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TYLA FEATURED PROJECT
College for a Day
By Gindi Eckel - Guess what amazing project TYLA is serving up this month? College for a Day!
What is College for a Day? Well, I’m glad you asked. The purpose of this new TYLA
program is to provide an interactive, hands-on college experience for 7th - 9th grade
students. Hopefully, College for a Day can encourage the participating students to stay
in school and help them recognize college is an achievable goal.
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TOP STORIES
Remember why you became a lawyer
By Philip Mack Furlow - Most lawyers I talk to today are tired: tired of the hours, tired of dealing with everyone else's problems,
tired of the partnership track. I know that in my own practice I face burnout at least once or twice a year.
Many times I ask myself, Why do I put up with this profession? Just when I have about had it with being an
attorney, something usually happens to remind me why I became an attorney in the first place.
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LOCAL AFFILIATE FEATURED LEADER
By Jay Ray - This month's featured leader is
Carolyn Foster
president of the Abilene Young Lawyers Association.
Carolyn is an attorney with the Robinson Law Firm, where her practice primarily includes litigation
and counseling clients in litigation avoidance.
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TIPS FOR YOUNG LAWYERS
By Robert Witte - As a young lawyer, it is easy to get wrapped up in the demands of billable hours,
multiple deadlines and a sharp learning curve. Although we all understand the
importance of meeting and often exceeding our professional expectations, we cannot
do so at the sacrifice of our personal lives. Thus, as we strive for excellence
in our legal career, we cannot lose sight of the standards that define success in
far more important terms.
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