Law Firm Associates

Meyling Ly | Start a "Done-List" to track your accomplishments and be prepared to show your value.

Jay Harrington | Being more proactive in your business development creates a win-win for yourself and your contacts.

Sally Schmidt | Six associate business development activities to help young lawyers get a running start building their law practices.

Many lawyers fail to structure their days in a manner that allows them to manage the day’s distractions and get important work done early, rather than late at night. And it’s a big problem: There’s probably no bigger contributor to your ...

It's probably a good thing that it happened to me right away. About two weeks into my legal career, I had my first encounter with a bully lawyer. I was working at the Chicago office of a large New York firm. My first day was Monday, September ...

Jay Harrington | The leap from law firm associate to partner means evolving from a "doer" to a "doer-seller."

Susan Cohodes | Advice for law firm law firm interns and new lawyers. Because everybody deserves respect.

Raul Gastesi | Young lawyers wanting to build an agile and successful career need only follow a few simple rules.

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 ...

You can’t burn the candle at both ends. It’s unsustainable. To be a better lawyer — and prevent lawyer burnout — start your day with a sprint. The early days of my legal career at a big firm involved lots of late nights at the ...