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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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Next Stop Partnership

A former candidate of mine recently decided to go on a couple of interviews for positions that had opened up in his prac....

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Is FUN a Four Letter Word?

I recently had to pause and re-visit the stress management techniques I tried to master when I was practicing law. Doing....

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Go ahead and take that imperfect job

Let me start by saying that I get it: the economy is bad and finding work can feel next to impossible, even if you have ....

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What Are Some of the Best Ways to Impress a Law Firm in an Interview?

The interview is the primary opportunity for a candidate to either shine or fall on their face when it comes to pursuing....

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How to Approach Your Application or Interview

When you were in law school, one of the first things you were likely taught was that it you should analyze a case not on....

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Making the Most of Your Resume

Is your resume sending a negative message? I can....

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The Use of Biography in Legal Career Orientation

Children are less shy about having personal heroes. Though they may choose somebody fictional to exalt, such as a cartoo....

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Real Estate – An Exercise in Long Term Market Trends

There is a significant demand for real estate associates in the market right now. More specifically, there is a signific....

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Firms With Bad Reputations

Last year, I placed a real estate attorney at a large firm that she was, at first, determined not to join. She had left ....

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Confidence

Recently I was preparing a candidate for an interview with a large firm. The candidate had outstanding credentials and e....

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Resumes and Bar Admissions

Among the possible pieces of information to include on your resume, your bar admissions status (and/or USPTO admission s....

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Dare to Dream

As with all jobs and with life in general, your biggest enemy as a lawyer, the demon who controls all the obstacles that....

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General Motors Fraud Calls Bankruptcy Laws into Question

General Motors has played a dangerous game with the government and taxpayers by willfully hiding that fact that its cars....

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Two Essential Elements to Handling A Bad Departure From A Former Firm

Sometimes things just don’t work out as planned in our legal careers. We may not have gotten into the law school of ou....

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Should I Accept My Firm’s Counteroffer?

This second part focuses on the number two reason why not to accept a counteroffer. That is that the notion that the cou....

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