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ACCFSL announces their 2017 Writing Competition – see link:   ACCFSL Competition Announcement -2017. Deadline for submission is December 1, 2016.

American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers – writing competition

An increasing number of legal professionals are pursuing JD Advantage jobs either directly out of law school or later on in their legal careers. The National Association for Law Placement (NALP) has defined “JD Advantage” jobs as positions for which an employer seeks an individual with a JD, and perhaps even requires a JD, or …

JD Advantage Jobs in Business

Cooperatives are a popular type of business organization commonly used in agriculture, health care, transportation, housing, manufacturing and many other areas. Watch as Bill Oemichen, attorney and CEO of the Cooperative Network, discusses cooperatives and the law surrounding this particular business entity. This program was sponsored by William Mitchell’s Business Law Society, Center for Law …

Cooperative Law 101

Networking is building relationships with people who may help advance your legal career, but at times it can feel overwhelming or uncomfortable. Four legal professionals who have mastered the art of networking share creative ways that they have approached the process throughout their own careers: Watch Networking Outside the Happy Hour Presenters Aaron Hall ’07 …

Networking: Outside the Happy Hour

Students in Start-Up Business Enterprise course met “the sharks” on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, as they pitched their proposals to a panel of working professionals posing as venture capitalists. Modeled after ABC’s reality TV show “Shark Tank,” the event put students’ business acumen to the test. “In the Start-Up Business Enterprise course, which is really a business …

Students pitch business plans to investors in mock ‘Shark Tank’

Ever dreamed of opening your own business? Wondering how others have made the transition from lawyer and law student to business owner?  Watch as a panel of legal professionals shares how they combined their entrepreneurial spirits with their experience as lawyers to open their own business. Watch: Lawyers as Business Owners & Entrepreneurs Panelists include James Diley …

Lawyers as Business Owners & Entrepreneurs