5 Most In-Demand Skills for Lawyers Across All Fields

On January 21, 2018

No matter the industry, top employers all ask me to find lawyers who can do these five things on top of their substantive area of expertise: Communicate clearly. In-house lawyers must concisely deliver information and adjust their style depending on their audience to get the results needed. Solve problems. Companies hire lawyers to fix things. […]

Career Management, Career Tips, Networking, Timing

5 Things to Do BEFORE You Hate Your Job (Because No One Wants to Hire an Unhappy Lawyer)

On November 11, 2017

Even if you love your job, do these 5 things now so you can move elsewhere when you want to: Identify what kind of opportunity you’d be interested in, e.g., type of industry, key responsibilities, public vs. private, etc. Work towards getting experience for that kind of role. Be able to recognize when the dream […]

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 […]

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. […]

Career Management, Career Tips, Women & Minorities

3 Ways to Land Mentors and Sponsors!

On August 12, 2017

How do you get people in power to champion your career, especially when you don’t look like them? I recently attended a career panel by NAPABA, and the panelists gave some great tips on how to gain important supporters: Anticipate their work needs. As a junior associate, the partner at a top firm knew her […]

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 […]

Career Management, Interview

5 Things Fortune 500 CLO Looks For When Hiring & Promoting

On July 30, 2017

I recently had the chance to speak to the CLO of a Fortune 500 in Silicon Valley about hiring and promoting. Here are the top 5 traits candidates and employees are assessed on: Intelligence. Does the person have the aptitude and raw intelligence to do a great job? Attitude. Is the person a self-starter, someone […]

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 […]

Career Management, Women & Minorities

5 Tips for Women (or Anyone!) to Succeed at Work

On June 25, 2017

Silicon Valley can be a tough place for women. I recently spoke to two diverse senior women lawyers, and even though one works at a startup and the other a Fortune 100, their tips on navigating the workplace overlapped (and apply to everyone!): Foster mentors and allies. Build relationships with everyone so people can get […]

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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