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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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Marketing as a Career Development Strategy

Once upon a time, law school graduates could join a firm right out of school, work hard for several years, do great lega....

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Meditation, Mediation, Marketing and Medication

Last year, I attended a workshop on stress management for lawyers. At the session, the presenter relayed the following a....

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Work Trends at New Economy Firms

Res Ipsa Loquitur: An Insider's Reflections on Work Trends at "New Economy" BigLaw Firms....

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No Need for ''Mentors'': Summon Your Posse! (and turn the ''in posse'' to ''in esse'')

Here is a quick test of your generational ''orientation'': When you think of a ''posse,'' does your mind conjure up the ....

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Offering Some Belated New Year's Resolutions

Now that fear about the Y2K bug has subsided, it is time to get back to business and make some resolutions for the comin....

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The Sky is Falling! What Comes Down When Salaries Go Up

Carey Bertolet, Managing Director of BCG's New York office, uses history as her guide to discuss characteristics of the ....

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The Ins and Outs of References and Ensuring You Get a Good One

This article is intended to supplement the BCG Attorney Search Article: "Handling References: A Basic Guide".....

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The Class They Didn't Teach in Law School: Junior Associate 101

So you've taken CivPro, CrimPro, ConLaw, and Corps. You know your way in and around the codes, cases, and statutes (you ....

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On Salary Inflation: Funds vs. Fulfillment

Money will never make you happy but it greatly contributes to your emotional stability— anonymous....

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Overcoming Resistance to Change

The New Year is a good time to reflect on our lives. What did we do well over the past 12 months? Where did we fall shor....

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The Bonus - Should I Stay or Should I Go?

When evaluating when the right time is to make a move, there are many factors that come into play, one of them being you....

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The Whole Truth About Layoffs?

There's the truth, but then there?s the other truth, or so one who's been amicably laid off (but laid off all the same) ....

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Attorney Resume Writing Tips

One resume does not fit all jobs; have different versions of your resume depending on the type of job you are applying f....

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Summer 2007: Current Visa and Other Considerations Affecting Foreign Lateral Candidates Wishing to Join U.S. Practice

The hot summer months of July and the much-anticipated ''holiday'' downtime of August prompt many foreign associates and....

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Striving for Professional Mediocrity

Accepting mediocrity in yourself is the only real way to achieve balance in your life. If you are a lawyer in private pr....

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