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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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Navigating Your Career in a Tough Economy: 4 Strategies for Managing Your Job Search in a Declining Market

Without question, the most famous recruiter ad on record is that timeless classic depicting a stern and strangely muscul....

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Partner Placement Strategies for Enhancing Client Relationships

Many of the most successful recruiters do not spend their time cold calling or submitting candidates to law firms. Often....

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How to Research Law Firm Partner Placements: Strategies & Tips

Research is obviously a key ingredient to placing any attorney into a suitable law firm, but this is particularly the ca....

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California Governor Schwarzenegger's Top Aide Richard Costigan Achieves Success | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

When Richard Costigan graduated from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Alabama in 1991, he never dreamed....

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Analyzing the Impact of the Associate Salary Increase at Top Law Firms

Just this past Monday, news broke of New York law firm Simpson Thacher's plans to hike first-year associate salaries to ....

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Shaun C. Clark: Top Entertainment Attorney Shares the Variety and Challenges of His Career

As an undergrad at the University of Texas at Arlington in the early 1990s, Shaun Clark aspired to have a career in the ....

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Recent Law School Graduates: How to Hunt for a Permanent Legal Job and Get Help

It's November. The season is changing from fall to winter. First-year associates have just started their full-time legal....

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INTERVIEW 101: When Did "Type A" Become "Too Much"?

For the World’s Largest Collection of Law Firm Interview Resources Click HereOn a recent Thursday night in October, my....

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Adam Levin Joins Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP as Partner in Los Angeles, CA

Summaru: Adam Levin is a partner at Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP Law Firm in Los Angeles, California. He specializes ....

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How Amar Thakur Used His Legal Skills to Support Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP's Intellectual Property Practice

When Amar Thakur graduated from law school back in 1995, he initially wanted to go into business law but ended up going ....

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Former Aerospace Engineer Andrei Iancu Argues Successful Patent Cases: A Success Story

Andrei Iancu, a prominent patent and intellectual property attorney, has had a storied career, taking him from satellite....

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Partner Arturo J. Gonzalez Joins Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Francisco, CA

SummaryPartner Arturo J Gonzalez, of Morrison Foerster LLP in San Francisco, CA, is an expert litigator, who focuses on ....

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Paul Hastings Janofsky Walker's Barbara L Johnson: A Partner Making a Difference in Washington DC

SummaryBarbara L. Johnson is a partner at Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker's Washington DC office. Johnson focuses her pr....

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Intellectual Property Lawyer J Bennett Clark Delivering Courtroom Savvy at Senniger Powers

SummaryIntellectual property (IP) law is an ever-evolving field, and J. Bennett Clark's expertise was invaluable to the ....

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How to Write an Effective Business Plan for Becoming a Partner

SummaryCreating a successful partner business plan requires detailed research and a thorough understanding of your firm'....

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