How to Make Opportunities Come to You

On July 31, 2021
In Career Management, Career Tips, Job Search, LinkedIn

Most lawyers, when they’re ready to make a move, check out job postings to see what’s available, dust off their resume, and apply. Don’t be like most lawyers! Get ahead of the curve and make make opportunities come to you. How do you do that? This article summarizes the advice of Harvard career services advisor […]

On May 31, 2021
In Career Management, Mentors, Women & Minorities

Yes, diverse attorneys face bias whether at firms or in-house. I have heard hair-raising stories from minority attorneys about being mistaken for the help. The Recorder recently ran an interview with Olivia Luk Bedi, an Asian American woman partner, who tells this story: “I was at a contentious hearing in federal court about eight years […]

On May 9, 2021
In Career Management, Change

I enjoyed LinkedIn’s career column on “bridge jobs,” which is a temporary job taken while waiting for the perfect one. Sometimes you need to take small steps to get to that ideal job. Here are five scenarios where it makes sense: Take a bigger job in the same field. For example, you could pick up direct […]

On April 3, 2021
In Career Management, Career Tips, Presentation

The US economy is “roaring back!” As employers added close to a million jobs last month, they are now thinking about how to return employees to the office. I appreciated Microsoft’s thoughtful study on remote work. On the one hand, 61% of leaders believe people are “thriving” and see “high productivity,” but on the other, […]

On March 29, 2021
In Career Management, Career Tips

Is there some secret code to achieving success? Here are five things about successful lawyers, not secret at all and worth laying out concretely: Successful lawyers are memorable. My favorite candidates I call for top jobs are the ones that have impressed me usually due to a mix of their on-point skills and personality. They […]

On December 13, 2020
In Career Management, Career Tips, Networking, Presentation

Your reputation is key to your career, but most people give it little thought. For example, Jennifer Miller, the esteemed GC of Loon (Alphabet sub), confesses in Corporate Counsel Magazine as a young lawyer she made “the false assumption that simply keeping your head down and doing good work is all that is needed in order […]

On September 13, 2020
In Career Management, Career Tips, Move

I’ve been recruiting in-house lawyers for over 10 years. The most requested practice area, then and now, is commercial, i.e., negotiating and drafting agreements. Companies always need deals to be closed, both inbound (licensing) and outbound (sales), so it’s easy to justify hiring commercial lawyers, in contrast to other legal needs that ebb and flow. […]

On July 5, 2020
In Career Management, Career Tips, Mentors

Legal veterans, reach out and help the next generation, e.g., with hbcu20x20 or Pay it Forward. And I’m so impressed that young legal leaders are already mentoring others! I list their resources below. Nyssa Chopra, a tech lawyer with a background in diplomacy and human rights, puts out a bi-weekly “Mentor in Law” newsletter aimed at “law students, recent […]

On June 19, 2020
In Career Management, Women & Minorities

Earlier this week Judge Silberman on the US Court of Appeals sent an internal email criticizing Sen. Warren’s amendment to rename army bases/monuments (“madness!”). He added, “It’s important to remember that Lincoln did not fight the war to free the Slaves [sic] Indeed he was willing to put up with slavery if the Confederate States […]

On June 14, 2020
In Career Management, Change, Job Search

Experts differ on the type of recovery expected (slow, fast, V shaped, U shaped, etc.), but who is hiring now is much clearer. Five trends I’m seeing: Giants like Amazon, Facebook, and Microsoft are hiring now and will continue to hire. See my recent blog here. See also The New York Times’ The Economy Is Reeling. The Tech Giants Spy Opportunity. As expected, […]

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How to Make Opportunities Come to You

How to Respond to Bias

What is a Bridge Job? 5 Scenarios Bridge Jobs Make Sense

How to Think about Returning to Work: 5 Factors

What is the secret code for success? 5 things

What Are You Known For? Tips to Grow Your Skills & Reputation

Hot Practice Areas & Industries that Have Changed over 10 Years

Mentorship at All Levels!

Hard Conversations: Speaking Truth to Power

5 Hiring Trends I’m Seeing