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

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 October 18, 2020
In Career Tips, Networking

Are there easy things you can do for your career that will make a difference? Absolutely! Below are three that I bet you haven’t thought of! Ask friends who are happy at their jobs to refer you when they get called by a recruiter. Pick friends whose jobs you like to ensure calls from the […]

On September 19, 2020
In Career Tips, Women & Minorities

Ruth Bader Ginsburg has departed this world, but left words to guide us. She wrote “advice to the living” a few years ago for the New York Times: Be a little deaf. “I have employed it as well in every workplace, including the Supreme Court. When a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune […]

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 August 30, 2020
In Attire, Career Tips, LinkedIn, Recruiter, Resume

I’ve been recruiting lawyers for in-house jobs 10+ years. Some changes I’ve observed in recruiting: Employers increasingly give assessment tests as part of the interview process, e.g., a short contract or scenario for finalists to review and comment on. While the test can be painful for interviewees, it does make the hiring process fairer. Employers […]

On July 26, 2020
In Career Tips

What you need to succeed at work is something you already have: grit! My former Harvard classmate and now Penn professor/MacArthur grant winner Angela Duckworth has found that grit is a significant predictor of success. The ability to work hard and maintain focus for prolonged periods is key, even more so than pure intelligence. Why […]

On July 10, 2020
In Career Tips, Presentation

I loved this recent LinkedIn video interview with Indra Nooyi, the former CEO of PepsiCo. She gives her top career advice, including a special tip for lawyers: Don’t fixate on being CEO [or CLO]. Then you get focused on your next job and the job after that. Your focus should be on your current job. She […]

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 May 22, 2020
In Career Tips, Change

Yes, times are bad. Your career may take some detours, but don’t give up! In fact, graduates in the Great Recession who hustled were able to get back on track once the economy turned up. Here are a couple recent LinkedIn posts who underscore this point. A 2010 George Mason law grad tells the story […]

On May 17, 2020
In Career Tips, Change

If you are a COVID casualty and are concerned how employers will view a layoff or stall in career progression, it’ll be ok. Employers are usually pretty understanding of economic conditions wreaking havoc on people’s careers. That’s what I saw for the Great Recession and Dot Bomb. Here’s what to say about what happened: Explain […]

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