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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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Overview of the Fall Recruiting Season

What is the Fall Recruiting Season?During the fall recruiting season (or On-Campus Interviews - OCI), certain segments o....

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What are Legal Aid Clinics?

Legal problems have compelled many people to seek out the services of attorneys, but their finances prevent them from pa....

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Law School Legal Clinics: What Do They Do?

Law schools organize a legal clinic (called a law school clinic or also law clinic) that allows students to receive law ....

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The Best 2021 Law Schools for Breaking into Big Law Firms Or Federal Law Clerkship

You might hear the phrase "Top 14" or "T14 law schools" whenever discussing law school admissions with other applicants,....

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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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The Number One Reason You Are Not Getting the Jobs You Want and May Be Unsatisfied in Your Legal Career

Listen to This Podcast on:With one question, a good employer can quickly and efficiently eliminate those who might other....

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The Five Reasons Law Firms and Legal Employers Do Not Hire You After an Interview

Listen to This Podcast on:A law firm cannot survive if it hires improperly.Once someone invites you for an interview, th....

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How Attorneys and Law Students Can Craft the Perfect Cover Letter

Listen to This Podcast on:Many young job-seekers make the mistake of saying a lot about themselves in cover letters, res....

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Why Lawyers Are Unhappy: Breaking Free from the Wrong Career Narrative

When my oldest daughter was four years old, she was attending a small preschool run out of the rental house of an aging ....

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What Are The Top 10 Differences Between The LSAT and The GRE?

The GRE and LSAT are two very different tests that your desired law school may accept for your entry as a first-year la....

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What it Means to be Of Counsel in a Law Firm: The Definitive Guide to Being an Of Counsel Attorney

Do you know what an of counsel attorney is? Read this article to find out the role(s) of counsel attorneys play within ....

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You won't believe what 30 somethings are earning in these legal jobs

The field of law is extremely diverse. As such, so are the related incomes. If you’re currently in law school and fin....

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Top 10 Ways to Get Your First Job after Law School

One of the more interesting things to me is when people come out of law school and have a difficult time getting a job. ....

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