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How to Leverage Legal Experience into a Career in Business!

  • On November 10, 2019
  • In Change
I recently spoke at NAPABA on how to leverage your legal experience into a business career. The panelists and I were all former lawyers who have moved into the business world (clean tech transportation, venture capital, author/coach/podcaster, recruiting). Five key takeaways from our talk: An easy transition is to join your client on the business […]
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Get Ahead of a Recession!

  • On December 19, 2018
  • In Career Management, Career Tips, Change
The American Lawyer recently reported that demand for legal services in 2018 set records, but that a “reckoning” may await us. Indeed, a majority of economists polled by the Wall Street Journal foresee a recession by 2020, and CFOs polled by Duke’s business school believe it’ll come even sooner. We lawyers are trained to mitigate […]
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5 Take-Aways from ACC Facebook Career Advancement Talk (Aug. 20, 2018)

  • On September 3, 2018
  • In Career Management, Career Tips, Change, Departure, Women & Minorities
If you were shut out of the sold-out ACC career advancement talk at Facebook featuring Zynga CLO Phuong Phillips, Facebook DGC Paul Grewal, and Chevron Chief IP Counsel Nicholas Leach, here are 5 pieces of advice from these senior legal execs: At the beginning of your career, take on as much work as you can, […]
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WSJ Reports Everyone is Job Hopping. Should I?

  • On July 8, 2018
  • In Career Management, Change, Departure
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that “in this economy, quitters are winning!” The market is so strong that “workers are choosing to leave their jobs at the fastest rate since the internet boom 17 years ago and getting rewarded for it with bigger paychecks and/or more satisfying work.” Should you too? A few factors to […]
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How to Switch from Law to Business!

  • On April 14, 2018
  • In Change
Lawyers often ask me how to switch from law to business. A few thoughts: Transition within the same company.  Attorneys whom I have seen move from law to business usually do it at the same employer. They might move from a firm to a company as an attorney, and then internally from a legal to […]
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How to Change Industries or Practice Areas

  • On November 1, 2015
  • In Change
Take advantage of the hot labor market to switch industries or practice areas now! When faced with a shortage, employers are more willing to consider candidates looking to transition, provided their value is clear. Tips on how to pitch a transition:  Get the necessary skills before applying. Volunteer if necessary, and pass any tests (USPTO, CIPP, etc.). Make […]
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How to change practice areas

  • On February 23, 2014
  • In Career Management, Change
Is it possible to change practice areas, e.g., from litigation to transactional, or patent prosecution to licensing? Yes, it certainly is. Be prepared for hard work and getting sponsorship: Get the skills you need in that new area. The first thing to do is to take classes (MCLE, technical classes, etc.), review all available resources […]
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