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10 People You Need To Find a Job
It takes a village, so they say. And it is true in many things including your job search. While many expound on networking and how great of a resource it can be, few explain how to network effectively. You can have an incredibly large network but still be missing the people you need to find … Read more
How Lawyers Can Network Intelligently
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 a job search or think you are well positioned professionally, meetings and events that provide the opportunity to strengthen your … Read more
Network Your Way Into a New Job With These 4 Platforms
Checking popular job boards is one way to find an in-house counsel job, but networking platforms can also be invaluable. Combine these two efforts together, and you may find yourself at the head of the pack when landing a coveted position. “No matter what new technology or trends take over your industry, you can always … Read more
In-house: Are you moving up or out?
James Merklinger, vice president and chief legal officer at the Association of Corporate Counsel, points out that “putting your business hat on” is rapidly becoming the norm for many in-house counsel: “GCs and CLOs previously worked separately from the business-side of their organizations and offered legal counsel…Now, they are squarely positioned as business partners who have … Read more
What do you wish someone had told you when you were a first-year lawyer?
What do you wish someone had told you as a first-year lawyer? Chime in over at the ABA Journal: Last week, Dallas-based lawyer career coach Cordell Parvin (who practiced law for 36 years) asked and answered this question at his eponymous blog: What do I wish someone had told me when I was a first … Read more