Professional Development

What Makes a Good Lawyer
What Makes a Good Lawyer: Five Essential Traits

What makes a great lawyer? Is it intelligence, good people skills, effective writing? Five traits that make a lawyer stand above the rest.

Jamie Spannhake - December 31, 2024
less than full time lawyer
Lessons From Year One: The Less-Than-Full-Time Lawyer Life

Attorney Susan Cohodes shares wisdom from her long career in small firm practice and her transition to "less-than-full-time" practice.

Susan Cohodes - December 16, 2024
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Five Mistakes When Dressing for the Firm Holiday Party

Don't be the one to embarrass yourself at the big firm holiday party. That lampshade does not go with those shoes.

Samantha Morris - December 12, 2024
The Office Holiday Party
The Office Holiday Party Preparedness Guide: How to Blend In and Get Out

Five Simple Tips to Survive Your Annual Office Holiday Party The office holiday party is here, threatening to send your anxiety into new realms of oh-my-golly. And you have to go. You, an introverted Gen-Z remote worker who lives in ...

Bull Garlington - December 2, 2024
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Don’t Just Show, Prove: Why Lawyers Need Expert Video Storytelling in the TikTok Era

Joe Douglass | Done well, videos become powerful, persuasive tools that sway juries and adjusters alike.

Joe Douglass - November 18, 2024
lawyer leadership
Investing in Homegrown Leaders: Here’s How to Develop Effective Lawyer Leadership Skills

Yuliya LaRoe | Leadership skills. We all know they are important. But can they be taught?

Yuliya LaRoe - November 7, 2024
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Do I Have To? Advice for Law Firm Interns on How Not to Annoy the Senior Lawyer

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

Susan Cohodes - October 29, 2024
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Changing Legal Practice Areas: Insights for Attorneys Under 40

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

Raul Gastesi - October 28, 2024
confidence is personal
Being a Better Public Speaker as a Lawyer

Chris Graham | Everyone is nervous talking in front of people. Whether you appear confident depends on what you do with that nervous energy.

Chris Graham - October 15, 2024
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Regain Control Over Your Workday in One Minute

Ivy Grey | It may surprise you to learn that one minute can mean the difference between successfully completing two tasks or fumbling them both.

Ivy Grey - October 3, 2024
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