Job Search Tip #2 for Lawyers – Start Working For Free*

career management

She had quit her job as a lawyer six months earlier. She had intended to make a transition into a different kind of legal practice, but she still did not have a job. He was more than a year out of law school and did not have a job. Another lawyer started worrying...

Job Search Tip #1 for Lawyers – Stop Applying For Everything

career management

She was mad. She had been rejected for a job as an associate that she didn’t want, doing work she knew she wouldn’t like and probably getting paid 40% less than her previous salary. She didn’t understand why she hadn’t received an offer after...

How Not to Conduct a Job Search (Lawyers & Law Students)

career management

1. Apply to every legal job posting you see. 2. Spend all of your free time searching online for job postings. 3. Mail your resume to every law firm in the area. 4. Apply for lawyer jobs you don’t want. 5. Ask for generic help. 6. Have no LinkedIn profile or just a...

Job Searches: Stand Out From The Crowd

career management

Writer Mike Scott interviewed me for today’s Detroit Legal News article for law students and new lawyers about standing out in today’s tight job market. When he called me, I thought of all the law students and recent graduates who spend most of their job...

Career Advice For Lawyers From LeBron James

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Hate it or love it, it seems that NBA superstar LeBron James’ decision yesterday to leave the Cavaliers and join the Miami Heat boils down to positioning himself to win NBA championships. He knows what he wants to achieve in his career and he knows he needs help...