Coming of Age In A New Economy Recently, I had a rather valuable discussion with an attorney from a top flight firm. He happens to have extensive experience as lead counsel in the airline industry for environmental regulatory compliance.  So it’s fair to say he also has a decent amount of experience hiring associates.  We […]

Coming of Age In A New Economy How To Land Your Dream Job by Jack Whittington, JD Candidate 2011 As we steadily march towards graduation, job searching has been a hot topic here at Coming of Age. In the previous columns we’ve discussed what you can do in the last months of school to ensure […]

Coming of Age In A New Economy The Sprint To The Finish by Jack Whittington, JD Candidate 2011 Every world class sprinter will tell you that the race is won the moment the sprinter comes out of the block. Getting off to solid start is crucial in winning the race. Most liken law school to […]

Coming of Age in a New Economy by Jack Whittington, J.D. Candidate,2011 We undoubtedly live in a society of instant gratification. We want it, and we want it now. In a lot of ways that’s the problem with our society, very few want to work hard to get ahead any more. We live in a […]

I’d like to introduce University of Tulsa, College of Law 3L and Texan Jack Whittington, Solo Practice University’s new monthly columnist.  While Jack is not necessarily going solo, the reason Jack has agreed to join the SPU community is because we share a common perspective about the ‘Millennial’ and the legal profession – there is room […]