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BigLaw vs. Boutique Pay by Practice Area: Which Pays More?

For many attorneys, the compensation question starts with a familiar choice: BigLaw or boutique? On paper, BigLaw often looks like the obvious winner. Large firms have public salary scales, structured bonuses, elite clients, and brand-name prestige. But the answer becomes more nuanced when attorneys....

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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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How to Not Fail, Die or Go Crazy Practicing Law: How I've Seen Attorneys Find Enjoyment and Satisfaction in the Legal Profession

As an attorney, your first priority must be your health, then your job, then your family and personal life. Make sure y....

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Another Big Law Attorney I Know Just Died Young

Learn why practicing law sucks the life out of so many attorneys and what you can do to avoid this fate.....

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Lawyer Depression and Anxiety: Why Most Lawyers are Depressed and Anxious Due to Practicing Law

Learn what most good attorneys do that causes them to be so unhappy in this article.....

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What Can a Law Firm Attorney Do if they Are Sick and Tired of Working Long Hours?

Question: I am a second-year litigation associate at a top New York City firm. I graduated in the top 3 percent of my cl....

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Taking Time Off from Practicing Law: How Will It Impact Your Future Marketability?

Practicing law is hard work. The hours are unpredictable, the clients can be demanding, and the push to partnership can ....

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Is Work-life Balance a Realistic Goal at “Biglaw” Firms?

Question: Is work-life balance a realistic goal at “biglaw” firms? I just became a parent and I’m having a hard ti....

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Work-life Balance & a Biglaw Job

Question:I have worked very hard the last four years to get top grades at a top tier school, work on Law Review, and get....

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Associate Stuck Working with Difficult Partners

Question:I am a first-year litigation associate at what many consider to be a top (and difficult) firm. I am stuck work....

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The Role of Emotional and Social Intelligence in Your Career

Several years ago, Malcolm Gladwell, the author of The Tipping Point, penned a second wildly popular book entitled, Blin....

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The Five Toughest Questions Attorneys Face When Considering Making a Later Move to a New Law Firm

I've never liked speed bumps. Growing up in a family of car lovers and auto racers, I like to think that I was born for....

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''If You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It'': Yogi-ism's for Tough Times

Most of us remember that famous Yogi Berra quote: ''If you come to a fork in the road, take it!'' Earlier this week, I ....

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To Snuggie TM... or Not To Snuggie TM: Finding Warmth and Humor in a Chaotic Legal Market

Does the ad below look inviting to you? Have you been reading about the soaring success rate of the SnuggieTM? Did frien....

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Whirligig of Time

This is undoubtedly an unpopular question for a legal recruiter to ask, but why are you an attorney?....

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Lawyers See Benefit in Professional Coaching

Individualism is deeply ingrained in the culture of the United States. We live in a country where anyone can make it if ....

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Meditation, Mediation, Marketing and Medication

Last year, I attended a workshop on stress management for lawyers. At the session, the presenter relayed the following a....

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