5 Easy and High-Impact Career Moves

On March 27, 2016

I know you are a busy professional, so here are 5 simple and free things that you can do now for your career: Start an I-love-me file. It can be electronic. Just forward to yourself emails from happy clients and announcements of deals you closed, money saved, or cases won. This folder will make your life easy […]

Networking, Presentation

5 Tips to Project Self-Confidence

On March 20, 2016

So many things about your career you cannot change, like where you went to law school, what your GPA was, and where you first trained. But what is squarely within your control and easy to fix is body language. When presenting to clients or interviewers, you need to project self-confidence. Here are 5 ways from Professor Amy Cuddy’s […]

Interview, Job Search

What 3 Traits Land You the Job?

On March 13, 2016

By the time you make it to an in-person interview, interviewers assume you have the basic qualifications to do the job. How do they next choose who gets the job from that pool? Harvard Business School Professor Amy Cuddy writes in her latest book Presence that the main 3 traits of winners of pitches and job interviews […]

Interview

Interview Questions Never to Ask

On March 6, 2016

Spring is peak interview season, so shape up your interviewing skills! Think from the vantage point of interviewers – who are looking to fill an urgent need – and avoid these questions: Never ask a question that you can easily find the answer to. It shows laziness and lack of interest. For public companies, their […]

Career Management, GC, Inhouse

Path to GC

On February 28, 2016

If your goal is to be a general counsel, make sure you: Get experience with SEC and M&A work. Not all but most GCs come from a corporate/securities background. If you don’t have one, make sure you get relevant corporate work. Public companies contend with filings, and private ones need to think about exit strategies. Get […]

Networking

Graceful Ways to Network

On February 21, 2016

After you have identified whom to reach out in a job search (see my post “7 Circles to Contact in a Job Search”), don’t get stuck on the approach. Here are easy ways to touch base: Review legal papers like The Recorder and Law360 each day. These publications have free trial and digital subscriptions, so […]

Job Search

7 Circles to Contact in a Job Search

On February 15, 2016

If you are hunting for a job, you may feel like you are in the seventh circle of hell. Reach out to these seven circles of people for help instead: Friends. You must tell your friends, both close and distant, that you are looking. That way, you are on their mind when they see a job […]

Job Search

3 Easy and Effective Job Search Tips

On February 7, 2016

If you’re looking for a job, you’ve probably been inundated by unhelpful advice that’s hard to implement. For example, I still haven’t opened the books What Color is Your Parachute and What Can You Do with a Law Degree. Instead, below are 3 high-impact and easy things to do for your job search. You already tell stories in […]

Job Search

Advanced Search Techniques

On January 31, 2016

You’ve polished your resume, scoured the web, and applied online or through friends without success. Now what? Here are some advanced search tips: Monitor movement of people in your industry. Scan LinkedIn and legal/business publications for who is moving where. You could network with people you know, spot trends, and get ideas (e.g., of who […]

Interview, Networking

Key First Impressions

On January 24, 2016

People form their first impressions of you in seconds. Professor Amy Cuddy (of the power pose fame) found that the first two traits assessed upon meeting are warmth/trustworthiness and then competence. The order of these traits matters. People must first like you; otherwise they won’t bother to find out how good you are. Remember this when you are interviewing or wooing […]

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