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Spring 2010
Speaking Schedule
Spring 2010 Law School
Programs at:
Duquesne University - 1/27
University of Pittsburgh - 1/28
Rutgers-Newark - 2/2
Fordham - 2/3
Case Western Reserve - 2/16
Harvard Law School - 3/1
Boston University - 3/2
Suffolk Law - 3/2
Creighton - 3/18
Penn Law - 3/22
American University - 3/25
 
To schedule a date or to plan for Fall 2010, contact Donna at donna@donnagerson.com!

The Modern Rules of Business Etiquette
was featured in the July 6, 2008 edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Business Section.

Office Etiquette, Working with Those More Senior
As you prepare for your summer job or your first job as a lawyer, it’s essential that you know the rules of business etiquette, especially for working with those senior to yourself.

Transforming Communities, One Building at a Time
Real estate law encompasses many different practice niches, from commercial development, zoning, landlord-tenant law, and beyond. This feature focused on a lawyer who advises an affordable housing non-profit organization.

Can flex-time really work? Finding Predictability in Flexibility
Deborah Epstein Henry, founder and president of Flex-Time Lawyers LLC®, speaks to Student Lawyer’s Donna Gerson about the competing demands placed on lawyers and how to find the right balance between work, family, and a personal life. The mother of three school-age children, Henry is working to change the way law firms do business.

Your Internet Image
A third-year law student applies for a federal clerkship and is invited to interview for the position. A Google search of the applicant’s name by the judge’s staff reveals a MySpace page posted by the law student that includes the following disclosure:

“Career” Prosecutor At Home in the Courtroom
Meet Peter Salib, a new assistant district attorney in Philadelphia. He tells Student Lawyer’s Donna Gerson about his career path, a typical workday, and how his Arabic language skills help him seek justice for crime victims

You can have a meaningful career without practicing law
Heather Lewis-Lechner, Shannon Sedgwick Davis, and thousands of others with law degrees have something in common—they have chosen not to practice law.

Out-of-town job searches
require extra strategizing
If you think it's difficult to find a job in the city or town where you live, imagine looking for one elsewhere in the country. Out-of-town job searches pose special challenges, but you can pull one off successfully with forethought and planning. Here are some ideas

Nail your next job
interview by preparing
A young man walks down a street in New York with a violin case under his arm. He asks an older gentleman, “How do I get to Carnegie Hall?” After eyeing the violin, the gentleman replies, “Practice.”