The Search  -->  Planning Your Search

Your Personal Career Plan
Creating a personal career plan will allow you to set a course that matches your specific desires, values, skills and interests. It gives you a blueprint against which you can measure your progress and, with regular review, it can keep you from straying too far off course. [read]

How to Get Your Head Hunted
Scenario #1: You have decided that you want to explore the legal marketplace and that you want to work with a headhunter... [read]

Listen to Your Recruiter
Your legal recruiter can be an invaluable asset in your job search... [read]

Timing is Everything
Law firm attorney recruitment is a year-round effort and encompasses lateral hiring at the associate and partner level... [read]

What Associates Want
Beyond good pay, interesting work, and reasonable hours, what does it take to keep associates happy... [read]

Is the Grass Really Greener? Evaluating a Move at the Senior Level
It's the age-old question: Is the grass really greener on the other side of the fence... [read]

Does Size Really Matter? Choosing a Law Firm
Small, Medium, or Large? National, Regional, or Local? Law firms are not "one-size-fits-all"... [read]

Myths of In-House Practice
Is the grass really greener on the other side, or is that just a myth... [read]

Bear Or Bull? The Stock Market And The Job Market Are Closely Linked
Where the stock market leads, the legal job market follows... [read]

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