National Volunteer Week is April 18-24, a time to celebrate the extraordinary feats people accomplish to improve conditions across the nation.  This year, Law Clerk Connection is reaching out to non-profit organizations and pro-bono attorneys in need of assistance in providing legal help to others.

We are encouraging all of our members to offer a few hours of their time to helping those who would otherwise not have access to legal services.  For those attorneys or non-profit in need of some extra help with their pro-bono activities, we encourage you to check out our online forum and create a volunteer virtual legal team to help pick up the slack.

The Law Clerk Connection member who provides the most hours of volunteer legal services through Law Clerk Connection between April 18, 2010 and May 18, 2010 will receive a special gift to be announced in May.

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Anthony Luna, a 3L at McGeorge School of Law, was the winner of our iPod drawing earlier this month.  We were able to catch up with Anthony for a few minutes to learn what our Law Clerks are up to.  Here’s what we found out. (more…)

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Don’t Miss This Opportunity to Promote Yourself

Law Clerk Connection is launching its First Annual Video Resume Competition for all Law Clerk Connection Members.  The Top 3 Winners will be featured in the Law Clerk Connection Marketplace and in promotional materials sent to attorneys nationwide. (more…)

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A Quick Guide To Rainmaking

You’ve taken all the classes, criminal law, constitutional law, contract law and property law, walked the stage with honors, interned, clerked, passed the bar and got the new brief case.  The condo, boat and Porsche haven’t appeared yet, but soon.  That shingle looks great and your business cards are on the way.

What’s missing? CLIENTS!!  How do you get clients?  Aren’t they lined up waiting for your wisdom and sympathy (with their checkbook open)? Don’t they KNOW who you are?  No, frankly they don’t.   For all the great education you have received, they probably didn’t teach you the BUSINESS of practicing law.  Don’t worry, you’re not alone.  This isn’t even an industry specific obstacle.  Take the medical field for instance, doctors are notoriously absent of business skills and have to learn quickly, often the hard way. (more…)

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As a Law Clerk Connection Law Clerk Provider, you have the ability to create a “Selling Profile” – which serves as a resume of your background, skills and experience.  Additionally, you can create “Portfolios” within certain legal categories, which allow you to upload writing samples that you have produced either in law school or for other employers.  This month, we would like to discuss techniques for creating Profiles and Portfolios that will increase your chances of getting invited to bid. (more…)

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Part 2 in Our “Go Virtual With Law Clerk Connection” Series

Meet Sam.  Sam is a busy solo-practitioner with busy legal practice.  Like you, he is constantly on the go, on the phone, emailing, talking to clients, going to court…you know the drill.  But, Sam just heard about Law Clerk Connection from a friend and he’s learning how to use their nationwide network of Law Clerks to ease his workload.  Unsure how the process works, Sam checks out “How Law Clerk Connection Works.” (more…)

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The economy may be in a recession, but that doesn’t mean that injustice is. Everyday, thousands of individuals are left without a voice because they do not have access to legal aid. Despite a recent influx of over $40 million in federal funding to legal aid providers, those providers are only able to assist approximately one-half of the eligible clients seeking their help.

Law Clerk Connection hopes to improve this dismal statistic by partnering with non-profit organizations, pro-bono attorneys and low/no-cost legal services attorneys. (more…)

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Law Clerk Connection Challenges Lawyers To Change The Way They Practice Law

The Law Clerk Connection Marketplace Launches Today, as the Only Freelance-Type Forum Designed Specifically to Meet the Needs of Lawyers and Law Students. Lawyers can Post Legal Projects for Law Students and Law School Graduates to Bid on.

Sacramento, California (Press Release) March 9, 2009 — Law Clerk Connection announced the launch of its innovative marketplace today, putting a nationwide network of law students at the service of attorneys in need of contract legal research and drafting.  The Law Clerk Connection marketplace is the first of its kind to cater to the legal community.  Law Clerk Connection offers both the tools and the talent that will allow lawyers to rethink the way they have been practicing law. (more…)

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The founders of Law Clerk Connection have interacted with thousands of law students and heard their questions and concerns.  You wonder whether you will make it through law school; whether you are in the right place; and whether you will be able to find a job once you do make it through.  Law Clerk Connection is  a supportive community and resource outlet to address those concerns.  We have provided unique tools to guide your success in law school and in practice.  We are the go-to site EVERY day.

Law Clerk Connection serves as a conduit offering an opportunity for law students to have their own resource site that includes legal research links and tips, mentoring, blogs on the topics most important to students, white papers and featured law professor sections.  You must register to receive all of the benefits that Law Clerk Connection has to offer, but here are a few specifics: (more…)

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