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Advance registration is required. Bundle discount cannot be combined with alternative payment plan options. Review upcoming seminars recommended for New Lawyers. We also offer hundreds of courses on demand on topics relevant to those new to practice or practice in Virginia.
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Young Lawyers
Conference: All active and associate Virginia State Bar members
in good standing, age 36 and under, as well as those members admitted to the Virginia
State Bar as their initial bar for less than three years, are automatically members.
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Episode 1: We asked two of our respected faculty for their guidance on building a fulfilling legal career. Their advice may surprise you!
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Episode 2: Making the best of your first year practicing law.
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Episode 3: What's the best advice someone has given you that you've actually taken?
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Time Management
This is the Time Management session from the November 2012 live seminar, Backpack
to Briefcase: The New Virginia Lawyer. |
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Networking and Client Development
This is the Networking and Client Development session from the 2016 seminar, Backpack to Briefcase: The New Virginia Lawyer. |
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Principles of Ethics and Professionalism for Virginia Lawyers
Tom Spahn of McGuireWoods LLP and Justice Donald Lemons discuss the ethics and professionalism
principles for Virginia lawyers endorsed by the Virginia Supreme Court, recorded in 2013. |
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