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Dec 2024
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481: Quick Tips -- Speed Dating with Leg...

ALISON MONAHAN AND LEE BURGESS - LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX, LLC
About this episode

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, as part of our "Quick Tips" series, we're speed dating with legal careers, discussing seven practice areas in seven minutes.

In this episode we discuss:

The roles and responsibilities of legal professionals in the following practice areas:

  • Criminal Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Family Law
  • Estate Planning and Probate Law
  • Employment Law
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Environmental Law

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Alison & Lee

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