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Thread : To persuade young #lawyers to sacrifice something in order to get long term benifits.
1/ Are you willing to sacrifice something for a better future? Then the following example may inspire you.
#lawyers #lawstudents #students #lawtwitter
1/ Are you willing to sacrifice something for a better future? Then the following example may inspire you.
#lawyers #lawstudents #students #lawtwitter
2/ It was around 1991. I was preparing for AOR Supreme Court Exam. It was my first attempt at this exam. I had rented one room at about 200 feet distance away from my house.
In this room, I used to go to read for about 8 hours a day.
I used to study alone.
In this room, I used to go to read for about 8 hours a day.
I used to study alone.
3/ (In 1975 around, I had picked up a quote from a book, "Isolation and Discipline are essential for progress of an Individual". I used to follow this concept wherever I can.)
YOUR SALARY AS A CANDIDATE LEGAL PRACTITIONER
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1/ From what we have established from chatting to colleagues in the legal profession, your salary as a candidate will likely differ depending on the size and notoriety of the law firm at which you are completing your articles.
2/ Candidates at predominantly small firms, I hate to break it to you, but your salary will very likely be dismal.
This is not the case at every small firm, but you should expect between R4,000.00 – R10,000.00 per month as a starting salary.
This is not the case at every small firm, but you should expect between R4,000.00 – R10,000.00 per month as a starting salary.
This time last week, I was in the middle of a 3-day High Court Trial that was being conducted on Skype for Business.
Having experienced one of the first fully virtual Trials, I thought I would share some tips for those who are yet to hold one.
Here are my 30 tips...
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Having experienced one of the first fully virtual Trials, I thought I would share some tips for those who are yet to hold one.
Here are my 30 tips...
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Tip 1
Test your set up prior to the Hearing by holding conferences using the same software that will be used during the Hearing – Skype for Business may be used for the Hearing.
Test your set up prior to the Hearing by holding conferences using the same software that will be used during the Hearing – Skype for Business may be used for the Hearing.
Tip 2
Schedule team/client conferences that will happen before, during and after the Hearing ahead of time. Agree on who will be responsible for setting up the calls, on what platform and during which times.
Schedule team/client conferences that will happen before, during and after the Hearing ahead of time. Agree on who will be responsible for setting up the calls, on what platform and during which times.
Can I get a good law firm job despite horrendous grades?
This is a very frequently asked question. And the answer is yes.
Your grades are relevant at best when you are applying for your first job.
#lawfirm #lawyers #grades #lawsikho
This is a very frequently asked question. And the answer is yes.
Your grades are relevant at best when you are applying for your first job.
#lawfirm #lawyers #grades #lawsikho
If you are being asked the same in your 2nd and 3rd job, then you must be doing something terribly wrong. If it is relevant even after that, you must be living on another planet, not this one.
And of course, such questions would be asked by either a law student or a greenhorn lawyer with very little understanding of how the profession works.
I do not remember my grades. Neither do most other successful lawyers you will meet.
I do not remember my grades. Neither do most other successful lawyers you will meet.
I was talking to the managing partner of one of the top law firms yesterday. They have over 200 lawyers according to LinkedIn, across 4 offices.
#lawyers #lawfirm #lawstudents #lawsikho
#lawyers #lawfirm #lawstudents #lawsikho
I was interviewing him for my book on 30 law firms that were started by lawyers under the age of 30 and made its mark.
I will not name him today, wait for the book.
I asked him what has been his strategy to attract top talent.
I will not name him today, wait for the book.
I asked him what has been his strategy to attract top talent.
Internship programs, he said. They prefer when they can hire lawyers at the entry-level from their internship program. Long term interns preferred.
They do go to campus recruitment increasingly, but results are not comparable. Campus recruits leave sooner.
They do go to campus recruitment increasingly, but results are not comparable. Campus recruits leave sooner.
In-house counsel v. law firm partners: knowledge deficit
I spent a good part of my weekend with a close friend, a VP legal of a finance company. He was helping me to figure out what to teach in a banking and finance litigation course.
#lawfirm #partner #knowledge #lawyers
I spent a good part of my weekend with a close friend, a VP legal of a finance company. He was helping me to figure out what to teach in a banking and finance litigation course.
#lawfirm #partner #knowledge #lawyers
This is an in-house lawyer who is meticulous, has every update on his fingertips and is respected for the depth and breadth of his knowledge.
He has overtaken many senior lawyers to become a VP in a big private equity and finance company thanks to his sheer knowledge and ability to apply the same to complex situations.
1/ What's wrong with #lawfirm compensation? Let @jordan_law21 count the ways.As predicted 🔮 (by me, about what I was going to do 😇), a #tweetstorm. First the link: law21.ca/2018/09/how-co…
2/ Next, my favorite #micdrop 🎤 quote: "law firms incentivize their lawyers to act in ways that are counter-productive to lwayers' happiness, clients' satisfaction and the firms' effectiveness." and 💥goes the 🧨-- more #truthbombs follow.
