Lawyers Right Hand » Careerism http://www.lawyersrighthand.com Tutorials, tips on career, excellence and work/life balance for legal secretaries Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:22:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Anonymously review your current and past bosses, why eBossWatch is a Good Thing http://www.lawyersrighthand.com/anonymously-review-your-current-and-past-bosses-why-ebosswatch-is-a-good-thing.htm http://www.lawyersrighthand.com/anonymously-review-your-current-and-past-bosses-why-ebosswatch-is-a-good-thing.htm#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:01:44 +0000 admin http://www.lawyersrighthand.com/?p=329

Thinking about the new site, eBossWatch, brings to mind an experience I had a few years ago while job-hunting. By knowing the former assistant of my prospective new boss well enough for her

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]]> http://www.lawyersrighthand.com/anonymously-review-your-current-and-past-bosses-why-ebosswatch-is-a-good-thing.htm/feed 0 Tenure, is it really a legal secretary’s most important quailty? http://www.lawyersrighthand.com/tenure-the-bastion-of-slackers.htm http://www.lawyersrighthand.com/tenure-the-bastion-of-slackers.htm#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 04:34:39 +0000 admin http://www.lawyersrighthand.com/?p=3

What is it with law firms and their focus on tenure* as the most important quality a legal secretary can have?

The vast majority of firms base their compensation packages solely on tenure. Sure, they go

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]]> http://www.lawyersrighthand.com/tenure-the-bastion-of-slackers.htm/feed 0 Is your resume ready for the Information Age? http://www.lawyersrighthand.com/is-your-resume-ready-for-the-information-age.htm http://www.lawyersrighthand.com/is-your-resume-ready-for-the-information-age.htm#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 13:57:07 +0000 admin http://www.lawyersrighthand.com/?p=9 Financial site Bankrate offers this article on Resumes in cyberspace. It’s a treasure trove of tips on how to format a resume that’s optimized for OCR and filled with relevant keywords that will get the attention of that…

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I spent today thinking of things I wish someone had told me when I got my first legal job. A lot of those things, I’ve already blogged about; you can find most of them under the

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]]> http://www.lawyersrighthand.com/what-every-new-or-aspiring-legal-secretary-must-know.htm/feed 1 The best law firms for women http://www.lawyersrighthand.com/the-best-law-firms-for-women.htm http://www.lawyersrighthand.com/the-best-law-firms-for-women.htm#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:29:22 +0000 admin http://www.lawyersrighthand.com/?p=11 Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers have announced the first annual ranking of the best law firms for women. The rankings are based on the firms’ responses to a questionnaire on six areas of importance: workforce…

]]> http://www.lawyersrighthand.com/the-best-law-firms-for-women.htm/feed 0 The art of negative psychology http://www.lawyersrighthand.com/the-art-of-negative-psychology.htm http://www.lawyersrighthand.com/the-art-of-negative-psychology.htm#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:44:58 +0000 admin http://www.lawyersrighthand.com/?p=15

Psychology Today features a short, quick piece on negative psychology, which “is often used to make a request seem less infringing,” through apologetic language and other types of hedging. If you’ve ever said “Sorry

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