Career Management

What 5 Skills Does Your Manager Want From You?

  • On November 7, 2017
I was lucky enough to get the thoughts of senior legal attorneys on how they staff their A team. They appreciate employees who: Solve problems proactively. Think ahead about future problems, and go to your manager with solutions. Have your manager’s back. When managers take positions, they appreciate when you publicly explain their rationale to […]
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Career Management, Career Tips, Client

5 Steps to Get Clients to Come to You!

  • On August 20, 2017
Lawyers are in the service industry. Whether you are at a firm or in-house, you need to build your client base and have them come to you with their problems. How do you get loyal clients? I recently attended a career panel by NAPABA and gleaned these 5 tips from leading attorneys: Develop your craft. […]
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Career Management, Recruiter

4 Ways to Tell if a Lawyer is a Star

  • On August 5, 2017
I have met with thousands of candidates, and employers rely on my judgment to send them good people to fill their roles. What are 4 signs someone is a star? Track record of success. I look at where they worked and how they did. Did they advise top clients on key business deals? Receive awards […]
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Career Management, Client

5 Ways to Grow with Business and Technology!

  • On July 23, 2017
If you missed the panel I moderated, IP Career Management: Growing with Business & Technology, below are 5 key points made by panelists Mark Brazeal (CLO Broadcom), Mallun Yen (RPX Board member), Judge Lucy Koh, and Bijal Vakil (partner, White & Case). Path to success zig zags. All the panelists started in completely different areas and […]
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Career Management

3 Career Tips from Lisa Su, CEO of AMD

  • On May 22, 2017
Lisa Su, the CEO of AMD, recently spoke to the New York Times about achieving career success. Three key take-aways: Make your own luck. To advance your career, you need to be smart, capable, AND lucky. She says that “you can make your luck.” How? “[D]o a great job on something that’s really, really hard. […]
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