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Being a Solo Attorney Is Not the Problem - How You Explain It Is

One of the most common misconceptions I encounter among attorneys is the belief that once they leave a law firm and begin practicing on their own, their chances of returning to a respected law firm become slim or nonexistent.Nothing could be further from the truth.....

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Beat Attorney Burnout: Find Happiness in Legal Practice

SUMMARY:This is a transcript from one of my webinars titled How Attorneys Can Beat Burnout and Find Happiness in Legal Practice.The focus is on the critical human need for positive feedback and encouragement to sustain a successful and fulfilling legal career. The webinar explains how toxic or unsup....

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Attorney Career Success: Optimizing Your Process for Lasting Results

SUMMARY:This is a transcript from one of my webinars titled Attorney Career Success: Focus on Process, Not Results. The focus is on how shifting one's mindset from obsessing over immediate outcomes, like money or prestige, to building sustainable professional processes can dramatically transform a l....

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Building a Profitable Legal Career: The Power of Repeatable Work

SUMMARY:This is a transcript from one of my webinars titled The Profitability Process: Why the Most Valuable Legal Work is Work That Repeats Itself. The focus is on the critical importance of securing "repeatable work" to ensure long-term career stability and success in the legal profession. Rather ....

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Attorney Career Trends: What the Fastest-Growing Practice Areas Mean for Your Future

The legal profession is changing quickly, and attorneys who understand where demand is rising will have a major advantage in the years ahead. BCG Attorney Search’s report, The 20 Hottest and Fastest-Growing Practice Areas for Attorneys, arrives at exactly the right time. It highlights the practice....

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Five Immediate Changes You Can Make to Your Legal Resume to Get More Interviews

If you are not getting interviews, the good news is there are many things you can do to fix it. There are also lots of t....

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The Importance of Law Firm Economics to Your Legal Career

Even as some law firms state they do not bill unfairly, other firms may fall short of that ethic.From law firm to law fi....

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How Law Firms and Other Hiring Organizations Determine if a Candidate Wants the Job

When I was around nine years old, my mother took me to a farm outside Detroit to pick out my first dog, a Brittany Spani....

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Why Law Firm Lawyers Must Work Weekends and Holidays: Law Firms Own Your Time and You Do Not

In the law practice, it is important for an associate to show his or her superiors that their job is more than just a jo....

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Top 20 Reasons Why There Is No Better Profession Than Practicing Law

Although it is often portrayed in a negative light, the practice of law is a wonderful profession to be a part of. Lear....

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Why Law Firms Do Not Like to Hire Attorneys From Most Practice Settings Other Than Law Firms

Listen to This Podcast on: Listen to Why Law Firms Do Not Like to Hire Attorneys From Most Practice Settings Other T....

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The Top 15 Marketing and Sales Tricks Law Firms Use to Get You to Work For Them

Listen to This Podcast on:Conceptually, most law firms are very similar places to work.You are expected to sit down at a....

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Every Attorney’s Biggest Weakness is Their Need to Feel Important and Loved

Listen to This Podcast on: Listen to Every Attorney’s Biggest Weakness is Their Need to Feel Important and Loved P....

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Why You Should Never Give Up Your Law Firm Job Search: Lessons in Law Firm Job Search from an Abandoned Bangkok Street Puppy, Two Attorney Crystal Meth Addicts and an Attorney Computer Repairman

Listen to This Podcast on:Giving up your search is the most serious mistake you can make.Many people are not reaching th....

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Ten Reasons You Will Never Be in Control Over Your Legal Career if You Work in a Law Firm

Listen to This Podcast on:Many attorneys believe that if they do well in law school, get a good job and work hard, they ....

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Will a Law Firm in California Hire Attorneys Without the California Bar?

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Why Attorneys Need to be Exploited to Succeed

Listen to This Podcast on:In most organizations, there is a conflict between advancing those who give their all and hold....

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Why Almost No Law Firms Care About Legal Recruiter Fees

Many attorneys are under the mistaken belief that law firms care if a legal recruiter is involved in their placement. Wh....

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Why Your Family and Social Background Will Determine Your Happiness and Success as an Attorney More than Your Academics or Firm

Listen to This Podcast on:It is common for people to go to excellent law schools and start in significant firms, then ha....

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Why You Must Constantly Set Bigger Goals

Many people do not want to know the truth about themselves, and this holds them back.They want to believe they are succe....

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