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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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Think Strategically When Applying to Firms in a Slower Economy

This article addresses an issue that may seem like common sense, but is something many attorneys don't fully appreciate.....

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Creating a Visibility Plan

Larry Stybel's main thesis was: if you want to be successful lawyer today, mere ''competence'' is insufficient. With a l....

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Weathering Uncertainty

There is no denying the national mood has shifted towards the dark side. It is impossible to escape the reports of natur....

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Double Down: Why Risking Your Bonus Isn't Much of a Gamble

It seems that many lawyers do not consider changing firms in the fourth quarter of their firms' fiscal year, even when t....

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Finding the Right Way to Explain a Negative

Daniel Smart was having a difficult time with his job search. Dan (whose name has been changed for this article) had an ....

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Transitioning from an Accounting Firm

Many law students, for a number of different reasons, make the decision to start their careers as tax attorneys. Some ar....

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All the Right Moves: Choosing between End of Year versus Beginning of Year When Considering a Lateral Move

As the holiday season approaches and the end of 2007 looms closer, partner and associate candidates wonder whether it is....

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Battered Associate Syndrome

So you've had many less-than-stellar experiences as an associate at your law firm. You've spent countless all-nighters o....

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It's Bathing Suit Season! Time to Trim the Fat on your Resume

Click here to view a collection of attorney resume and cover letter resources written by experienced legal recruiters.Wh....

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The Dangers of Myopia—Do You Have a Clear View of Your Own Professional Value?

A candidate called me this week, and in the course of exchanging information I realized that she was probably the most h....

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Broken Promises in Lateral Hiring

Lateral movement between major firms is an accepted fact of life in today's legal profession. This has been well documen....

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First Things First: Build Your Legal Career from the Inside Out

''Get a better recruiter.'' ''Get a better 'job.''' ''Go in-house.'' ''Take anything.'' ''Take only 'the best.''' If you....

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Bush v. Gore: Career Lessons from Campaign 2000

The twists and turns in this year's presidential race were enough to make anyone's head spin.If you are glad that the po....

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5 Strategies Lifestyle Law Firms Use to Compete in the Legal Market

For those lawyers who have practiced through both the heady hiring frenzy of the late 1990s and the resulting (and inevi....

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The Next Generation of Lawyers Is Here: Tips for Managing Millennial Attorneys

Law firms (along with the rest of corporate America) have their sights set on Generation Y, the coming-of-age individual....

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