Side Hustles
The gig economy is no longer a novelty. Having multiple income streams of income is increasingly valuable, smart, and possible—even for legal professionals. These income streams can come in the form of lawyer side hustles—a job that you work on top of your main full-time job. The right side hustle allows lawyers to capitalize on …
Building a Successful Hybrid Law Practice
Lawyers have been working “remotely” for decades — from the courts, in their cars, from suburban outposts, at clients’ offices and, yes, from home. We used to call them mobile lawyers or even e-lawyers. (Now we just call them lawyers.) The difference today is that the remote or hybrid work models being discussed affect the …
Racial Capitalism in the Legal Profession
Racial capitalism – the process of deriving social and economic value from the racial identity of another person – is a longstanding, common, and deeply problematic practice. Legal employers are not immune to the use of racial capitalism as a means to recruit lawyers, obtain clients, and cultivate goodwill within the profession and the broader …
Litigation Nuts & Bolts
Many lawyers select “Improve Trial Advocacy Skills” as a mentoring area of interest. However, most lawyers lack ideas for how to actually improve their skills. Join our panel of experts to learn more about trial advocacy skill development resources in Colorado. We will also discuss pathways to litigation practice, the benefits of pro bono practice …
Emerging Legal Careers: Redefining JD Advantage
Starting with the law school Class of 2011, a new term of art entered our lexicon — “JD Advantage.” It is a phrase that NALP and the ABA use to describe a category of jobs for which bar passage is not required but for which a JD degree provides a distinct advantage. In the decade …
Stress, Hardiness, Grit & Resiliency In The Legal Profession
The practice of law is becoming more stressful during these uncertain & changing times. Learn how to make “stress work for you” from a neurobiological and neurophysiological perspective and how to build resiliency in order to avoid the physical, emotional, and cognitive effects of stress. Content will also include the effective use of transitions to …
Expanding Legal Opportunities in Greater Colorado
Denver County alone has about 42% of the state’s active attorneys. But what if a community has few or no private attorneys? Wide swaths of Colorado, mostly counties clustered around the southern and eastern parts of the state, could be considered “legal deserts,” creating a challenge for access to justice. Join our panel of experts …