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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 Similarities between Human Trafficking and Practicing Law: Why Control and Energy Are So Important to Your Life and Career

Learn how you can regain control of your legal career and have the career you are entitled to and deserve in this artic....

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State by State Bar Admission Requirements

Learn what the bar admission requirements are in every state and territory of the United States.....

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How to Rapidly Get Law Firm Offers (Even When Firms Have No Openings)

If you want to get more law firm job offers than you ever have before, you need to understand how to make yourself desi....

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The Most Important Lesson You Can Learn from Retiring Partners at Major Law Firms

What can retiring law firm partners at big law firms teach you? Find out in this article.....

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The Most Important Characteristic Attorneys Need to Succeed and Why It Is Almost Impossible for Them to Keep It

Learn why so many attorneys lose their confidence and why protecting your confidence will allow you to succeed when oth....

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Should You Become a Legal Recruiter and If So Where?

Considering becoming a legal recruiter? Find out if this is the right choice for you and which recruiting firm you shou....

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The 'Systematic Reason' Why Most Attorneys Fail in Large, Prestigious Law Firms

If you want to succeed in a large law firm, you need to understand what is causing so many other attorneys to fail. Lea....

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How the Billable Hour Makes the Majority of Attorneys Dishonest and Unhappy: The Real Reason Why Most Attorneys' Careers Are Out of Control

Learn what you must do as an attorney to make sure you are in full control of your career.....

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The Only Seven Reasons a Law Firm Will Ever Make You a Partner

Listen to This Podcast on:In this article, you will learn the seven reasons why a law firm would make someone a partner,....

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BCG Attorney Search's Top 20 Articles of 2015

Find out what the most popular 20 articles were in 2015 on BCG Attorney Search in this article.....

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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 ....

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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....

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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....

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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....

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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....

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