Small talk makes a big impression: How to use casual conversation to build your career

A successful law career is built upon personal relationships with many people -- clients, potential clients, referrral sources and colleagues.  Although these relationships are often created by necessity, they are nurtured into productive maturity and maintained by casual conversations -- small talk.  In this February 2008 article, networking expert and author Debra Fine discusses how lawyers can use small talk to build relationships and further their careers.

Small talk makes a big impression:  How to use causal conversation to built your career

Law firms must market to recruit talented students and laterals

Any law firm is only as good as the lawyers who walk through the front door each morning.  Aware of this fact, most firms are eager to strengthen their reputations by recruiting the best law school students and the most talented laterals.  In this May 2006 article, a panel of law school placement specialists and legal recruiters discuss the issue of recruiting and retaining talented lawyers.

Law firms must market to recruit talented students and laterals