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When it comes to employment choices, having a support obligation means that the good ol' USA is no longer a free country.
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Read More »Choice of jobs in a time of full employment
Follow the myriad of rules when changing jobs
From ethics to finances to client files, there are so many things to consider when an attorney changes firms.
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Read More »Reinventing the job interview can land you the perfect hire
Goldstein Law Group’s Mark J. Goldstein wasn’t sure a group interview was the best way to find a new employee.
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Read More »Grants aim to help inmates find work before leaving jail
The federal government is trying to help inmates improve their job prospects before getting released from local jails, through a $10 million program announced Thursday.
Read More »More opportunities for recent grads, but fewer get jobs
Despite more job opportunities for new law school graduates, the percentage of law school grads who get jobs out of college fell for the sixth straight year, according to a study released this month.
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Read More »ABA report: 2013 law grads struggling to find work
Survey: Good news ahead on legal hiring
Hiring in the legal field is expected to be strong in the third quarter of 2012, according to the Robert Half Legal Hiring Index.
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Read More »State budget cuts clog criminal justice system
Prosecutors are forced to ignore misdemeanor violations to pursue more serious crimes. Judges are delaying trials to cope with layoffs and strained staffing levels. And in some cases, those charged with violent crimes, even murder, are set free because caseloads are too heavy to ensure they receive a speedy trial.
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Read More »House GOP to spike rules in jobs agenda
The House Republican agenda this fall will focus on repealing environmental and labor regulations that GOP lawmakers say are driving up the cost of doing business and discouraging employers from hiring new workers.
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Read More »Parties sort through recall election aftermath
By Scott Bauer Associated Press Madison — A stand by Wisconsin Republicans against a massive effort to oust them from power could reverberate across the country as the battle over union rights and the conservative revolution heads toward the 2012 ...
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Read More »Job growth elsewhere gives context to Wisconsin figures
Milwaukee (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker was correct this week when he said Wisconsin's net gain of 9,500 jobs last month represented more than half the jobs added across the entire nation in that period. However, numbers from other states provide a clearer context.
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Read More »New graduate will work … for now
When Beth Odian takes her oath as an attorney today, she does so knowing she has a job. The new Marquette Law School graduate wasn’t alone in her job security, but neither was it guaranteed, considering that about half of ...
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Read More »Attorneys predict willingness in Capitol to soften state’s mining requirements
Companies are considering mineral mining in Wisconsin for the first time in a decade, but it might take a change in state law to jump-start operations. Aquila Resources Inc., a Canadian mining company, recently applied to the Wisconsin Department of ...
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