The Lawyers Career Blog

Socrates once said:  “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”  Those wise words seem particularly appropriate in today’s digital age.  Indeed, the digitizing of all our … [more]

We have reason to be sanguine about the prospects for 2021. Yet, we unfortunately still need to contend with a lot of the lingering problems from 2020. Issues like the global pandemic, economic downturn, continued pressure on the climate, and … [more]

In July 2017, Equifax suffered a data breach.  As one of the largest credit bureaus in the United States, Equifax holds our most sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses, drivers’ license numbers, credit card data.  Suffice … [more]

When it comes to technology and analytics, the legal industry tends to lag behind those in the business world.  Whether it is comfort with tradition or the fact that lawyers are trained to look backwards for precedent rather than seeing … [more]

“Expect the worst and hope for the best.”  That is a mantra that many of us recite to ourselves when we go into that big deal meeting, when we walk into the courtroom on the first day of trial, or … [more]

Do we say, “janitor” or “sanitation engineer?”  Do we say, “cab driver” or “chauffeur?”  Do we say, “headhunter” or “legal recruiter?”  As Shakespeare once penned, “What’s in a name?  That which we call a rose by any other name would … [more]

Did you know that 93% of General Counsel are members of the executive management team, which represents a 10% increase from just 10 years ago?  The Association of Corporate Counsel’s recent survey shows that virtually all Chief Legal Officers (CLOs) … [more]

We all know that the pandemic has hit most industries hard, including the legal industry.  Top law firms imposed pay cuts, layoffs, and furloughs.  Most corporations engaged in similar belt-tightening in their legal departments, and law school graduates were often … [more]

The last six months has been a period of uncharted career navigation, but there are some promising signs on the horizon.  The indicators are that you should not put your career goals on hold.  Now is the time to keep … [more]