Legal Career Development

letting go of anger
Survival Skill No. 5 for Lawyers: Letting Go of Anger

Learn to deal with your own anger and that of the people around you.

Link Christin - June 20, 2022
leaving the firm
Protecting Yourself When Leaving the Firm

Teddy Snyder | A lot of crazy stuff can happen when a lawyer exits a firm. It never hurts to take precautions.

Theda C. Snyder - June 15, 2022
time-keeping
Three Time-keeping Tips for Brand-New Lawyers

Meyling Ly Ortiz | Law firms often miss the mark — presuming they spend any time at all mentoring young associates — with teaching timekeeping.

Meyling "Mey" Ly Ortiz - June 14, 2022
small town lawyer
Be a Small-Town Lawyer

Be a small-town Lawyer: Many rural areas have a shortage of lawyers. No one needs to remind law students and recent law school graduates about the dismal job market. Only 85 percent of the class of 2012 found a job of any kind post-graduation — ...

Roy S. Ginsburg - June 12, 2022
retired partners
Retired Partners Are Valuable Law Firm Resources

Ida Abbot explains the benefits of retired partner groups, pointing to Faegre Benson's successful program and more ideas you can use.

Ida O. Abbott - June 10, 2022
career development plan
Do You Have the Career You Deserve? Getting Started with a Career Development Plan

It is often said that people spend more time planning their vacations than planning their own careers. Since vacations are, alas, fleeting, it seems like there might be much greater return on your time investment by creating—and actively ...

Marcia Pennington Shannon - June 6, 2022
Retirement and the Unexpected Return to the Office

Camille Stell | Retirees returning to work is a rising trend. Here are lessons from attorney Will Graebe on his unexpected return to work.

Camille Stell - June 3, 2022
why write a book
Want to Generate More Leads as a Lawyer? Write a Book

If you are an established lawyer looking to grow your practice, or a young lawyer hoping to build a book of business for the long term, you should give serious consideration to writing a book. Why? There are few, if any, better marketing assets ...

Jay Harrington - May 29, 2022
retaining young lawyers
What Motivates Millennials? Ways Law Firms Are Retaining Young Lawyers

To check turnover and retain more lawyers, firms look to what inspires and fulfills millennials.

Jamie Spannhake - May 28, 2022
chronic stress
Your Chronic Stress: It’s a Matter of Confidence, Not Competence

For many lawyers, the most intolerable stress is due to imposter syndrome.

Neha Sampat - May 28, 2022
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