Associate Career Advice

BCG Quoted Re Salary Increases Latham Follows the Trend, Ups Associate Salaries

Los Angeles, Jan. 23 /Daily Journal/ — Latham & Watkins can't be expected to make decisions as quickly as its smaller ....

How to Stand Out in an Interview - Tips from a Harvard Business Review Editor

I help all of my candidates with interview prep and have found that those who truly take time to prepare (researching th....

When you’re conducting your job search on your own…

Lately I have had to turn away many extremely well-credentialed associate candidates, due to the restraints of this diff....

Why I Love The Chambers and Partners Website

I am consistently surprised by the number of attorneys that have not heard of the Chambers and Partners website....

I am Superman

In my estimation, confidence reigns supreme. My friends are snickering as they read this because most will agree that my....

Striding Forward With (or accidentally stumbling into) Confidence and Boldness

I am still receiving daily reverberations from my last major inadvertent act that could be labeled a major blunder.....

Flattery or Harassment? Sexual Attention in the Workplace and How to Deal With It

Relocating During a Tough Economic Times

When the economy takes a downturn, as we are currently experiencing, many candidates who are looking for work will consi....

Surviving Economic White Knuckles and Remaining Positive

Last week was an economic nail biter and the psychologists discussing the national psyche were getting as much play in t....

Legal Veterans Advise Newbies How Not to Blow Their Job Search

Here's a valuable excerpt from today's Legal Times entitled 'How to Land that First Job.' Veterans from top firms offer ....

Notworkenoughtofillthedaylius

I remember the devastating day it happened: I had reached the end of the internet. You are probably getting the wrong im....

Be flexible, be smart, stay connected, don’t make assumptions!

It is probably safe to say that there is more than the usual amount of head scratching by those of us who try to predict....

How to Have a Happy Holiday in a Miserable Economy

I am dreading the holidays. I wish I could pull the covers over my head and not come out again until January 2nd.I haven....

Fewer New Partners = Senior Associate Logjam

As firms go through the annual pomp and circumstance of announcing a new class of partners for 2009, one trend is unmist....

What’s In (and what’s out) at Law Firms and Beyond

The year is drawing to a close at last and as we bid adieu to 2008, we welcome the dawn of a new era in our collective h....