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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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How Lawyers Can Change Their Practice Area in a Law Firm

Listen to This Podcast on:Many attorneys seem to choose the prestige of a law firm without considering the practice area....

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The Importance of Attorneys Being Well-Liked in their Jobs: Why Others Must Like You for You to Get Ahead

One of the most persistent problems attorneys practicing law have is their failure to collaborate and learn from the oth....

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Why Attorneys Need to Get Out of the Office and Get Involved in the Legal Community

For many attorneys, especially those in large law firms, life as an attorney can seem pretty solitary. There are, of cou....

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Why a Law Degree is Actually a Business License: Why Attorneys Should Treat their Legal Careers Like a Small Business

Listen to This Podcast on:One of the main things about the law that people don't understand is that it's a business.Some....

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Why Networking Is Essential to Your Success as an Attorney

Why Networking is Essential to Your Success as an AttorneyOne thing that many attorneys do not know is that the most suc....

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Your Legal Career as a Small Business

At the outset, it is important to realize that much of what I am saying goes against the traditional view of the law as ....

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The Danger of Trying to Get a Job in a Law Firm Through a Friend: A Guide for Attorneys in Using Friends to Make Law Firm Introductions

Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure.....

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A Guide for Attorneys Giving Notice in Law Firms: How an Attorney Should Give Notice

Even if you’ve landed your dream job, giving notice at your current job might be an awkward and unpleasant experience.....

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Can You Take a Break from Practicing Law to Recharge and Regroup and then Come Back?

Why do some attorneys decide to quit their law firm instead of taking some time off to recharge themselves?This is becau....

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The One Characteristic that Separates Average Attorneys from Exceptional Attorneys: The Best Attorneys are Hungry for Information

IntroductionAs a legal recruiter, I am often quite surprised by the differences among attorneys in their receptiveness o....

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The 'Dark Side' of Going In-house

Opinions vary as to whether an attorney should or should not go in-house.Some attorneys believe going in-house was the b....

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Can You Be Trusted? Why Credibility is One of the Most Important Characteristics of the Most Successful Attorneys

''Can you be trusted?'' Beyond any other single question—regardless of how motivated you are, where you went to law sc....

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Why an Attorney Should Never Switch Law Firm Jobs Too Often: Law Firms Will Not Trust You to Stay after Too Many Moves and Will Not Hire You

Most attorneys from large firms move at least once or twice during their first three to five years of practice. However,....

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How Law Firms Make Money from their Attorneys and Clients: A Guide to Law Firm Economics for Attorneys

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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What is the Best Way for Attorneys to Turn Down a Law Firm Offer?

When you turn down an offer you need to make the party you are turning down the offer from think it is the hardest decis....

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