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Advice for the young wannabe solo: Finding the time to manage the money that you do and do not have can be one of the most difficult aspects of going solo. But managing money is just one piece of the puzzle. Managing leads or potential referrals is another.

BigLaw attorneys cash big paychecks, reap big dividends if they reach the summit of the pyramid model, and generally have big egos. So why aren't they happy? An expert offers his views on why depressed lawyers make the best lawyers. Sigh.

It’s one thing if you’re on a never-ending call with a client. At least you can bill it. But the most potential for eating your day, your hearing and your patience alive are in-firm calls. But they can be the best part of your day too. C'mon. Take the call in your office, loosen your tie, check out TMZ, and browse travel sites for the next time you cash in your miles.

Ralph Delouis and R. Andrew Richards scarcely knew one another at the New York offices of McCarter & English before their June mission to Haiti, which had been ravaged by the aftermath of January's earthquake. But what they had in common was personal experience in how random disaster may alter and upend everyday life. And each knew that their own well-being carried with it a debt to others.

Every Monday, Ann Israel, president of Ann Israel & Associates, Inc. and a past president of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants, answers your questions about how to find a new law firm job, interviews, resumes and much more. Today's topic: Ann has some bad news for once and future paralegals when it comes time to land that first post-JD job as a litigator.
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G. Kenneth Bernhard had asked around the small African village of Murang’a and figured out that the man he wanted to see was named Jack. Bernhard had a deal to make with Jack. As a principal attorney at Cohen and Wolf in Westport, Conn., Bernhard has decades of experience negotiating in litigation and real estate matters. But this meeting with Jack involved illegal goods - ivory taken from the tusks of poached elephants.

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