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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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Now You’re a Partner: How to Think Like One

The responsibility of creating your own business is often hard for new partners to swallow. How many times have partners....

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Look Ahead and Plan Accordingly

For many attorneys, the law is their chosen career, and they came into it with particular goals or aspirations.....

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How to Get Your Recruiter to Work for You

Everything is competitive these days, even the attention of a good recruiter. There are so many qualified attorneys on t....

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What is the best way to respond to recruiter cold calls?

Perhaps you find them bothersome. But if you get them, especially in large quantities, you should be grateful.....

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Hiring Trends Look Positive

The legal market, like most markets, is cyclical in nature, both at the macro and micro levels.....

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Interview Skills 101: Focusing on the Positive

If you are currently on the job market, it is likely that you are looking to improve a mediocre or unpromising situation....

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Why You Should Use a Good Legal Recruiter (Part II – The Need for Expert Experience)

The legal market is highly complex, and just as your clients rely on your expertise in legal matters, so should you rely....

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Two Hot Niche Practice Areas – Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits, and Technology Transactions

I’ve written a lot in the past about larger events in the overall economy eventually driving a hiring cycle in particu....

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Traveling for Interviews – Who Should Pay?

If you are out of work, or have recently relocated without a new position in hand, managing your job search on a budget ....

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10 Important Interview Questions Law Firms Ask Associates and Law Students

When preparing for a law firm interview, one of your primary goals is to anticipate and prepare for virtually every sign....

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Modesty is Not the Best Policy

Attorneys are generally risk-averse. Because of this tendency, in interviews, we want to manage the expectations of whoe....

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The Timing of Transition

I speak with countless attorneys who tell me they would like to switch practice areas, some very early in their career, ....

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How Many Firms Should I Apply To?

There are some job searches where the attorney is reasonably happy where they are and thus is not 'actively looking' for....

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Special Opportunities for Solo Practitioners

The current market is stronger than it has been in years. If you are a solo practioner who has been given any thought to....

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Joining a Law Firm as Either Partner or Of Counsel

I recently submitted a partner candidate to a large law firm. He was in his 40....

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