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- Dealing with Rejection
- Make a Lateral Move Wisely, Infrequently and with Good Reason
- Taking Time Off from Practicing Law: How Will It Impact Your Future Marketability?
- When Your Surroundings Dictate a Passive Search
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- Is it Pointless for Attorneys to Move Law Firms Because They Are All Basically the Same?
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- Important Questions Attorneys Need to Ask Themselves Before Searching for a New Law Firm Position
- 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?
- How Soon Should I Start My Lateral Job Search?
- Navigating Your Job Search through the Holidays
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- Can I Move to a Government Job then Come Back to a Law Firm?
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- How Can I Raise My Game If I Was One of the Top Three Being Considered for a Position?
- Why Aren’t Legal Recruiters Interested in Recent Law School Graduates?
- When to Move to a New Firm?
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- Should I Conduct a Summer Search or Wait for the Fall?
- Why Summer Is a Great Time for Your Job Search
- Is Work-life Balance a Realistic Goal at “Biglaw” Firms?
- How Soon Is Too Soon
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- How to Resign Gracefully
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- I’ve Noticed Many Job Ads for Litigators with 3-5 Years of Experience. I Have 12 Years of Experience and Would Accept the Same Salary as a 5th-Year Attorney. Wouldn’t Hiring a More Experienced Attorney for Less Be Appealing to Firms?
- I'm Currently in a Practice Group. Should I Take an Offer From a New Firm?
- Job Hunt at New YearsS Eve - Yes or No
- How to Explain the Employment Gap in Your Resume
- How Long Does it Take to Make a Lateral Move?
- Job Hunting During the Vacation Season - A Good Move?
- Is Waiting to Get Multiple Offers a Good Idea?
- How Much Time Does It Take for a Firm to Reach a Hiring Decision?
- When Is the Right Time to Make a Lateral Move?
- Should You Accept an on the Spot Offer?
- Is Taking Six Months off a Good Idea Before Resuming a Job Search?
- Work-life Balance & a Biglaw Job
- Is It Unusual for the Legal Job Market to Be This Dormant in October?
- What Does It Mean If I Haven't Heard From a Law Firm after an Application/Interview?
- As an Unemployed Associate, How Can I Best Position Myself to Get Placed with a Top Law Firm?
- Third Year Associate Wants to Move to Another Firm
- Contemplating a Lateral Move: Will I Get a Promotion?
- What Should I Do if I Just Lateraled as an Attorney to a New Law Firm and Do Not Like it There? Is it Acceptable to Start Looking for a New Law Firm Right After Starting at a New Law Firm?
- Does Being Long-term Unemployed Hurt Chances of Getting Back in the Legal Field?
- How Much Time Does It Take to Land a Job in an Amlaw 100 Firm?
- Had a Great Interview but Have Got No Response to My Thank-You Emails
- Is Changing Firms Twice in Four Years Considered Job Hopping?
- Sixth-year Litigation Associate Sees Little Chance of Making Partner
- Unemployed Lawyer with Business Litigation Experience Plans to Start His Own Firm
- Unemployed Lawyer Planning to Move Out-of-state Unsure About Bar Issues
- How to Apply to Law Firms Besides Emailing Them?
Legal Market Research ¬ Legal Market Reports ¬ State of the Legal Market Reports
- The 2024 State of the Lateral Law Firm Legal Market
- 2023 State of The Legal Market Report
- The BCG Attorney Search 2022 State of the American Lateral Law Firm Market Report
- The 2021 State of the Legal Market Report
- State of the Law Firm Hiring Market - Fall/Winter 2020
- The BCG Attorney Search 2020 State of the American Lateral Law Firm Market Report
- State of the Law Firm Hiring Market - Fall-Winter 2019
- The BCG Attorney Search 2019 State of the American Lateral Law Firm Legal Market Report
- State of the Law Firm Hiring Market - Summer-Fall 2018
- The BCG Attorney Search 2018 State of the American Lateral Law Firm Legal Market Report
- State of the Law Firm Hiring Market–Winter 2018
- State of the Law Firm Hiring Market - Summer 2017
- State of the Law Firm Hiring Market - Spring 2017
- State of the Law Firm Hiring Market - Winter 2017
- The BCG Attorney Search 2017 State of the American Lateral Law Firm Legal Market Report
- State of the Law Firm Hiring Market - Fall 2016
- State of the Law Firm Hiring Market - Spring-Summer 2016
- State of the Law Firm Hiring Market - Winter 2016
- State of the American Legal Job Market 2016: Hot and Weak Practice Areas of 2016
- State of the Market - Fall 2015
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