Practice Areas
- Administrative Law
- Bankruptcy
- Civil Rights
- Complex Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Criminal
- Cyber Security/Data Protection & Privacy Law
- E-Discovery
- Education
- Elder Law
- Emerging Legal Careers (Legal Operations, Compliance/ Risk, Blockchain, Tech, etc.)
- Environmental
- Family Law
- Health Law
- Immigration
- International Law
- IP Law
- Labor and Employment Law
- Mediation/ADR
- Municipal Law
- Personal Injury
- Real Estate/Transactional
- Sports and Entertainment
- Tax Law
- Wills & Estates
Practice Settings: Unique Considerations for Career Pathways
- Government Practice
- JD Advantage – The JD Preferred
- Judicial Clerkships
- Law Firms (small, mid-sized, and large)
- Public Interest
- Rural Practice
- Solo Practice
- International Practice
Professional Development and Leadership
- Emphasis on the Shultz-Zedeck 26 lawyering effectiveness factors
- The career management, business development and professional skills that all attorneys need to advance deep into their careers
- Efficient Work Habits for Success: Soft skills as well as Tips/Techniques
- Unique considerations for diverse lawyers
Technical Lawyering Skills
- Litigation skills
- The art of legal writing
- Drafting effective discovery, including e-discovery
- Drafting contracts
- Interviewing witnesses
- Arguing motions
- Preparing for trial
- Developing business
Networking
- Value
- Myths/Misnomers
- Beyond the traditional event/reception models
- Using technology effectively
- Networking outside of targeted market
Financial
- The business of law
- Importance of literacy in finance
- Understanding and preparing for numbers/math in law
Transactional skills – Unique considerations
Wellness and Stress Management
- General tips and tricks
- Recognizing and managing secondary trauma in practice
- Work/Life balance
Value of Mentorship/Apprenticeship
- Identifying mentors
- Leveraging a mentor relationship
- Securing an apprenticeship