Attorney Career Advice | BCGSearch.com

Search Insights & Resources

Search Attorney Jobs

Attorney Career Advice

Resources and industry insights by our team.

Article Keywords:
Sort By:

Featured Articles

Article of the Week

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.....

Read Article

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....

Read Article

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....

Read Article

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 ....

Read Article

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....

Read Article

Advice for Associates

View All

Advice for Law Students

View All

Advice for Partners

View All

Working with a Legal Recruiter

View All

Latest

Sort by

How Much Should I Feature My Pro Bono Experience?

Attorneys are often given conflicting information regarding what law firms do and don....

Read Article

Your Narrative: Explaining Your Lateral Moves

Whether it be in a cover letter or on an interview (probably both), you will need to explain to a potential employer abo....

Read Article

When Things Get Tricky and Uncomfortable at Your Firm

I just spoke with a candidate who triggered a memory of a difficult as well as tragic situation that I encountered with ....

Read Article

How Much Do Hot Legal Practice Areas Vary from State to State?

Hot practice areas typically differ quite dramatically from state to state.However, there are consistencies which are ge....

Read Article

Never underestimate the power of a positive attitude

A lot has been written about the power of positive thinking and a positive attitude. I, myself, have read a lot on this ....

Read Article

Resume Suggestions for a Senior Litigator and for the general public

This person has everything it takes to make partner but for various political reasons, he is unlikely to make partner. W....

Read Article

Recruiting a Recruiter

As you grow in your career it....

Read Article

Preparing For Your Law Firm Interview

Interviewing for jobs as a lateral attorney is much tougher today than it was when prior to the recession, when firms we....

Read Article

Should I use a recruiter?

Like most things you 'hear' on the street, this statement is not reliable. It is over-simplified at best and dead wrong ....

Read Article

Timing Your Move in 2014

In the recruiting world, it pays to keep track of trends in the market, both in terms of when law firms are most activel....

Read Article

How to Write a Resume that May Actually Get You a Job

Attorneys are thorough. While, in legal practice, thoroughness is surely an asset, on a resume, it can be disastrous. Yo....

Read Article

Changing Specialties During a Job Search

It is remarkable how often I receive resumes from attorneys who are seeking to change their legal specialties during a j....

Read Article

Develop a Niche

We see many resumes from attorneys who are 7-10 years into their career and are in the unfortunate position of needing t....

Read Article

The Importance of the California Bar and Initiating Your Job Search in the Golden State.

No matter your practice area, firms want to see that you are at least in the process of registering for the examination.....

Read Article

Are all law firms really “the same”?

Law firms, it seems, breed a culture of negativity. You....

Read Article
We've changed thousands of lives over the past 25 years, and yours could be next.

When you use BCG Attorney Search you will get an unfair advantage because you will use the best legal placement company in the world for finding permanent law firm positions.