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Sivonnia DeBarros: How to Be a Top Lawyer in Your Field

Attorney at Work

Since passing the bar in 2013, DeBarros has built a six-figure law firm that focuses on sports and entertainment and has been featured in the news and on numerous podcasts. GPA, pass the bar exam on the first try, and still not have an employment offer? I had to take the initiative. It is very frustrating.

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Sixth Circuit Practice Tip: You Can’t Renew a Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law Never Made in the First Place.

SquirePattonBoggs

The bar exam, so the saying goes, is like fording a river that is a mile wide but only an inch deep. Cliché though it may be, the analogy serves as a useful reminder that the exam tests candidates largely on settled, black-letter law rather than novel questions typical of law school exams. Unusual Procedural Posture.

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Caila A Coleman: 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Field

The Estrin Report

You and a person who went to a “top tier” school will still have to take the same Bar Exam and make it on their own merits. Most of my interactions with clients had been an initial meeting in person, and then emails or phone calls as needed to prepare the case. I do things to wind down. Therapy: keep a good therapist on deck.

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