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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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The Top 15 Marketing and Sales Tricks Law Firms Use to Get You to Work For Them

Listen to This Podcast on:Conceptually, most law firms are very similar places to work.You are expected to sit down at a....

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How Attorneys and Law Students Can Craft the Perfect Cover Letter

Listen to This Podcast on:Many young job-seekers make the mistake of saying a lot about themselves in cover letters, res....

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Why Lawyers Are Unhappy: Breaking Free from the Wrong Career Narrative

When my oldest daughter was four years old, she was attending a small preschool run out of the rental house of an aging ....

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What Are The Top 10 Differences Between The LSAT and The GRE?

The GRE and LSAT are two very different tests that your desired law school may accept for your entry as a first-year la....

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How Do You Order and Eat Oysters in a Law Firm Interview?

It’s no secret that potential summer associates are often taken out for oysters. Here is how to order and eat them!....

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Lawyer: Definition, Synonyms and Responsibilities

Learn more about the proper definition of a lawyer and all of its different synonyms in this article.....

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How to Put Yourself Back on Track as an Attorney by Taking a Public Interest Job

As an attorney, it's easy to feel stagnant or disconnected from your long-term career goals. You may feel overwhelmed by....

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Do Small Firms Like Attorneys That Start Out at Big Law Firms?

Question: If someone is interested in working at a small- or medium-size firm as a long-term career, does spending the f....

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What Skills Do You Learn in Judicial Clerkships that Help You in Private Practice?

What things can you do to maximize the value of judicial clerkship or other government experiences in preparing for pri....

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How Much is a Lawyer Allowed to Snoop on a Juror's Facebook?

For years now different bars and judges have waffled over just how far lawyers can go with online researching of potenti....

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How Can I Find a Job When I Didn't Graduate at the Top of My Class?

Question: I am a JD with experience in a small firm, but I did not graduate at the top of my class, and have not had suc....

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Why Aren’t Legal Recruiters Interested in Recent Law School Graduates?

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

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How Do I Learn the Ropes without a Good Mentor?

Question: I recently joined a new firm as a lateral and I don’t know anyone! My firm assigned me a mentor but he is un....

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Managing Your Online Presence

When I was an associate at a large international law firm, I shared a secretary with a highly distinguished, old guard p....

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Do I Need to Submit my Transcript When Applying for Jobs Years After Law School?

Question: I have been out of law school for several years now and am already practicing at a top firm, do I really need ....

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