Should I Try to Have a Bad Job Title Changed before I Accept a Position?
Summary: How important is a job title to accepting a position? I think the importance of a title depends on...
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12 Resume Mistakes that Might Cost You an Attorney Job
The winning résumé is a marketing document, not an obituary that simply recites your life's chronology. From...
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Top 3 Biggest Myths about Working with a Legal Recruiter
Yes, even legal recruiting has myths associated with it. Many people have preconceived notions about how to...
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How Do I Know Whether My Skills Are in Demand in the Current Market?
Summary: Here’s how you can tell whether your skills are in demand in the current market.
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2015 LawCrossing Salary Survey of Lawyer Salaries in Best Law Firms
Summary: Check out the 2015 LawCrossing Salary Survey of more than 90 top law firms. Find out salary levels,...
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How can I get a law firm to focus on my qualifications instead of my past departure?
Summary: Getting a law firm to focus on your qualifications instead of a firm that you might have previously...
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Should I Become a Contract Attorney?
Summary: Whatever your situation, legal freelancing is increasingly popular. Is it for you? Consider the...
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Should I Open My Own Law Firm?
Summary: Do you have the desire, ability, and temperament to have success as a solo practitioner? Read on to...
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Should I Consider Being a Law Firm Partner?
Answer: Even if you amass a tremendous number of billable hours, you might still not have the essential...
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How to Be a Successful Attorney
Summary: After nearly two decades of meeting all kinds of attorneys, I believe I have the answer to what it...
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Do I Need to Reveal That I Was Let Go to My Recruiter or Potential Employers?
Summary: I was recently let go, but my firm will keep my biography on their website for three months. Do I...
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How Suited Are You to the Practice of Law in a Large Law Firm?
How suited are you to the practice of law in a large law firm? Consider the three short statements below, and...
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Picking a Direction After Law School
There's a lot of pressure these days to land "the job of your dreams" when you graduate. The truth is, almost...
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Is it possible to move to transactional work as a fourth-year litigation associate at a big firm?
Answer: We receive this question fairly frequently at BCG for a number of reasons, primarily due to the...
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What can you do with your law degree and practice experience besides practicing law?
What can you do with your law degree and practice experience besides practicing law? The options are...
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What’s your opinion about a third year joining niche practice area?
Summary: I am not sure it’s time for me to specialize in one area at this point in my career. Should I join...
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Why You Should Think Twice About Remaining in Law (or Going to Law School)
Several years ago, an employee who curated content for our company website and was making around $120,000 a...
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Twelve Sexy Things You Can Do with a Law Degree That (1) May Make You Famous and (2) Do Not Require Practicing Law
Most attorneys are doomed to a life behind a computer screen and pretty boring lives. Here are 12 things that...
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What should a deal sheet look like?
Answer: If you have been practicing for two or more years and have gained some substantial, varied...
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75 Nontraditional Jobs You Can Do with a Law Degree in 2026-2027 (and Should Strongly Consider Doing)
In my career spanning more than two decades as an attorney and legal recruiter, I have met an astonishing...
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What qualities do top recruiters seek in their candidates?
Answer: I have two basic rules that guide me when I am deciding whether to work with a candidate. The second...
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Top 5 Ways to Know When it is Time to Quit Being a (Big Law) Attorney
Over the years, I have been called as an expert witness in numerous divorce cases involving attorneys. It is...
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What is the division of labor between an attorney and a legal recruiter in the job search?
Q: I am interested in working with a legal recruiter but would like to get a better sense of the division of...
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Top 10 Reasons Why Getting a Summer Associate Job with a Large Law Firm is Crucial to Your Legal Career
While most law schools do not make a big deal out of it-and you may not even understand why (yet)-getting a...
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Should I apply to a law firm even if I do not meet all of the requirements listed in the job posting?
Answer:It depends on the requirements that you meet and the ones you do not. Generally speaking, the more...
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The #1 Characteristic of the Best Legal Interviewers and Attorneys Who Get Clients
My early career was in the asphalt business—resurfacing and repairing driveways, parking lots and streets...
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I just made a lateral move and am unhappy where I'm at after 6 months. Should I move?
Answer: Moving to a new city and starting a new job can be incredibly hard and stressful -especially when...
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How to Get Found by Potential Clients and Employers Using Law.net
Very few attorneys realize the massive power of the Internet to drive clients (and employers) to them. The...
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Can I lateral up?
Summary: Many say that it is much easier to move from a big firm to a small firm than it is to move from a...
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Thomas Cooley Law School Exposed (and Why Much of the Legal Profession is a Scam)
Summary: I like Thomas Cooley graduates and the students who are going there. The students are not the...
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