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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 You Address Your Cover Letter to a Specific Person and Username? Or Should You Use a General Citation?

Yes, you should always address your cover letter to a specific person. So the people that you can address cover letters ....

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Is There a Service That Can Mail Your Resume on Your Behalf?

Yes. There's service called Legal Authority that can do that. That's one of our services, but at the same time, the work....

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What’s a Good Way to Find Out the Law Firms You Want to Mail Your Resume To?

The best way to find law firms is to use the information on our short post that has a list of directories that you can u....

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Any Suggested Methods to Overcome Anxiety When Trying to Network?

Yes, certainly. I have a lot of anxiety, too, around networking. I mean, even despite what may look like a lot of confid....

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BigLaw Salaries

We are frequently asked at BCG Attorney Search to provide knowledge and expertise on biglaw salaries outside of the firm....

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Is It Better to Take a Position That You Usually Wouldn’t Take, but Gain Experience, or Remain Unemployed?

This is a tough one and one that I think minds differ on. I am asked this question by candidates, which is a question ra....

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I Was Laid off During the Pandemic from Big Law During My First Five Years of Practice. Can I Save My Career?

We know many attorneys are going through a challenging time right now, having lost their jobs due to the pandemic, despi....

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If You List the GPA for Undergrad, Does It Hurt You to Not Include the Law School GPA?

I don't think so. If you list the GPA for undergrad, I think showing that you did very well as an undergrad is good. And....

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Interviewing During the Covid-19 Pandemic

A lot has changed this year when it comes to the logistics of interviewing with a new law firm! As firms and candidates ....

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A firm has given me an offer but wants me to take a cut in class year. Should I accept the offer?

A: It depends on the situation.....

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Why Law Firms Do Not Like to Hire Attorneys From Most Practice Settings Other Than Law Firms

Listen to This Podcast on: Listen to Why Law Firms Do Not Like to Hire Attorneys From Most Practice Settings Other T....

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Prominent General Counsel Joins Fisher Phillips to Build Governance and Ethics Practice Group

Fisher Phillips, a national labor and employment law firm representing employers, announces the addition of Raymond Per....

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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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When It Comes to Networking, Is a Referral From a Fellow Attorney More or Less Effective Than a Referral From Someone Else – A Client, for Example?

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How Do You Best Network With Firm Partners, and How Should You Drive the Conversation if You Get an Informal Network Chat?

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