Professional Development

Bull Garlington | I’m going to give you two methods for mastering small talk. One for when you start, one for when they start. Ready? Let’s do this.

Considering a legal career advocating for children? Shari Shink, founder of Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center, explains what it takes.

Joan Feldman | Quitting is pretty tough for those of us who believe our highest accomplishment is to dig in our heels and persevere.

How do you say thank you after a job interview or follow up after a promising client meeting? How do you express appreciation for a mentor’s advice, or thank someone for a solid referral? Gratitude is the coin of the realm when it comes to ...

Jay Harrington | Let's face it, many legal blog posts are easy to ignore. Here's a structure for writing posts that are simple, skimmable — and readable.

Teddy Snyder | Eloquent speakers understand that in every setting, every minute should be informing, perhaps delighting, your audience.

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 ...

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

Business development coaching can help lawyers meet their goals for both short- and long-term success.  When the pandemic hit, the world shut down. Except it didn’t. Lawyers across the globe continued serving their clients remotely and ...

Ruth Carter wants you to read these four books before opening a law firm — and she shares two top 10 lists from lawyers around the web. Jay Foonberg’s “How to Start and Build a Law Practice” has long been the go-to book that many ...