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 | Dec 15, 2014 | career management
The end of a year is a perfect time to consider where you have been and where you want to go in your legal career. For some experienced lawyers, it may even be time to “repot” yourself. This January 2014 article from the Stanford Graduate School of...
by Elizabeth | Oct 22, 2014 | career management
How well do you understand where your law firm, company, client or other organization is going, what its strategy is, what financial targets it has in place, and what your role as a lawyer and leader is or should be in moving the organization forward? Consider...
