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...

Judge Stephen Murphy Brings Corner Bar Concept to Life

career management

“Get to know other lawyers in the ‘bar’ and build relationships throughout your career.” U.S. District Court Judge Stephen J. Murphy III brought the Coach’s Corner Bar concept to life this week at the Detroit Metropolitan Bar...

Visualize Success: More Examples of 2010 Successes

business development

I share a few more of this year’s real life successes to help lawyers visualize their own definition of success for 2011 and how they can get there. (As always, I’ve used fictional names for privacy purposes.) Charles’ solo practice grew steadily...

Listen Up, Lawyers: 5 Rules For Really Listening (per David Winter)

business development, career management, practice & time management

Communicating includes listening. Communicating with your clients, partners, other colleagues, other lawyers, potential clients etc., includes listening to them. Since communicating is a relationship skill, when you improve your listening, you will improve your...