Attorney Career Advice

An Attorney's Guide to Law Firm Performance Reviews (Including Getting a Bad Law Firm Performance Review)

Nobody likes to be criticized, but law firm performance reviews are part of working at a law firm. Here’s how to get ....

The Right and Wrong Reasons for Attorneys to Switch Law Firms: Should You Look for, or Accept a New Law Firm Job?

Attorneys switch law firms for a variety of reasons. Find out if it is the right time to leave your firm or whether you....

Judicial Clerkships: Not All Are Equal But Not All Need to Be

As a legal recruiter (and one whose husband is currently a 3L in law school) I often get asked by candidates and law sch....

How the 'Invisible Hand' Operates in Law Firm Employment Decisions: The Top 12 Most Important Factors Firms Consider When Hiring (and Firing) Attorneys

Learn how law firms and attorneys maximize their own self-interest in the hiring process and the most important factors....

The Top Two Different Ways Law Firm Partners Are Compensated

Law firm compensation can come in many forms.They can be raises or come in the form of holiday bonuses.Still, law firm c....

Should You Start Your Own Law Firm? Top 10 Reasons to Start or Not Start Your Own Firm

Have you ever thought about starting your own law firm? Find out if becoming a solo practitioner is the right choice fo....

The Only Thing That Attorneys Should Consider When Accepting or Leaving a Legal Job

Are you thinking about leaving a legal job or accepting a new one? Make sure you consider this very important factor be....

Why All Types of Lawyers (Even Litigators) Should Send Representative Matters and Deal Sheets with Their Resumes

Learn why you should make sure you have a transaction sheet included with your resume as an attorney.....

Why an Attorney Should Never Give Up after Being Rejected from a Few (or Many) Law Firms

Never let your ego get in the way of your legal career. You need to learn how to not take rejection personally in your ....

Representative Matters Lists and Deal Sheets

You need to have a list of cases you have worked on or deals you have helped close to show law firms what you have done....

Why Every Big Firm Practice Area Eventually "Self-Destructs" at Least Once Every Eight Years

Are you safe in your practice area in the long run? Find out how legal practice areas react to a changing economy in th....

40 Questions Attorneys and Law Students Should Ask in Law Firm Interviews and Questions You Can Ask the Law Firm Interviewer as Well

Never, ever, underestimate the importance of your law firm job interview! If you have gotten this far in the process …....

THE SCOOP

Lawyers are busy, and staying on top of the news can be a challenge. To keep you current we’ve compiled a list of this....

21 Pieces of Career Advice No One Gives Attorneys

Follow this important advice as an attorney and you will have a successful career.....

Experience is Not Enough – Senior Attorneys and Jobs in Law Firms