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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 Does the Law Firm Recruiting Process Work for Partners?

Making the decision whether to move, and if so to where, is one of the most crucial decisions a partner has to make duri....

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Should I Try and Get Business for My Firm or Should I Try to Bill More Hours?

Question: I’m a senior associate, and my firm wants me to start marketing and getting business for the firm. However, ....

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As a Fourth-year Attorney Looking for a New Job, Should I Put Together a Business Plan or is It Too Premature?

Question: I'm a fourth year corporate attorney and I have just started searching for a new job because my current firm d....

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A Checklist and Questionnaire for Law Firms to Use When Hiring Lateral Partners

Going in for a lateral partner recruitment involves looking into a lot of details and making sure that all the mundane b....

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Skeptical Partner Considers Working with a Recruiter

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

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New York City Bar Association Teaches Junior Women Associates to Start Rainmaking Now

This morning, the New York City Bar Association held an event entitled, ''Rainmaking for Junior Women Associates: Now is....

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Compensation for Partners Is Never an Easy Thing

For many law firms the past decade has brought remarkable growth. Firms added more lawyers to their ranks. And brisk bus....

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Advice to New Partners

Consider the poignant scene in Hamlet, when Laertes prepares to leave his beloved Denmark and the life that he has known....

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How Should I Address ''Potential Portables'' in an Interview?

For the World’s Largest Collection of Law Firm Interview Resources Click HereQuestion: I am a senior associate with s....

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Identity Crisis: Law Firms' Stringent Vetting of Partner Candidates Reaches a New Level

Having spent the past week vetting resumes from partner candidates who are exploring the market, something from my colle....

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Standing Out from the Crowd: A Former In-house Attorney's Perspective on the Role of Effective Outside Counsel

In these crazy economic times, companies of all shapes and sizes are exploring ways to minimize their operating expenses....

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Making Rain: Ingredients for Success

What is the secret to building a book of business? Why do some partners succeed in developing work, while others, who a....

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Strengthening Your Book of Business in a Weakening Economy

In difficult economic times, the knee-jerk reaction of many partners is to hunker down and hold on for dear life to the ....

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Attention All Partners: Help Me Help You

There seems to be some debate, so let me settle the issue: I do not read minds. The recruiters at BCG are all talented....

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