There has been a steady stream of reporting recently about layoffs at big firms. While we are not yet in 2009 territory yet, clearly there is some good talent now looking for their next opportunity. [...]
What makes a legal career satisfying? Representing the most sophisticated clients? Making a great living? Getting the brass ring at a large law firm? Or is it giving back? If you ask Rich Johnston, Chief [...]
While I usually sit in the interviewer seat during podcasts, I was very pleased to be a guest on Steve Fretzin’s podcast, Be That Lawyer. Steve and I discus: *The importance of relationship building in [...]
If this is the year that you plan to make a significant career change, then figure out the bridge you need to take to get you where you want to go. Employers generally hire candidates [...]
Josh Rissmiller, is now a partner at a corporate boutique in Boston. But he started his legal career at one of the top firms in New York and lateraled to an international firm in Boston. [...]
For many lawyers, travel is something to do for a business trip or on vacation. But for Robert Finkel, travel was a way for his family to live abroad and experience a new culture. For [...]
It is no secret that lawyers as a group are an unhappy lot. I could give my own explanation for this but today, after we have just sworn in a President who is starting a [...]
