Career Management

Looking for a Job? You Need to Put in the Effort

  • On March 24, 2022
I’ve posted before how recruiters can help you. But a lot of the legwork to get a great job falls on you, not because I don’t want to help but because only you know what motivates you and what experience you’ve had. You need to sift through your experience to figure out your competitive advantage […]
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Career Management, Change

Guide for Remote Workers During Return to Office

  • On March 13, 2022
After two years, companies are finally calling employees back into the office. If you work remotely but co-workers are returning to the office, how do you keep up? For example, the New York Times reported a Stanford study that found remote workers were promoted half as often as in-office peers even though the remote workers produced […]
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Career Management, Women & Minorities

Dealing with Rejection, Lawyers’ Edition

  • On March 6, 2022
Lawyers are often Type A go-getters. Getting through law school, passing the bar, and climbing the corporate ladder take effort and will, so when we get rejected, it’s tough. I enjoyed the book The Rejection That Changed My Life, which profiles leaders who were let down but turned it around. Some key points from the […]
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Career Management

Changing Workplace Expectations of Lawyers

  • On February 25, 2022
Lawyers tell me every day what they are looking for. I’ve noticed a re-evaluation in the pandemic. Previously lawyers would tell me they wanted interesting work, reasonable coworkers, and good compensation. Here are some new trends I am seeing: Workplace flexibility. Workers have shown they can work productively from home, so they are not keen […]
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Compensation, Move, Offer, Title

What Can You Negotiate When You Receive an Offer?

  • On February 20, 2022
Congratulations, you received an offer! Now what can you negotiate? Lawyers are usually quite conservative and want to know precedent, so see below for the list of asks in order of frequency: Compensation. Most employers expect some negotiation over compensation. Compensation is typically made up of base, bonus, and equity, and usually one element (or […]
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Career Management, Career Tips, Change

5 Career Tips from Heidrick & Struggles CEO

  • On February 10, 2022
I appreciated a recent online fireside chat with the CEO of Heidrick & Struggles Krishnan Rajagopalan. He is uniquely qualified to give career advice because he not only helms a top executive search firm but also is an immigrant to the US who taught himself about corporate America. Five takeaways from his QA covering his […]
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Interview, Presentation

#1 Thing I Coach Lawyers Not to Do

  • On January 20, 2022
Lawyers spend their lives explaining complex things. The best lawyers communicate simply, a rare and hard-earned skill. The top communication problem for lawyers? They take too long to get to the point. Do NOT give the entire back story. Just give enough details to get to the punchline, which in an interview should be disaster […]
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