10-Q Summer/New Job Advice – Summer 2023 Update [PART 2]

June 26, 2023
This is the second of two lists of “do’s and “don’ts” for those newly entering a legal practice environment—or those who employ them. Part 1 covered some tips about the work. As we view COVID through the rear-view mirror (we hope), we are reminded that law is usually practiced with other people, and so you need to be mindful of various social issues that may crop up.

10-Q Summer/New Job Advice – Summer 2023 Update [PART 1]

June 7, 2023
For the last several years, at the end of the school year, the editors of The 10-Q have offered tips for those starting new jobs (here and here), chiefly for rising 3Ls taking summer jobs but, we believe, good for anyone embarking on a new career as a lawyer. Times have changed—we’ve lived through COVID —but the need for sage advice has not. Thus, we present an updated version of our random advice for those who are about to be employed, in two parts. This week, we talk about the work; next week, we will talk about socializing.

10-Q Random Advice for First-Year Law Students (2021-2022)

The editors of The Temple 10-Q thought it may help new law students, or those who may know new law students, to have some tips on how to handle the first year of law school, especially in a confusing time during the second year of the pandemic. The advice has a somewhat business-law slant, but applies to all 1Ls. It has two parts: school work and personal/social advice.