Is Your Boss a Pie Ducker?
Pie ducker is not a phrase heard often, probably because the phrase loses out to a similar-sounding expletive. A pie ducker may also be a toxic boss and, if so, hold your head high and…
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Lifestyle Tips for Disorganized Lawyers
Disorganized lawyers do not despair, help is available. Take a listen and get more organized, it will help your life and your practice of the law. Whether you have piles of yellowing paper on your…
Nine Ways to Reignite Your Professional Passion
Professional passion may not be something you are thinking about at all this time of year, but if you are feeling burned out, here are some tips that may help. Make yourself irreplaceable this year!…
Grow Your Career in the New Year
Make it a resolution to grow your career in the New Year. In-house counsel have much to be thankful for as they are experiencing one of the hottest legal job markets in history. But while…
Job Seekers, You Will Be Lied To And Misled
Lied to and misled? Not by all but certainly by some. Wait, we thought such dastardly activity was reserved for our favorite politicians or fictional plots on binge-worthy Netflix shows. Well, if there is one…
Avoid Burnout And Be The Best Lawyer You Can Be
Avoid burnout and be the best lawyer you can be! Great advice for any lawyer at any stage of their career. Is it easy? Of course not, but try you must. “A new year, a…
Legalish – Is Everyone a Lawyer Now?
There are a lot of lawyers and a lot of people doing legalish things – even non-lawyers. Are we all lawyers now? Will everyone get along in the legalish sandbox? We already have non-lawyers owning…
6 Tips for Better Conversations
Better conversations are something everyone should strive for, especially lawyers. Don’t let the adversarial and contentious nature of your job prevent you from connecting through discussions and improving your leadership skills at the same time….
Didn’t Get The Job? Bounce Back
If you didn’t get the job you were pining for, keep it moving and learn from the experience. There are record numbers of in-house counsel and even General Counsel job openings and with perseverance you…
Take The Path Of Most Resistance Early In Your Career
Take the path of most resistance early in your career. An expression you may not have heard, but perhaps wise advice for those looking to stretch early and become battle-hardened in-house counsel. “I get a…