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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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10 Ways to Reciprocate in Networking

I spend a lot of my professional time giving out advice about networking. I frequently talk to experienced lawyers about....

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Important Questions Attorneys Should Ask to Evaluate Employment Offers they Receive from Law Firms: A Questionaire and Worksheet

Congratulations! You have successfully interviewed at a law firm, and now you have an offer to show for it! This quest....

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Assertive Communication Gets Better Results

On Friday November 3, 2000, the The Sandwich Hub featured Fran Massey, a consultant with 20 years of experience in coach....

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Beyond the Listings: Why Use a Search Firm?

BCG Attorney Search is a legal placement firm and not a legal recruiting firm. There is a huge difference. Read....

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Don't Let Your Rising Billing Rate Push You Out the Door

I can't tell you how many times highly qualified and well-credentialed senior-level associates have contacted us because....

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Analyzing the Impact of the Associate Salary Increase at Top Law Firms

Just this past Monday, news broke of New York law firm Simpson Thacher's plans to hike first-year associate salaries to ....

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The Importance of LL.M. & Your Marketability

QuestionHow valuable is earning an LL.M. in a particular field (such as international business and trade law, or intelle....

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What to Do When Your Current Employer Offers to Match Salary

QuestionMy current firm is loathe to let go of me - when I went to the partner in charge of my practice group to ask for....

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How Useful is an LL.M.?

QuestionWill an LLM help my legal career?....

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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 ....

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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....

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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....

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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....

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I am Superman

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

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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.....

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