How To Make a Lateral Move
After practicing law for several years, you’ve decided to look at other options. Attorneys making a lateral move do so for a variety of reasons. Perhaps they are not happy with their current firm or position. They may want to broaden their experience, make more money, have more work-life balance, or simply try a new opportunity. FindLaw’s How to Make a Lateral Move section addresses these considerations, with resources on moving out of your boutique firm, breaking out of litigation, switching from a small to a national firm, not making partner, and moving to a new firm. Let FindLaw help you take the first step in your lateral move.
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How To Make a Lateral Move Articles
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How To Break Out Of Litigation And Move Into Another Area
You've reached a point where you've decided that your job is not working for you. How do you break out of litigation and move into another area of practice or another field?
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Leaving the Law and Maintaining a Standard of Living
Looking to leave the law and need tips on what to consider? Read on to learn more about getting out of practicing law, working part-time while you do, and how to figure out the right path for you.
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Leaving Your Law Firm
Thinking about leaving your firm, or have you already decided to? Our experts address two common dilemmas associates may face when deciding whether a firm is right for them, and what to expect in making the change to a different style firm.
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Angelica “Meli” Carrion: On Fighting Crime as an ADA
Learn what it's like working as an Assistant District Attorney, from Bexar County ADA Angelica "Meli" Carrion.
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A “Firm” Choice
While there is some truth to the observation of Henri - Frederic Amiel "The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides", she must also recognize that when faced with any issue, dilemma or conflict, she makes an affirmative choice even by inaction;
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Does Higher Pay Mean a Higher Number of Hours?
How much time does a new associate spend at the office every week? Do the higher paying firms require a higher number of hours, and how many more hours does that mean?
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Getting An LLM Degree
When does it make sense to go back to school and earn an LLM degree?
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How Can a Recent Grad Become a Professor?
How do you break into the academic world as a recent graduate?
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A Career in Bankruptcy Law
Choosing what area of law to specialize in is often a difficult decision to make for law students. But for those leaning toward specializing in bankruptcy law, early preparation and understanding of what the practice entails is key to what could prove a promising career in that field.
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Is a Career in Intellectual Property Law for You?
Probably the hottest practice group in all respects for the past several years has been intellectual property law. However, many attorneys have little idea (1) what intellectual property law is, (2) why intellectual property is so popular and (3) the types of intellectual property attorneys that are most marketable.
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