Kimberly Lerman, a Director in Major, Lindsey & Africa’s In-House Practice Group who specializes in placing attorneys in corporate legal departments in a wide range of industries, shares her thoughts on how lawyers can avoid…
Segal Coaching provides 8 qualities of successful general counsel – solid reading if you want to someday reach the top spot. Tip of the hat to legal recruiter Lord, Gurman & Lewis for the link:…
Amy Goldstein, founder of Grayson Allen, Inc., a New York based attorney search and career consulting firm, gives her words of advice on how lawyers can network intelligently: “Whether you are in the middle of…
Recruiters see a lot, and often a lot of the same. Here is how to avoid having your resume end up in the worst resumes pile. If you are looking for a legal recruiter, check…
One may recall a certain viral goodbye email from a departing Biglaw attorney that contained “may the smoke from the bridges I’ve burned be seen far and wide….”: “There is certain career advice that just about…
Soon lawyers will be clamoring for Oscar nods after their networking-event performances: “Networking events have a decidedly mixed reputation in business. Lots of people can’t bear them for all kinds of reasons: Introverts worry about…
Sometimes the grass is not greener on the other side: “It’s easy to think that there’s one direction you should be moving in your career: forward. You’re supposed to keep putting one foot in front…
Recruiters are often a valuable tool in a legal job search – but are all questions recruiters ask fair game? Don’t have a recruiter? Check out our legal recruiter directory. “For decades recruiters have been…
Worky work, busy bee. Are you a lawyer who is too busy to work? Read along to see what you are doing to yourself: “Ask a lawyer how they’re doing, what they’re up to these…
Nancy B. Reiner and Amy B. Katz of Major, Lindsey & Africa have compiled a list of success factors for an effective general counsel – many of which apply to all in-house counsel as well,…