Law Firm Associates

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Why Legal Demand Is Unpredictable — and How It Affects Business Development for Lawyers

Jay Harrington | Many lawyers pursue work more aggressively when business is slow, but let efforts fade when they get busy. The problem is that legal demand does not arrive on your schedule.

Jay Harrington - June 15, 2026
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Law Firm Employee Retention: What a Fully Remote Agency Can Teach You About Keeping Good People

How do you keep good people when everyone works from home?” Casey Meraz tells what worked (and what did not) for his fully remote company, a new INC Best Workplace designee.

Casey Meraz - June 10, 2026
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Law Firms With the Highest Associate Job Satisfaction in 2026

What do associates really want, and which firms succeed in making them happy? BTI's Michael Rynowecer shares highlights from the Associate Satisfaction A-Listers 2026 Survey.

Michael Rynowecer - June 3, 2026
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Get Serious About Business Development and Start Taking Action (Even If It’s Imperfect)

Jay Harrington | Perfectionism is great for legal work product, but it’s a major bottleneck for business development. Learn why lawyers must adopt a bias toward imperfect action to successfully scale their practices.

Jay Harrington - May 27, 2026
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17 Things I Wish I Knew as a First-Year Associate

When you are a first-year associate in a big law firm the way is fraught with booby-traps. Here are 17 tips to help you become an excellent attorney. A family friend recently graduated from law school and will be starting his career at a large ...

Jay Harrington - May 10, 2026
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Is Your Firm Ready for Your First (or Next) Associate? Four Questions

Katie Lipp | Why do you want to grow your law firm? Protect your money and momentum by honestly answering these four questions for your post the job.

Katie Lipp - March 10, 2026
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The Non-Linear Path to a Fulfilling Legal Career

Jay Harrington | The old model of a one-track legal career is fading. Technology, flexible talent, remote work, and client demand for agility are accelerating this trend.

Jay Harrington - December 15, 2025
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The Art and Science of Goal Setting for Lawyers

Jay Harrington | As goal-setting season approaches, let’s dive in and discuss why setting business development goals is important, how to set them, and how to achieve them.

Jay Harrington - November 13, 2025
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Build Your Law Practice One Small Step at a Time

Jay Harrington | Business development isn’t something you do when things quiet down. It’s something you build into your busy life; one small, consistent effort at a time.

Jay Harrington - October 16, 2025
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Becoming a Lawyer in the Zoom Era: The Case for Showing Up

If we are expected to learn the practice of law through a series of Teams and Zoom logins, what kind of lawyers will we become? Attorney Diego Rosette makes the case for showing up in the Zoom era. I attended law school in the middle of the Zoom ...

Diego Rosette - September 30, 2025
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