The Differences Between a Manager and a Leader
You don't automatically become a leader when you are promoted to a role responsible for managing people. There are several differences between being a leader and being a manager. Managers Make Goals vs. Leaders Create Visions Leaders inspire and motivate their people...
Navigating Your First Leadership Role
Your first leadership role is a significant event in your career. It can be unsettling to transition into a new position and start leading the work instead of doing it. Many emotions are involved in this change, such as fear, excitement, and insecurity. New leaders...
What Makes a Great Leader?
Good and strong leaders are critical to the success of our organizations, communities, and nations. They help us make the necessary decisions to keep the world moving. Unfortunately, many people are quick to identify bad leaders. What qualities would most people say...
Identifying the Five Styles of Leadership
The concept of leadership is fluid, as it can be influenced by various factors, such as the type of environment and the people involved. Most leaders will eventually adapt their style to suit their situation. Leaders need to understand where they are in their careers...
Increasing Access to Justice with a New Class of Legal Professional
Legal scholars are putting forward a creative solution for what is rapidly becoming a crisis in America – the inability to afford an attorney. The wealthy class has no problem hiring and paying for whatever legal representation they need. Those at the lower end of the...
Answering Common Law School Admissions Questions
Applying to law school can sometimes feel like an isolating experience. Often, law school applications pose a veritable flurry of confusing questions to applicants; for would-be law students, the process can seem overwhelming. Here are just a few common law school...
Five Ways to Jeopardize Your Legal Career
There is no question that the COVID-19 pandemic has forced a variety of unfamiliar situations on countless individuals, and this certainly includes attorneys. However, the new work at home atmosphere has created entirely new career landmines that could endanger your...
How is the Pandemic Affecting Law School Classrooms?
As many attorneys and aspiring lawyers are well aware, the costs of a legal education in 21st Century America are astronomical. Paying the sticker price at a private law school in the United States can currently lead law students to take out mortgage-sized student...
Financial Planning in Uncertain Times
Affluent individuals and families may have been self-made or could have received their fortune from a hefty inheritance. Either way, there is an obvious desire to protect assets and encourage future generations to secure funds and build their own wealth. Early...
Different Types of Business Law
Business law covers two broad categories, one of which regulates matters of partnership, bankruptcy, and company operations. The other category addresses business transactions, such as contracts, sales, and negotiations. Commercial lawyers protect the interests of...