What's one thing you wish you had known earlier in your legal career? That was the question I posed to my colleagues on the American Bar Association Career Center Board during our October meeting in [...]
“The only thing that matters is what happens on the field. Preparation is essential, but once the game starts, you have to adjust to what's happening in front of you. Bill Belichick” Former head coach [...]
Note: This post originally appeared in January of 2020. It has been updated as of June 2025. If this is the year that you plan to make a significant career change, then figure out the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
