As a partner in a sophisticated legal market, contemplating a lateral move isn’t about chasing the mythical “perfect firm.” It’s about...

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In the frenetic pace of modern life, we often find ourselves racing forward without taking a moment to look inward. When it comes to our...

Engage in a thorough process of internal discovery before even posting your job opening! Employers know that they need more tools, more...

I'm very, very lucky. The shelter-in-place has not touched anyone I love. I have fulfilling work. It's true I'm separated from my family...

Have you noticed that everyone is starting to work weirder hours--not you, of course. It depends on your organization, sure. But let's...

We're stuck at home: Do more; sweat; shine!

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Seventeen years ago, when I started out as a lawyer, big firms did not give advice to young lawyers. They provided an office and a firm...

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I've posted before on interviewing, but I'll share a few extra practical tips that I presented at a lecture I gave this week. 1) Keep...

Picking a law firm is like picking a mail-order bride, only worse. You start with a healthy number of glossy marketing flyers in your...

An important talent for a highly-functioning lawyer is to know the bounds of one’s expertise. Somewhat ironically, the better we know our...

Joseph-Marie, Comte de Maistre was an aristocrat, philosopher, and diplomat, and a strident voice in the call to destroy the spirit of...

If you think you can make a successful career just by continually improving yourself, think again. You can write beautifully, argue...

I have to admit, when I went to look up "ruthless" in a dictionary, I got variants on this: "without pity or compassion; cruel;...

Here is a quick test of your generational "orientation": When you think of a "posse," does your mind conjure up the image of 20 to 30...

As I sit before my computer monitor writing this short article, the window for my document is minimized so as to maximize my view of my...