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Attorney Career Strategy: How the Water Rule Helps Lawyers Make Better Job Decisions

Attorneys often make career decisions based on prestige, compensation, fear, convenience, or the expectations of others. But the most successful legal careers are rarely built on impulse. They are built by understanding where opportunity flows, where demand is strongest, and where an attorney’s sk....

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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 Choose a Legal Writing Sample When Applying for a Legal Job

Learn the importance of your writing sample selection for your legal job application.....

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Why an LL.M. Degree is Almost Always a Bad Idea for Attorneys: In Most Instances an LL.M Will Never Get You a Better Job and Only More Debt

Find out if getting an LL.M. degree will help or hurt the future of your legal career in this article.....

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The Top Fifteen Reasons Why You Should Not Be a Litigator: Most Attorneys Should Not Be Litigators

Find out why it is so hard to be a good litigator and why there are so many unsuccessful litigators in this article.....

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Four Fatal Mistakes Highly Qualified Attorneys Make When Choosing Law Firms

Learn the most important factors you should look at when selecting which law firm to join so you avoid making these fou....

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The Top 17 Reasons Law Firms Do Not Hire and Make Offers to Attorneys and Law Students: It's Not What You Think

Why is it so hard to get a job in a law firm? If you have been applying for positions and have not even gotten an inter....

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Three Simple Ways to Tell If You Should Work (or Continue to Work) in a Law Firm

Do you belong in a law firm? Ask yourself these three important questions to find out.....

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Top 10 Reasons Why Older Attorneys Have a More Difficult Time Getting Law Firm Jobs: Why Law Firms Prefer Younger Attorneys With Less Experience

Find out why it is so hard to get a job in a law firm as an older attorney and how older attorneys can increase their c....

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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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Top 30 Factors Large Law Firms Consider When Hiring Lateral Attorneys

Learn how big law firms evaluate potential hires and what you can do to increase your chances of getting hired by them.....

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Why Most Lawyers Should Not Work in Large Law Firms: The Only Three Reasons Any Attorney Should Work in a Large Law Firm

Why are you working in a large law firm? If it’s not for these three reasons, you should re-evaluate your situation.....

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Why Every Attorney Should Look at Multiple Legal Markets When Doing a Job Search

Learn why it is so important to the success of your legal job search to look at multiple markets in this article.....

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21 Reasons You Will Never Get a Job with a Major Law Firm Now (or Ever Again)

If you ever want to work at a major law firm, you must avoid making any of these major career mistakes.....

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Law Firm Diversity: They All Talk the Talk, But It's Harder to Walk the Walk

Are major law firms really as diverse as they claim to be? Find out why they have a hard time embracing diversity in th....

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Why You Should Never Use a Legal Recruiter: Do Not Use a Legal Recruiter Until You Read This

 Learn how legal recruiters have harmed so many attorney job seekers and why you should never use one in this article.....

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21 Reasons Why Being a Large Law Firm Partner Is More Difficult Than Being an Associate

Learn about the challenges partners face inside law firms in this article.....

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