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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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Raising the Bar

With big businesses gobbling up competitors and financial disclosure woes dominating the headlines, it is no surprise th....

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Your Career Is Your Business. So What's Your Business Plan?

Small and typically more self-aware groups of attorneys are approaching their careers as businesses. Regardless of wheth....

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12 Frequently Asked Questions About Legal Writing Samples

Listen to This Podcast on:What is typically given the least amount of attention by candidates but has the highest likeli....

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Latham Follows the Trend, Ups Associate Salaries

LOS ANGELES - Latham & Watkins can't be expected to make decisions as quickly as its smaller brethren.....

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Why Pro Bono?-What You Need To Know

Try to list professions that inherently expect their members to give portions of their time to the underprivileged for f....

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Why DIY?

The 'do-it-yourself' home improvement craze is spreading. From painting to flooring, more and more people are embracing ....

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Why Do It Yourself?

BCG Attorney Search is a legal placement firm and not a legal recruiting firm. There is a huge difference. Read....

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Law Firm Salaries and Practice Area Predictions for 2007-2008

Instead of writing an article on how to interview or whether to accept a counter offer, I will try to predict the future....

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Ways to Leverage Your Network

Networking is a powerful tool that anyone can master. Networking is not "rocket science." It mainly requires commitment,....

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Lawyers See Benefit in Professional Coaching

Individualism is deeply ingrained in the culture of the United States. We live in a country where anyone can make it if ....

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What it's Really Like as an In-House Attorney: Don't believe Everything You've heard

Are you overworked? Tired of stressing about your billable requirements? Dissatisfied with the level of responsibility y....

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"Making Partner," or Things to Do While Waiting for the Dream Job and the Dream Practice!

As I sit before my computer monitor writing this short article, the window for my document is minimized so as to maximiz....

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Unplanned Problems when Changing jobs

Unless you are part of a shrinking minority of lawyers who spend their careers at one firm, chances are you'll be changi....

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Managing Your Career in a Declining Market

There has been no rash of pink slips at major Boston firms, and by most reasonable standards lawyers at large firms stil....

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Two Essential Books for Your Career Library

Much of what there is to say about legal careers and marketing has already been said. Get a great education. Follow your....

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