Your career is your job, Part 2
Develop Your Professional Skills
By Steven Taylor | Nov.29.12 | 3 Comments
In this three-part feature, Steven Taylor interviews Scott Westfahl about the approach Goodwin Procter recommends to new associates when it comes to building a successful careerâ€[...]
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Is Solo Practice a Good Fit for You?
By Ellyn Caruso | Aug.14.12 | No Comments
In previous posts we asked the question, "How Much Does It Cost to Start a New Solo Firm?" And we received some great advice from practice management experts and a few newly mint[...]
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What If You’re the Unproductive Partner?
By Karen MacKay | Aug.01.12 | 2 Comments
Your firm makes you a partner based on potential—a belief that everything the partners have observed indicates you have the characteristics to be successful. You've got what it[...]
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Five Ways to Find a Mentor
By Wendy Werner | Jul.27.12 | 1 Comment
"What you need is a mentor!" Everyone keeps telling you to find a mentor. But if you knew how to get one, you would probably already have one, right? When you look at the people a[...]
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War Chest for a New Solo Practice?
By John H. Snyder | Jul.24.12 | 4 Comments
In a previous post, How Much Does It Cost to Start a New Solo Firm?, Ruth Carter, Carolyn Elefant, Stephanie Kimbro, Debbie Foster, Donna Seyle & Greg Siskind told us how much[...]
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How Much Does It Cost to Start a New Solo Law Firm?
By Merrilyn Astin Tarlton | Jul.17.12 | 12 Comments
In case you hadn't noticed, a lot of those new lawyers who can’t find jobs are hanging out a solo shingle. Add to that those lawyers with experience who have left a firm by choi[...]
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Where the Sidewalk Ends
By Otto Sorts | Jul.06.12 | No Comments
Shel Silverstein's writing had a profound impact on me and my family. Thumbing through his classic Where the Sidewalk Ends recently brought back some nice memories, and then set m[...]
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Get On With Your Life
By Merrilyn Astin Tarlton | Apr.27.12 | No Comments
“This is the year.” He sounded casual enough, but I saw the inner force he hoped to screw to the sticking place. “This is the year I finally get out of here and start doing [...]
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