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- Is Contract Work the New Normal for Litigators?
- How to Address Your Layoff in Cover Letters and Interviews
- Recently Laid-off Associate Unsure How to Handle Job Status in Interviews
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- Associate about to Be Let Go Unsure How to Handle Reason for Leaving in Interviews
- Is Telling a Headhunter That You Are About to Be Laid-off a Good Move?
- As an Unemployed Associate, How Can I Best Position Myself to Get Placed with a Top Law 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?
- Associate from a Small Law Firm Wants to Make a Lateral Move as a Partner
- Sixth-year Litigation Associate Sees Little Chance of Making Partner
- How to Apply to Law Firms Besides Emailing Them?
- Partner Leaving to Start Own Firm Offers Associate Chance of Becoming Partner
- Is Moving In-house a Wise Move in This Economy?
- Laid-off IP Attorney Planning for His M.S. in E.E.
- Laid-off Attorney Thinks Telling the Truth Will Hurt His Job Hunt
- Associate Stuck Working with Difficult Partners
- Contemplating a Lateral Move: Will I Get a Promotion?
- Third Year Litigation Associate Wants to Make a Lateral Move
- Sometimes a Lateral Law Firm Move is the Best Path to a Solid In-House Position
- How Should I Address ''Potential Portables'' in an Interview?
- Avoiding the ''L'' Word: Layoff
- Dear Firm, I Am Not Toilet Paper. Yours Truly, Laid Off Associate
- Keeping A Level Head In These Crazy Times And Preparing For The Worst Case Scenario
- Turning To Plan B
- No, You Should Not Quit Your Job before Securing a New One
- Steps for a Solid Recovery Once You've Been Laid Off
- Positioning Yourself for Partnership: Strategies for Senior Associates with Portable Business Making a Lateral Move to a New Firm
- Honesty is the Best Policy
- Raising the Bar
- Your Career Is Your Business. So What's Your Business Plan?
- Lawyers See Benefit in Professional Coaching
- What it's Really Like as an In-House Attorney: Don't believe Everything You've heard
- "Making Partner," or Things to Do While Waiting for the Dream Job and the Dream Practice!
- Unplanned Problems when Changing jobs
- Two Essential Books for Your Career Library
- Offering Some Belated New Year's Resolutions
- Overcoming Resistance to Change
- The Whole Truth About Layoffs?
- Is Anyone Out There Happy?
Attorney Career Advice ¬ Advice for Associates ¬ Navigating Law Firm Life
- Can I Balance Career Success and Mental Health in a Demanding Legal Career?
- Breaking Away from Big Law: Career Strategies in Tough Times
- Thriving in Law Firms: Overcoming Rejection and Building Resilience
- Seven Reasons Attorneys Never Have the Successful Careers They Are Capable Of
- Treating Your Career Like a Small Business
- Proven Tactics for Demonstrating Leadership Skills in Law Firms: A Path to Promotion
- A Step-by-Step Guide to Securing a Mentor in the Legal Industry
- Mastering Your Law Firm Exit: Essential Strategies for Attorneys on the Move
- Artificial Intelligence in Law: Revolutionizing Legal Processes
- The Importance of Pro Bono Services: Why Attorneys Should Consider Volunteer Legal Work
- Setting Strategic Goals for Legal Excellence: A SMART Approach for Attorneys and Law Students
- 7 Effective Tips for Attorney Performance Evaluations: A Comprehensive Guide for Lawyers and Law Students
- Embracing Technology: How Legal Professionals Can Leverage AI and Automation for Career Advancement
- Mentorship Matters: How Finding the Right Mentor Can Propel Your Legal Career to New Heights
- Remote vs. Hybrid vs. In-Office Work: A Comprehensive Guide for Legal Job Seekers and Law Firms
- What You Need to Know About Leaving Law Firms
- The Art of Listening: Why Lawyers Must Listen to Their Clients
- The Ultimate Guide to Retirement Plans for Lawyers
- Understanding Law Firm Compensation: How to Earn a Good Salary as an Attorney
- Surviving Your First Year as an Attorney: Tips and Strategies
- The Most Common Excuses That Attorneys Give For Failing In Their Careers And Why Each Of Them Is Wrong
- Why Law Firms Do Not Like to Hire Attorneys From Most Practice Settings Other Than Law Firms
- Why You Will Never Succeed at Practicing Law Until You Understand This One Thing
- The One Easy Fix That Will Make You Happy Practicing Law
- The #1 Weakness That Holds Attorneys Back in Their Careers and Lives
- What to Do if You Are Fired as an Attorney from a Law Firm (or Worried You Are Going to Lose Your Job)
- How Any Senior Attorney with No Business Can Get a Job in a Law Firm
- Are You Unhappy as a Lawyer? You May Be Buying into the Wrong Narrative
- Why Your Reasons for Wanting to Move Law Firms Are Likely the Wrong Reasons: The Number One Reason Attorneys Should Switch Law Firms
- Can You Transition Back to a Larger Law Firm if You Go to a Smaller Law Firm?
- The Surprising Factor Law Firms Care About More Than Your Experience
- Why Partners, Counsel and Senior Associates Without Business Are Employable in Law Firms of All Sizes
- Why the Solution to Being Happy as a Law Firm Attorney Does Not Involve Making Any of the Changes You've Thought of Making
- What You Need to do Immediately if You Lose Your Attorney Job: Take these Actions Right Now
- Showing Up: The Difference Between Those Who Get Hired and Advance in Law Firms and Those Who Do Not
- Why Law Firms Are Very Reluctant to Hire Unemployed Lateral Attorneys
- How Important Are Intelligence, Work Ethic, Perseverance, and Social Intelligence to Succeeding in Large Law Firms?
- Are You a Bureaucrat Attorney or a Producer Attorney?
- Top 32 Reasons Attorneys Lose Their Jobs Inside of Law Firms
- The Seven Deadly Burdens of Being a Law Firm Attorney: Rejected, Criticized, Never Enough, Marginalized, Lied to, Insecure, and Cast Out
- Why You Are Unhappy Practicing Law: You May Only be Happy When You Reach the Point of Giving Orders and Not Taking Them
- Why You Should NEVER Quit a Law Firm Job Without Another Lined Up: Once You Start Working in a Law Firm, If You Leave You Will Almost Certainly Not Be Able to Return
- Top 9 Reasons Attorneys Lose Law Firm Jobs
- Why Most Lawyers Should Not Work in Large Law Firms: The Only Three Reasons Any Attorney Should Work in a Large Law Firm
- The Only Way to Be Happy Practicing Law: How to Immediately Find Happiness Practicing Law
- The One Simple Rule You Must Understand for Succeeding in a Law Firm: Ignore this Rule at Your Own Peril
- Why American Law Firms Prefer Hiring Australian Attorneys Over American Attorneys: What You Can Learn from Australian Attorneys about How to Succeed in American Law Firms
- 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
- The Most Important Lesson You Can Learn from Retiring Partners at Major Law Firms
- The Most Important Characteristic Attorneys Need to Succeed and Why It Is Almost Impossible for Them to Keep It
- 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
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