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The Most Important Characteristic Attorneys Need to Succeed and Why It Is Almost ....

Learn why so many attorneys lose their confidence and why protecting your confidence will allow you to succeed when others around you fail.....

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The Only Way to Be Happy Practicing Law: How to Immediately Find Happiness Practicing Law

Although it is often neglected by big law firms, this is the one thing you must focus on if you want to enjoy practicing law.....

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Top 10 Reasons Why High Junior Associate Salaries Are Destroying the Legal Profession

Learn why an increase in law firm salaries is so destructive to the legal profession and will ultimately harm many attorneys.....

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Another Big Law Attorney I Know Just Died Young

Learn why practicing law sucks the life out of so many attorneys and what you can do to avoid this fate.....

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Why You Should Find Your 'Tribe' and Not Just Focus on Money in Making Law Firm Job ....

Learn how identifying your “tribe” will help you achieve greater career satisfaction and financial security in a law firm.....

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Top 10 Interview Tips Law Students Need to Know

Here are the top 10 interview tips that law students need to know. If you’re a law student, take a look at these help....

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What Skills Do You Learn in Judicial Clerkships that Help You in Private Practice?

What things can you do to maximize the value of judicial clerkship or other government experiences in preparing for pri....

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How Much is a Lawyer Allowed to Snoop on a Juror's Facebook?

For years now different bars and judges have waffled over just how far lawyers can go with online researching of potenti....

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How Can I Find a Job When I Didn't Graduate at the Top of My Class?

Question: I am a JD with experience in a small firm, but I did not graduate at the top of my class, and have not had suc....

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Why Aren’t Legal Recruiters Interested in Recent Law School Graduates?

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

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How Do I Learn the Ropes without a Good Mentor?

Question: I recently joined a new firm as a lateral and I don’t know anyone! My firm assigned me a mentor but he is un....

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I've Heard that [X Law Firm] Only Accepts Top 10 Law Schools/Laterals from Amlaw100 Firms/Top GPAs. Should I Still Submit My Materials?

Question: I've heard that [X law firm] only accepts Top 10 law schools/laterals from AmLaw100 firms/top GPAs. Should I s....

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