by Elizabeth | Aug 1, 2018 | career management, practice & time management, Uncategorized
Today reminds me of Natalie Babbitt’s opening lines in Tuck Everlasting, “The first week of August hangs at the very top of the summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning. The weeks that...
by Elizabeth | Jun 2, 2017 | business development, career management
Does your LinkedIn profile actually sound like you? Or does it sound like how you think a lawyer should sound? Perhaps you skipped the “Summary” section completely because you don’t know what to write other than something dry and stiff. I’ve...
by Elizabeth | Apr 12, 2017 | career management
Are you an apologizer? Do you keep saying “I’m sorry” for no reason? Quick, effective fixes from my experience coaching lawyers: (1) Realize that this behavior undermines your credibility and authority. (2) Count the number of times you say...
by Elizabeth | Nov 3, 2016 | business development, career management
Major, Lindsey & Africa published its bi-annual partner compensation survey of BigLaw firms in mid October. I answered a few questions about the partner gender pay gap in today’s Detroit Legal News column “Asked & Answered”. My advice...
by Elizabeth | Apr 18, 2015 | career management
HR consultant Liz Ryan, founder of “Human Workplace”, writes fresh, useful advice columns for people on job searches. The other day she wrote an excellent column on ways to answer the “why do you want to work here” question. She recently wrote...
by Elizabeth | Jan 22, 2015 | career management
This recent WSJ article, It Pays to Ask Smart Questions at a Job Interview by Dennis Nishi, rings true with my experience with lawyers and law students preparing for interviews. Many of the lawyers and students I’ve worked with have previously made their...
