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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, what it takes to become one, and what obstacles might be in the way.....

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The Only Way to Be Happy Practicing Law: How to Immediately Find Happiness Practicing Law

Although it is often neglected by big law firms, this is the one thing you must focus on if you want to enjoy practicing law.....

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Top 10 Reasons Why High Junior Associate Salaries Are Destroying the Legal Profession

Learn why an increase in law firm salaries is so destructive to the legal profession and will ultimately harm many attorneys.....

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Another Big Law Attorney I Know Just Died Young

Learn why practicing law sucks the life out of so many attorneys and what you can do to avoid this fate.....

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Why You Should Find Your 'Tribe' and Not Just Focus on Money in Making Law Firm Job ....

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Choosing a Recruiter for Your Lateral Partner Search

In this challenging economy, lateral associate hiring is down overall while there is an active market for lateral partne....

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Top Four Questions for Partners to Ask When Making a Lateral Move: Economic Considerations to Consider

Attorneys considering a lateral move should ask themselves several questions, such as: is this the right time for a move....

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Two-Tier or Not Two-Tier? The Equity Partnership Dichotomy

One of the most pronounced trends among the nation's top law firms in the past 10 years is that most firms — the overw....

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The Top Five Objections Partners Give to Preparing a Business Plan — Overruled!

I am a recruiter who believes that every candidate (partners and associates alike) should have a game plan. It's like m....

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The Second-Best Way for a Law Firm Partner to Do Business Development

Let me get this out of the way: the very best way for an attorney to acquire business is through relationships. This w....

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Partners, Be Bold!

''Fortune Favors the Bold!''Quoted more often than followed, Virgil's immortal phrase rings truer now than ever as a sou....

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Positioning Yourself for Partnership: Strategies for Senior Associates with Portable Business Making a Lateral Move to a New Firm

A senior associate or ''counsel'' with significant portable business is a sought after commodity. Many attorneys who re....

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