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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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Should I Use My Network Instead of a Legal Recruiter for Job Applications?

Question: I have friends at a number of the firms I am interested in. Wouldn’t I be better served to go through my con....

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Is it important to provide my Recruiter with a writing sample or deal sheet, or will the resume and law school transcript suffice? Do firms want to review the undergraduate transcript as well?

Question: Is it important to provide my Recruiter with a writing sample or deal sheet, or will the resume and law school....

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Covid-19 and hiring

Every day, candidates ask us whether firms are hiring and whether they will be hiring soon. They also ask what Covid-19 ....

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Attrition, Bias, and Other Issues Adversely Impacting Women Attorneys in Law Firms

Women graduate from law schools and enter law firms at roughly equal rates as men. They consistently prove themselves to....

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Should you have more than one version of your resume?

A: Probably. Just like there is no one-size-fits-all attorney, there is no one-size-fits-all resume. While it is true th....

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Five-Part Mindset for Legal Job Search Success

Getting a new legal job can be exciting but daunting at the same time. There are so many things to think about, from whe....

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BCG Attorney Search’s Top 10 Most Popular Articles of 2020

Read BCG Attorney Search’s top articles from 2020.....

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The Legal Profession Needs Advocates—Not Firm or School Snobs, Paper Pushers, or Money Grubbers

There is only one thing attorneys need to be successful.It does not matter where you went to school or how you did there....

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What Strategies Do You Have to Recommend for Applying to Law Firms That Do Not Have Openings?

You can research the firms in your practice area, and you can find the firms that do the kind of work in your practice a....

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For Legal Internships That Were More Than Five Years Ago, Should They Be Listed (e.g., 2018 to 2023)?

If they were in law school, and you worked in an area that's relevant to what you're doing, or they were with a prestigi....

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How Can I Be Recognized for My Work as an Attorney and Not as a Politician?

**I've been practicing since 1996. My first eight years were in firms—litigation and real estate—and the last part o....

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What Should I Do About My Résumé or Strategies to Maximize My Chance for Law Firm Offers?

This article advises someone with an MBA interested in employment law and working in a law firm. It outlines strategies ....

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If I Have a Lot of Relevant Experience That’s Too Much to Fit on One Page, How Do I Choose What to Keep and Remove?

In most practice areas and most types of work that people do, the law firms and the people interviewing you already know....

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How Should I Explain a Bad Fit at a Past Employer on My Résumé?

Your résumé can just have a stop date. Mention when you stopped working there. It's very difficult for attorneys, a lo....

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Is There a Service That Can Write Your Cover Letters for You to All the Places You Want to Submit Them To?

You can use a service that does this. But I think a cover letter is very personal. So the more personal connection you c....

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