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Elite Law Firm Partner Compensation: Inside the $25M+ BigLaw Earnings Landscape

Elite rainmakers at the very top of BigLaw quietly operate in a different economic universe—and Elite Law Firm Partners: The $25M+ Compensation Landscape Report pulls back the curtain on that world. This report from BCG Attorney Search maps out how a small group of partners reach $25 million+ in a....

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States With No General Bar Reciprocity: What Attorneys Need to Know | BCG Attorney Search

Bar reciprocity—also known as admission on motion—is a critical consideration for attorneys planning to relocate, expand their practice across state lines, or pursue new career opportunities in different jurisdictions. Understanding which states offer reciprocity and which do not can significant....

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Law Firm Culture: How to Identify, Compare, and Thrive in the Right Environment

Executive SummaryLaw firm culture profoundly shapes attorney satisfaction, retention, and advancement. With associate attrition fluctuating between 18–26% in recent years and major gaps in work-life norms across firm types, aligning with the right culture is a career-critical decision.....

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Why Lawyers at Every Stage Struggle: The Hidden Costs of Lacking Focus in Your Legal ....

In the cutthroat arena of legal careers, where specialization is the currency of success, indecision can derail even the most promising paths. Whether you're a law student frozen during OCI interviews, a new attorney fresh off the bar exam juggling mismatched clerkships, or an experienced lawyer in ....

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The Legal Career Specialization Imperative: Why 'Open to Anything' Fails and Focused ....

In today’s competitive legal market, attorneys who present themselves as “open to anything” often struggle to stand out. Law firms and employers are drawn to candidates who demonstrate clear focus, specialized expertise, and a well-defined career trajectory. By positioning yourself around a sp....

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Writing Your Own Ticket

This is particularly true when you are interviewing at a firm where the practice group in which you would be working doe....

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Don’t Be Your Own Roadblock

As attorneys, we are trained to look for problems. Being lawyers means that we look at the world differently than everyo....

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What You Can Do When You Want to Change Practice Areas

We know that many different factors affect the probability of one....

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Build an Online Personal Brand – 3 Top Tips

It is very important if not critical that you build a strong online presence and brand name as a professional if you wan....

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Finding the Best Advice for Your Legal Career

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Be Bold and Take a Move of Growth

In the legal profession, we might feel lucky to be where we are at. After all, so many would-be-lawyers are working as p....

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Why and How to Work with a Legal Recruiter for Your Lateral Move

Legal market is highly competitive, and though lateral moves are currently common, with few people working their whole l....

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Why Your Firm Should Use Social Media for Social Recruiting: How to Do it Right

Across the business world, recruiting has changed drastically, responding to the styles, preferences, and culture of the....

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The View From The Top

Pretend for a moment that you are a hiring partner at a firm, and you are looking through a stack of resumes from applic....

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THE IMPORTANCE OF BUSINESS PLANS

As noted in my prior articles, possessing sufficient portable business is crucial for success in the law firm market for....

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It's Not All About What You Say

Between being an attorney on the recruiting committee of my former law firm and my career as a legal recruiter, I have i....

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Clearing Conflicts: The Final Stage of Making a Law Firm Switch

Conflicts are often an afterthought in the lateral job search process, which is understandable since it is fairly rare f....

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WHAT CREDENTIALS DO THE TOP LAW FIRMS CONSIDER IN EVALUATING A LATERAL ASSOCIATE CANDIDATE?

Initially, firms look at the credentials that are both the most tangible (or easily measured) and the most accessible, a....

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How Pro Bono Can Help Your Job Search

If you plan on making a lateral move at some point in your legal career, and chances are you will make at least one or t....

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What Credentials Do the Top Law Firms Consider in Evaluating a Lateral Partner Candidate

As noted in my previous article, when top law firms are conducting initial evaluations of associate candidates they prim....

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