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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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Lawyers See Benefit in Professional Coaching

Individualism is deeply ingrained in the culture of the United States. We live in a country where anyone can make it if ....

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Typical Requirements & Tips to Effectively Manage the Waive-In Process

There are many considerations that come into play when an attorney decides to move to another geographic region. Any att....

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Making the Most of Your Law Firm Experience

On Friday April 9th 1999, Leona Vogt, a highly regarded legal career consultant in the Boston area, shared with us her t....

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Making the Transition from Serving Your Clients to Finding Them

On Friday, May 21, 1999, Dr. Harry Keshet led an informative workshop on how to develop business. He opened the presenta....

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What it's Really Like as an In-House Attorney: Don't believe Everything You've heard

Are you overworked? Tired of stressing about your billable requirements? Dissatisfied with the level of responsibility y....

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"Making Partner," or Things to Do While Waiting for the Dream Job and the Dream Practice!

As I sit before my computer monitor writing this short article, the window for my document is minimized so as to maximiz....

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Unplanned Problems when Changing jobs

Unless you are part of a shrinking minority of lawyers who spend their careers at one firm, chances are you'll be changi....

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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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Two Essential Books for Your Career Library

Much of what there is to say about legal careers and marketing has already been said. Get a great education. Follow your....

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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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How to Select the Best Legal Recruiter and Maximize the Effectiveness of Working with One

BCG Attorney Search is a legal placement firm and not a legal recruiting firm. There is a huge difference. Read....

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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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Narcissism 2.0-Bring Your Professional Presentation to New Heights By Engaging in the Process of Self-Discovery and Self-Disclosure

In a quiet pool near a silent grove, Narcissus fell in love with a reflection of his youthful face, and died. Not a com....

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Work Trends at New Economy Firms

Res Ipsa Loquitur: An Insider's Reflections on Work Trends at "New Economy" BigLaw Firms....

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How to Handle a New Work Environment

So your resume and cover letter were written up all nice, you managed to avoid embarrassing yourself during three separa....

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