Articles by Harrison Barnes

The Fastest Way for an Attorney to Torpedo Their Legal Career Forward or Move it Backward

Birds of a feather flock together.If you're an eagle, don't hang around chickens:Chickens can't fly.....

The Perpetual Salary Wars

The results of a salary war are something with deep sociopolitical significance. These salary wars throw off results and....

Why Law Firm Attorneys With More than Five Years of Experience Need to Think About Getting Portable Business Now

If you are a senior associate, of counsel, or partner, how important is portable business when making a move to another ....

Top 9 Questions Partners Should Ask When Looking for a New Law Firm

You are a partner at a solid firm where you generate a respectable book of business on an annual basis. You feel your ca....

Factors for Attorneys and Law Students to Consider When Evaluating Law Firm Offers

Big Changes on The Legal Scene: Layoffs and Outsourcing

A report I read in the Wall Street Journal this week really concerned me as well. This A report I read in the Wall Stree....

Look for Opportunities Where Others Do Not See Them

One of the most frustrating things for me in this current economy is the fact that so many attorneys do not see all of t....

The Importance of Fitting In

One of the most persistent mistakes legal professionals make is to not understand the importance of 'fitting in' in thei....

The World is (Sort of) Coming to an End for Attorneys

The drama of layoffs, a leading attorney arrested for possible embezzlement and impersonation, holiday parties cancelled....

The Use of Biography in Legal Career Orientation

Children are less shy about having personal heroes. Though they may choose somebody fictional to exalt, such as a cartoo....

What is the Best Way for Attorneys to Turn Down a Law Firm Offer?

When you turn down an offer you need to make the party you are turning down the offer from think it is the hardest decis....

How to Hold On To Your Law Firm Attorney Job in a Tight Legal Market

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

Seven Years Without Making Partner: What Now?

It is hard to tell based on your question whether you are anticipating the possibility of not making partner someday, or....

When is it too Late for an Attorney to Switch Practice Areas?

I was wondering if it is too late for me to switch practice areas. I currently am a senior tax associate (8th year) at o....

Why Will Good Legal Recruiters Not Work With Me?

Legal recruiters can identify the best opportunities for you; will counsel you on your move; will provide you inside inf....