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 [...]
Feeling stuck in your legal career doesn't necessarily mean you need to find a new job. And it certainly doesn't mean you need to stop practicing law. But it probably does mean that something needs [...]
A Guide to Networking for Attorneys offers practical strategies for building and maintaining professional relationships that can support both career advancement and business development. The guide emphasizes approaching networking with curiosity rather than self-promotion, getting [...]
After more than 30 years of coaching attorneys, I've noticed a pattern. The happiest lawyers tend to fall into one of two groups: • Partners who have their own clients. • Lawyers who have moved [...]
This guide explains what lawyers need to know about going in-house and transitioning from private practice to an in-house legal job. It covers work-life balance, compensation, job security, becoming a business adviser, and the path [...]
Like most lawyers, I’m not particularly comfortable with self-promotion. But over the years, I've become more confident in the value I deliver when I'm coaching attorneys. And I appreciate the importance of telling others. So [...]
I'm honored to share that I've begun my term as Chair of the American Bar Association Career Center Board. It's a privilege to follow in the footsteps of so many dedicated leaders who've built this [...]
There’s something about the period around Labor Day that feels like a reset. Maybe it’s because September has been a temporal marker for most of our lives, signaling the end of summer, the beginning of [...]
The article, which appeared in the January/February 2026 issue of the ABA's GPSolo Magazine, describes attorney coaching as a meaningful alternative career for lawyers who enjoy helping others grow and change. Effective coaching differs from [...]
Summary: This article reframes succession planning for senior lawyers as less about retirement and more about redesigning the next stage of a career—keeping the work that provides meaning while letting go of the parts that [...]
