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- The Top Five Objections Partners Give to Preparing a Business Plan — Overruled!
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- A Career Guide for Law Firm Partners
- Three Critical Investments New Law Firm Partners Need to Make to Succeed
- The Importance of a Great Business Plan
- Are There Lateral Opportunities for a Non-equity Tax Partner without Portable Business?
- How Should I Estimate My Portable Business?
- How Does the Law Firm Recruiting Process Work for Partners?
- Should I Try and Get Business for My Firm or Should I Try to Bill More Hours?
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University of Chicago Law School, Class Of 2017
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University of Minnesota Law School, Class Of 2013
Placed at HOGAN LOVELLSMy Chicago recruiter had good insight and was helpful throughout the process.
Richard Stanley
Baylor University School of Law, Class Of 1999
Placed at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLPMy experience with BCG Attorney search was very good. They were very proactive and very helpful. BCG did all the work an....Read more >
John Van Loben Sels
Georgetown University Law Center, Class Of 1995
Placed at Thoits Law[The best part was] the volume of applications you sent out in a very short period of time. [Working with BCG made my jo....Read more >
Matthew Schmitten
Columbia Law School, Class Of 2013
Placed at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLPBCG Attorney Search is the best! Becca really listened to what I was looking for and gave very fair and impartial advice....Read more >
Nina Bakhtina
University of Chicago Law School, Class Of 2017
Placed at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLPI enjoyed the responsiveness. I was licensed in a different state and BCG helped me get a job in a different jurisdictio....Read more >
Christian Orozco
Vanderbilt University Law School, Class Of 2012
Placed at Lynn Pinker Cox & HurstOne of my favorite things about working with BCG was how responsive they were. Working with BCG made my job search easie....Read more >
Isaac Swaiman
University of Minnesota Law School, Class Of 2013
Placed at HOGAN LOVELLSPopular Articles by Harrison Barnes
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- As I start my transition from BigLaw to solo practitioner, I stumbled on one of your articles and after just reading the first couple of lines I could not stop [until the] end. Great, eye-opening read. Thanks. Gustavo Laborde Shearman & Sterling LLP
- Thank you Harrison. Keep the great articles coming. Dwight Mersereau Partner at Crowell & Moring LLP
- I stumbled across a couple of your blog posts about business development. I found them to be extremely helpful, insightful, and a bit terrifying (in the way they should be). As someone working to build a practice, I truly appreciate you taking the time to write on the subject. Thanks and best regards, Ryan Clinton
- Harrison, You are creating some inspired content. Thank you for sharing these detailed and totally genuine insights. I really look forward to reading everything you have to say and want to urge you to keep up the great work. Jason Riddick
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