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10 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started My Legal Career

  • On October 29, 2022
  • In Career Management, Career Tips, Mentors, Networking
I am the child of immigrants and the first in my family to go to law school in the US. Not knowing any lawyers, I navigated my career through trial and error. Here are 10 things I wish I knew when I started: Big law is not the only way to go. Yes, big law […]
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The Importance of Work Friends

  • On August 28, 2022
  • In Career Management, Mentors, Networking, New Job
As new grads enter the workforce, they should know the importance of bonding with workmates. What can they gain? The New York Times recently quoted a few things a professional woman learned at her first job decades ago: How to take feedback from a boss without compromising on her ideas. How to have fun at […]
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Is Getting Honors & Awards Actually Helpful for Your Career?

  • On July 3, 2022
  • In Career Management, Career Tips, Mentors
Most lawyers I know are pretty humble and don’t go out of their way to collect awards and honors. The question is, should they? The answer is yes for awards given by a credible group, ideally by a professional organization with recognized members of the industry. And the answer is no if it’s obviously a […]
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How to Reach Out Cold & Get Results (4 Templates Provided!)

  • On December 17, 2021
  • In Mentors, Networking
When searching for a job, the top thing to do is to network. (Getting a warm intro and reference is the “holy grail of a competitive hiring process.” See here.) Yet I know it’s super painful to ask people you don’t know well for an intro or job recommendation. (And it’s super painful for me […]
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How to Respond to Bias

  • 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 […]
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Mentorship at All Levels!

  • 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 […]
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Ask for Advice, Not Feedback, to Get Ahead

  • On October 13, 2019
  • In Career Management, Career Tips, Mentors
Careers take long and winding roads. To figure out what to do and how to improve yourself means getting the input of others. How do you best do that? This Harvard Business Review article says to use the word “advice” rather than “feedback” when you ask for help! Multiple studies have found asking for “feedback” […]
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Getting Sponsors (Who Will Change Your Career)

  • On March 1, 2019
  • In Career Management, Career Tips, Mentors
Whenever I meet a lawyer, I hear how they got to where they are. Superstars? They always have a great backer (sponsor), who advised them, championed for them, and smoothed the way. How do you get sponsors? I like this article from Fast Company. The main points: Identify who could be your sponsor. Carla Harris […]
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