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Learn why an increase in law firm salaries is so destructive to the legal profession and will ultimately harm many attorneys. READ MORE >

Find out what Australian attorneys do that makes them so attractive to law firms and what lessons you can learn from them. READ MORE >

• The law profession is by no means static.
• In fact, Yale Law School teaches its students practical applications of a law school education other than practicing law.

This article explores the unique way Yale Law School graduates think about their legal careers. To the untrained eye, these graduates may seem aimless with their careers -- taking jobs in academia and government instead of prestigious law firms. But on closer examination, these graduates might have discovered the secret to greater career and happiness. This article explains how most attorneys are rent-seekers and how to make this system of rent work for you as Yale Law grads do. READ MORE >

Learn how identifying your “tribe” will help you achieve greater career satisfaction and financial security in a law firm. READ MORE >

Learn what most good attorneys do that causes them to be so unhappy in this article. READ MORE >

Learn how to do these two things that will ensure your successful career as an attorney. READ MORE >

This article reveals the secrets of the Harvard-inspired ranking system used by high-end legal recruiters to appropriately match attorney candidates with law firms. BCG recruiters assign rankings of “5” (highest) to “1” (lowest) to every law firm seeking to hire attorneys and to every candidate seeking to find a law firm position. The rankings are based on a host of criteria including (for law firms) the stature of the firm’s client base and caliber of the firm’s partners and (for attorney candidates) the candidate’s law school grades and the candidate’s work ethic. READ MORE >

Knowing which one of the four types of attorneys you are matters a great deal to the future of your legal career. READ MORE >

Learn how you can regain control of your legal career and have the career you are entitled to and deserve in this article. READ MORE >

Learn why so many attorneys lose their confidence and why protecting your confidence will allow you to succeed when others around you fail. READ MORE >

Have you passed the first law firm interview and are about to go back for round two? Learn how to impress a law firm during second round interviews. READ MORE >

Learn what you must do as an attorney to make sure you are in full control of your career. READ MORE >

Attorneys switch law firms for a variety of reasons. Find out if it is the right time to leave your firm or whether you should stay in this article. READ MORE >

Learn how law firms and attorneys maximize their own self-interest in the hiring process and the most important factors that law firms consider when hiring. READ MORE >