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article of the week
- Culture could be what makes or breaks your career within a law firm.
- Nonetheless, an incorrect or disagreeable culture can often occur with law firms.
- Find out why cultural fits are so important to attorneys and the firms they work with.
We believe that an attorney's happiness and success in the practice of law have more to do with a particular law firm culture (which is sometimes also referred to as the personality of a firm) than with any other factor. This article discusses (a) the importance of firm culture, (b) why some attorneys do not give strong consideration to firm culture when joining a firm either during or after law school, (c) the reason a failure to seriously consider firm culture prematurely ends many legal careers, and (d) why making a lateral move provides the best opportunity to evaluate firm culture and the course of your career. READ MORE >
Article type: Harrison's Perspectives
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- Credibility and Your Legal Career
- The Best Attorneys Want Information
- Taking a Hiatus from Practicing Law
- The Danger of Getting Legal Jobs Through Friends
- Narcissistic Entitlement Syndrome among Attorneys: Why Narcissism Destroys Young Attorney Careers
- Treating Your Legal Career Like a Small Business
- Top 10 Characteristics of Superstar Associates Who Make Partner
- Why Every Attorney Needs to Apply to a Lot of Places (and Not Give Up) When Rejected
- Builders and Destroyers
- Law Firms and Conformity
- Another Lawyer Suicide: How the Psychology of Being a Big Firm Lawyer Can Tear You Down
- Why the Best Actors and Attorneys Are Exactly Alike
- How to Beat the System and Stop Being a Profit-Driven Workaholic Attorney
- Why Your Ego Is Making You Unhappy Practicing Law and with Your Life
- The Worst Piece of Attorney Job Search Advice Ever
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- Class Divisions and Hierarchies within Major Law Firms
- What happens to pregnant attorneys at law firms?
- Diversity in the Legal World - The Big Picture
- How Law Firm Websites Influence Retention of Diverse Attorneys
- Why Do Some Legal Recruiters Lose Interest in Their Candidates?
- Can Rethinking the “Billable Hour” Lead to More Law Firm Gender Equality?
- Where Do Law Firms Stand When It Comes to Gender Equality?
- General Counsels Join Law Firm Diversity Movement: Corporate Clients Use Incentives and Punishments to Inspire Diversity and Inclusion
- Law Firms’ Continued Lack of Diversity: Scholars Provide Insight on Reasons and Solutions
- Why Law Firms Are Hiring More and More Staff Attorneys: Should You Work as a Staff Attorney?
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- Three Simple Ways to Tell If You Should Work (or Continue to Work) in a Law Firm
- Top 10 Reasons Why Older Attorneys Have a More Difficult Time Getting Law Firm Jobs
- What Happens When You Work with a BCG Attorney Search Legal Placement Professional?
- The Business Plan Revisited
- 21 Reasons Why Being a Large Law Firm Partner Is More Difficult Than Being an Associate
- Why You Should Find Your “Tribe” and Not Just Focus on Money in Making Law Firm Job Decisions
- Why Most Attorneys Are Unhappy
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- Two Things the Most Successful 5% of Attorneys Do That the Rest Do Not
- How to Easily Determine the Best Attorneys and Law Firms: The Five Prestige Levels of Attorneys and Law Firms
Daily Career Advice
DAILY JOB SEARCH ADVICE
A Message to Garcia and Your Career
July 19, 2018
People owe their success to concentrating their energies and taking prompt action; they understand the importance of maintaining a positive attitude. People notice and gravitate towards those with a positive approach to their work, just as they notice and do not respect - indifference and half-hearted work. A positive attitude, therefore, is your greatest asset....Read more >
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"I loved the recruiter I was working with, she was super knowledgeable. She understood the schedule that I was..." Read more >Robert Holland
University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Class Of 2012
Placed at Pepper Hamilton LLP
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Georgetown University School of Law, Class Of 2004
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New York University Law School, Class Of 2014
Placed at Blake & Uhlig, P.A.
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- How Likely Am I to Be Laid Off as a New Junior Associate in a Law Firm?
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