Your career is your job, Part Three
Nurture Your Network for Success
By Steven Taylor | Dec.05.12 | 3 Comments
For this three-part feature, Steven Taylor interviewed Scott Westfahl about the approach his firm, Goodwin Procter, recommends to new associates when it comes to building a succes[...]
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Develop Your Professional Skills
By Steven Taylor | Nov.29.12 | 3 Comments
In this three-part feature, Steven Taylor interviews Scott Westfahl about the approach Goodwin Procter recommends to new associates when it comes to building a successful careerâ€[...]
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Advice Every First-Year Should Know and Apply
By Steven Taylor | Nov.19.12 | 5 Comments
In this three-part feature, Steven Taylor interviews Scott Westfahl about the approach Goodwin Procter recommends to new associates when it comes to building a successful careerâ€[...]
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Cliches Don’t Cut the Mustard
By Steven Taylor | Nov.06.12 | 4 Comments
Lawyers, it turns out, are not so special. They have just as much difficulty writing and speaking well in their native tongue as the next person. Poor grammar. Jargon. Weird synta[...]
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Five Tips for Getting Writing Right
By Steven Taylor | Jan.12.11 | 1 Comment
Let’s face it: The legal profession is fraught with stilted language, circular constructions, pomp and its detestable buddy circumstance. Read nearly any statute, court decision [...]
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Beyond Breaking the Ice
By Steven Taylor | Dec.14.10 | No Comments
Starting Real Conversations. Volumes have been written, or blogged, about how to initiate a conversation. Much of this advice is cliché (“Ask the person, ‘How about that weat[...]
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