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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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Managing Your Career in a Declining Market

There has been no rash of pink slips at major Boston firms, and by most reasonable standards lawyers at large firms stil....

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Marketing as a Career Development Strategy

Once upon a time, law school graduates could join a firm right out of school, work hard for several years, do great lega....

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Meditation, Mediation, Marketing and Medication

Last year, I attended a workshop on stress management for lawyers. At the session, the presenter relayed the following a....

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No Need for ''Mentors'': Summon Your Posse! (and turn the ''in posse'' to ''in esse'')

Here is a quick test of your generational ''orientation'': When you think of a ''posse,'' does your mind conjure up the ....

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The Class They Didn't Teach in Law School: Junior Associate 101

So you've taken CivPro, CrimPro, ConLaw, and Corps. You know your way in and around the codes, cases, and statutes (you ....

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Overcoming Resistance to Change

The New Year is a good time to reflect on our lives. What did we do well over the past 12 months? Where did we fall shor....

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Summer 2007: Current Visa and Other Considerations Affecting Foreign Lateral Candidates Wishing to Join U.S. Practice

The hot summer months of July and the much-anticipated ''holiday'' downtime of August prompt many foreign associates and....

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Is Anyone Out There Happy?

The media has tremendous power to magnify economic trends. When dot-com mania ruled, we read about lawyers and other pro....

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Surviving a Bad Performance Review

Many lawyers, doctors, and other professionals prefer to think of themselves as in business for themselves, merely using....

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Find a Position in The USA as a Foreign Attorney

I am frequently approached by foreign-educated candidates who are highly qualified attorneys seeking employment in the U....

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How Important is it to Know Your 'Self' Before the Job Market Knows You?

It is not a mistake—quoting the word ''self'' in the title of this article. I put such word in quotes for a reason. ....

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How to Keep Your Job in a Tight Market

The days of absolute job security are gone for the time being. Many large law firms continue to lay off associates, and....

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How to Ensure Career Satisfaction and Happiness as an Attorney

If you believe what you read in the popular and legal press, career satisfaction is woefully lacking for most attorneys.....

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Can You Be Trusted? Why Credibility is One of the Most Important Characteristics of the Most Successful Attorneys

''Can you be trusted?'' Beyond any other single question—regardless of how motivated you are, where you went to law sc....

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BBA Lunches: A Great Resource at the Right Price

If you are new to the practice of law, you are most likely facing pressure from the competing demands on your time. As y....

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