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- The One Simple Rule You Must Understand for Succeeding in a Law Firm: Ignore this Rule at Your Own Peril
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- Why You Can Never Stop Practicing Law for More Than a Few Weeks Once You Start
- Why Most Law Firm Attorneys Are Angry and Dislike Their Jobs and Lives
- The Similarities between Human Trafficking and Practicing Law: Why Control and Energy Are So Important to Your Life and Career
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- The 'Systematic Reason' Why Most Attorneys Fail in Large, Prestigious Law Firms
- How the Billable Hour Makes the Majority of Attorneys Dishonest and Unhappy: The Real Reason Why Most Attorneys' Careers Are Out of Control
- An Attorney's Guide to Law Firm Performance Reviews (Including Getting a Bad Law Firm Performance Review)
- How the 'Invisible Hand' Operates in Law Firm Employment Decisions: The Top 12 Most Important Factors Firms Consider When Hiring (and Firing) Attorneys
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- Why an Attorney Should Never Give Up after Being Rejected from a Few (or Many) Law Firms
- Why Every Big Firm Practice Area Eventually "Self-Destructs" at Least Once Every Eight Years
- 21 Pieces of Career Advice No One Gives Attorneys
- Billable Hours and Law Firm Economics: What Every Attorney Needs to Understand to Get Ahead
- Stressed Out as an Attorney? How to Deal With the Stress of Being a Lawyer
- If an Attorney is Exhausted and Cannot Sleep Most Nights Due to Stress What Should they Do?
- Should I Start a Junior Associate’s Committee at My Law Firm?
- On Being a Happy (and Successful) Lawyer
- Top 14 Ways Attorneys Can Avoid Burnout from the Stress of Practicing Law
- Top 10 Pieces of Advice for First Year Associates
- Taking Time Off? Consider What Firms Will Ask When You Seek a Return
- 10 Tips and Talking Points for Attorneys Being Interviewed by the Media (Everything Attorneys Need to Know About Being Interviewed By the Media)
- 11 Steps for Attorneys to Find Mentors (and Why Attorneys Need Mentors)
- A History of Legal Market Conditions and Attorney Lateral Hiring
- How to Successfully Network in a Law Firm
- Taking Time Off from Practicing Law: How Will It Impact Your Future Marketability?
- Is it Pointless for Attorneys to Move Law Firms Because They Are All Basically the Same?
- Is the Wrong Job Now Better than the Right Job Later?
- How Can I Look for a Job without Burning Bridges with My Current Employer?
- Treat Your Job Search As a Full-Time Job
- How Can I Raise My Game If I Was One of the Top Three Being Considered for a Position?
- How Do I Learn the Ropes without a Good Mentor?
- Is Work-life Balance a Realistic Goal at “Biglaw” Firms?
- How Not to Get the Job of Your Dreams
- Choose Your References Wisely
- Work-life Balance & a Biglaw Job
- Associate Stuck Working with Difficult Partners
- Taking Charge of Your Mentoring Experience
- How Becoming a Mentor Can Help Advance Your Professional Career
- Responding to Criticism: Survival Strategies
- Why Pro Bono?-What You Need To Know
- Managing Your Career in a Declining Market
- Marketing as a Career Development Strategy
- Meditation, Mediation, Marketing and Medication
- No Need for ''Mentors'': Summon Your Posse! (and turn the ''in posse'' to ''in esse'')
- The Class They Didn't Teach in Law School: Junior Associate 101
- Overcoming Resistance to Change
- Summer 2007: Current Visa and Other Considerations Affecting Foreign Lateral Candidates Wishing to Join U.S. Practice
- Is Anyone Out There Happy?
- Surviving a Bad Performance Review
- Find a Position in The USA as a Foreign Attorney
Attorney Career Advice ¬ Advice for Associates ¬ Networking & Business Development
- The Hidden Power of Referrals: How One Connection Can Change Your Legal Career
- The Importance of Business Plans for Law Firm Partners: A Guide to Success for Lateral Moves
- Navigating the Legal Ladder: Practical Insights and Strategies for Attorney Career Growth
- Navigating the Job Market: FAQ for Senior Associates and Income Partners Without a Book of Business
- Effective Client Management for Attorneys: Building Relationships and Retaining Business
- The Art of Networking: How Attorneys Can Leverage Referrals for Business Growth
- Expanding Your Law Practice: Harnessing the Potential of Networking Referrals for Attorneys
- How to Successfully Network in a Law Firm
- Should I Look for Other Opportunities If My Firm Recently Laid Off Staff?
- Get a Job Through Networking
- How Do I Learn the Ropes without a Good Mentor?
- I Am Looking to Go to Another Firm. Should I Reach Out to My Contacts at Other Firms to See If the Firms Are Interested?
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- I Want to Find a Job but I Am Not Comfortable with Networking
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- Is it a Good Move to Use My Law Firm Contacts to Get a Position in the Law Firm?
- Should I Submit My Legal Resume Through a Friend in the Law Firm?
- No Job Offer in Hand? Then You Need a Plan
- Tips for Effectively Utilizing Internal Contacts During Your Job Search
- Understanding Social Media and Using it to Boost Your Career
- How ''Consistency'' and ''Relationship Building'' Will Aid You in Your Job Search
- Using Social Networking in Your Job Search
- Ways to Leverage Your Network
- Marketing as a Career Development Strategy
- Is Your Networking Working
- It's All Who You Know (And Who Knows You)
- Think Strategically When Applying to Firms in a Slower Economy
- Creating a Visibility Plan
- What Google, MySpace, and Facebook Say About You to a Potential Employer: How to Control Your Online Footprint When Conducting a Job Search.
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- The Next Step on Your Professional Path: Build a Network
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- How Attorneys Can Answer the 'Do You Have Any Questions for Me?’ in Law Firm Interviews
- The Number One Reason You Are Not Getting the Jobs You Want and May Be Unsatisfied in Your Legal Career
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- 40 Questions Attorneys and Law Students Should Ask in Law Firm Interviews and Questions You Can Ask the Law Firm Interviewer as Well
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Matt Dardenne
University of Denver, Class Of 2009
Placed at DLA Piper.Sarah handled everything and cared about and was interested in what we were interested in, and wanted to support us and ....Read more >
Colby Davis
UCLA School of Law, Class Of 2015
Placed at RuyakCherian LLP[My favorite thing about working with BCG]; it got me a job! Sarah took a lot of time to think about my situation and wh....Read more >
Cyrus Kornfeld
New York University School of Law, Class Of 2018
Placed at Klafter Olsen & Lesser LLPThe fact that my recruiter submitted my information to a lot more law firms than I ever would have found on my own was m....Read more >
Kristin Glover
UC Hastings College of the Law, Class Of 2020
Placed at LKGLOBALI had worked with other recruiters, but I really felt like BCG took me on as more of a client and more serious in helpin....Read more >
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Placed at Finkelstein, Blankinship, Frei-Pearson & Garber, LLP[My favorite part about working with BCG Attorney Search was] the follow up, and not having to be the one contacting the....Read more >
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