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Tag Archives: career

Getting an Attorney Job in the Federal Government and Military Spouse Preference

Finding an attorney position in the federal government can be challenging. You may have to submit numerous applications, the hiring process is lengthy, and you may not understand how attorney positions are classified. Below are the federal government attorney...

December 3, 2020 at 7:09 pm Maier Lujan, Lyndsay read more

Bobbie Collins Honored for Pro Bono Legal Services Benefiting Military Spouses

by Candice McPhillips Bobbie Collins has spent years “paying it forward” by providing pro bono legal work for her local military spouse club on Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  The Kirtland Spouses’ Welfare Club recently honored...

August 11, 2017 at 10:00 am McPhillips, Candice read more

MSJDN Profile of Success: Amy Waller Apostol

By Amanda Downs Frizzelle                       Amy Waller Apostol is a military spouse attorney who has successfully navigated the demands of military life while still maintaining a meaningful legal career.  A mother of three and a wife to a Navy JAG...

June 5, 2017 at 8:00 am McPhillips, Candice read more

Employer Spotlight: MultiCare Health System

Editor’s Note: MSJDN asked its members to help us spotlight employers going above and beyond for military spouse attorneys. Each employer in this series was nominated for the 2017 MSJDN Members’ Choice Award by members who told us in...

April 26, 2017 at 10:00 am McPhillips, Candice read more

Embracing the Busy-ness

By Johanna Thibault As attorneys, and especially as military spouses, we are particularly prone to creating a life full of “busy-ness”. It seems we are in a perpetual mode of fighting for our career and/or defining our self worth....

February 13, 2017 at 1:35 pm Johanna Thibault read more

NCIS Highlights Challenges Faced by Military Spouse Attorneys in Episode Featuring First Lady Michelle Obama

by Thea Pitzen Like my Navy family, many of you reading this may be fans of NCIS, CBS’s long-running and extremely popular action drama series that focuses on the “sometimes complex and always amusing dynamics of a team forced...

May 5, 2016 at 7:00 am Pitzen, Thea read more

Employer Spotlight: Metro Truck & Tractor Leasing, Inc.

Editor’s Note: MSJDN asked its members to help us spotlight employers going above and beyond for military spouse attorneys. Each employer in this series was nominated for the 2016 MSJDN Members’ Choice Award by members who told us in their...

April 20, 2016 at 9:26 am Pitzen, Thea read more

Tips for a Professional Skype Interview

By Emily Macey When I started searching for my first attorney position at the start of my career, I spent a substantial amount of time on the road traveling to interviews. Fast-forward to the present and technology has replaced...

January 17, 2016 at 8:00 am Johanna Thibault read more

The Great Debate – Your Career or Mine?

By Rachel Hsiao We have all been there – our career or the military? We face a decision between which side of our relationship will supersede the other. Our spouse’s (the service member’s) military career or our professional career as an...

August 19, 2015 at 10:40 am Jamison, Elizabeth read more

So, What Brings You to the Area? and Other Loaded Interview Questions for Military Spouses

When I graduated from law school, I had a résumé that basically screamed, “Atlanta!” Or, if not Atlanta, perhaps New York. I had attended college in New York, and, a few years later, law school in Atlanta. As a...

June 26, 2015 at 8:56 am Pitzen, Thea read more

Employer Spotlight: South Walton Law, PA

Editor’s Note: MSJDN asked its members to help us spotlight employers that are going above and beyond for military spouse attorneys. Each employer in this series was nominated for MSJDN’s Members’ Choice Award for doing just that, by members...

April 30, 2015 at 10:55 am Pitzen, Thea read more

Employer Spotlight: Bryan Cave LLP

Editor’s Note: MSJDN asked its members to help us spotlight employers that are going above and beyond for military spouse attorneys. Each employer in this series was nominated for MSJDN’s Members’ Choice Award for doing just that, by members...

April 23, 2015 at 9:13 am Anette Radonski read more

Employer Spotlight: W. Timothy Harvey

Editor’s Note: MSJDN asked its members to help us spotlight employers that are going above and beyond for military spouse attorneys. Each employer in this series was nominated for MSJDN’s Members’ Choice Award for doing just that, by members...

April 21, 2015 at 9:09 am Pitzen, Thea read more

Employer Spotlight: Law Offices of Paul Ryan

Editor’s Note: MSJDN asked its members to help us spotlight employers that are going above and beyond for military spouse attorneys. Each employer in this series was nominated for MSJDN’s Members’ Choice Award for doing just that, by members...

April 16, 2015 at 9:22 am Jillian Foerster read more

Justice for Military Families Nominated for ABA Award, But Needs Your Vote

Lawyers sometimes get a bad rap. But for most lawyers, and especially military spouse lawyers, service to community is an important part of their personal and professional lives. Pro bono legal service is the hallmark of the legal profession....

January 2, 2015 at 5:37 pm Beets, Josie read more

MRM Attracts Line-Up of Distinguished Keynote Speakers

Editor’s Note: As we were going to print on this issue of Bars & Stripes, MSJDN received confirmation of another terrific keynote speaker. Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez of the 80th Assembly District for the California Assembly will also be addressing attendees at...

October 3, 2014 at 2:30 pm Pitzen, Thea read more

Being Admitted to the North Carolina Bar Under Military Spouse Licensing Rules: One MSJDN Member’s Experience

Author’s Note: Jennifer McBee was the first person to be admitted to the North Carolina Bar under the Military Spouse Licensing accommodations in January 2014.  We sat down with her to discuss her experience, talk about the process, and gather...

August 18, 2014 at 12:45 am Christine Ellis read more

A Note from the President

Dear MSJDN Members, From rolling out our first annual dues payment to Homefront Rising Tampa to leadership strategic planning and MSJDN Founder celebrations all across the country – MSJDN has had a busy summer. As you know, we have...

August 18, 2014 at 12:40 am Rachel Winkler read more

MSJDN nominates Justice Sandee Marion for the Sarah T. Hughes Women Lawyers of Achievement Award

MSJDN is pleased to announce our nomination of Justice Sandee Marion to receive the Sarah T. Hughes Women Lawyers of Achievement Award. Justice Marion is thoughtful, intelligent, a consummate professional, and a military spouse attorney! Not only has she...

June 26, 2014 at 7:51 pm Jamison, Elizabeth read more

MSJDN Formally Endorses The Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085)

Author’s Note: It’s Tax Day, which seemed an incredibly fitting day to announce MSJDN’s formal endorsement of a bill to simplify and reduce the burden of state income taxes paid by people doing their jobs from remote locations. Below...

April 15, 2014 at 8:00 am Reda Hicks read more

MSJDN Seeks Member Nominations of Employers to Honor for Supporting Military Spouse Attorneys

The Military Spouse JD Network wants to shine a big spotlight on employers that are really making a different for military spouses. We all know the (abysmal) statistics on military spouse employment, and the legal profession is certainly no...

March 26, 2014 at 11:05 am Reda Hicks read more

Totenberg Sisters Talk Media, Law, & Life

Last Monday in New York there was an event called Media & the Law: The 3 Totenbergs, featuring what might be the most powerhouse group of sisters you’ve ever come across: Judge Amy Totenberg of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District...

May 16, 2013 at 9:43 am Reda Hicks read more

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