Big Law Life
By Laura Terrell
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Episodes: 102
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On Big Law Life, Laura Terrell and her guests discuss the strategies, steps, relationships and communications you need to navigate the world of large global and national law firms, from the perspective of lawyers, business and legal professionals, in-house counsel, and others with experience working in and around this environment. Laura dives into what you want to know about BigLaw but didn't learn in law school and what wasn't covered in your law firm orientation. To learn more about how she works with attorneys and to access her blog and resources, go to www.lauraterrell.com
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#102: The Most Dangerous Time in BigLaw - What Mid-Senior Associates Should Be Thinking About
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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#101: The Seven Billable Hour Pitfalls That Hold BigLaw Associates Back
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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#100: What 100 Episodes Reveal About BigLaw: Career Realities, Recurring Challenges, and Industry Shifts
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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#99: When Partnership Doesn't Mean Control: How BigLaw's Structure Can Limit Your Autonomy and What You Can Do About It
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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#98: Inside Your BigLaw Firm's Different Measures of Profitability - And How They Affect You
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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#97: The Biggest Mistakes BigLaw Attorneys Make in Business Development
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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#96: When Your BigLaw Firm Stops Valuing You: Signs Partners Often Miss
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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#95: The BigLaw Blind Spot: What Many Partners Don't Understand About PEP
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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#94: How to Respond When Your Mentor Partner Pulls Back from You in BigLaw
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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#93: Making Partner in BigLaw in the AI Era
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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#92: What to Do When the Work Dries Up - Responding to Enforcement & Regulatory Downturns in BigLaw
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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#91: Why Collaboration Matters in BigLaw
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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#90: How to Handle Ambiguity in BigLaw Assignments
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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#89: How BigLaw Measures Profitability and What It Means for Your Career
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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#88: How Strategic Planning Can Help BigLaw Attorneys Succeed in Their Firms - with Sheri Palomaki
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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#87: How BigLaw Lawyers Can Succeed at Business Development Without Firm Support
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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#86: What Your BigLaw Firm Really Means When It Says You're Not Ready for Partnership
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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#85: Why BigLaw Partners Still Need Learning & Development—Leigh Riley on How Foley Built a Program That Delivers
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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#84: Finding Ways to Raise Your Visibility in BigLaw When You Lack External Opportunities
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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#83: Business Development in BigLaw: Structural Barriers No One Talks About
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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#82: Fighting Back Against Credit Theft in BigLaw
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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#81: Why BigLaw Lawyers Struggle with Clear Communication—and How to Fix It
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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#80: How BigLaw Attorneys Can Better Leverage Conferences for Business Development
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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#79: The Critical Need for Elder & Adult Care Benefits in BigLaw - With Thomas Adrian of Sheppard Mullin
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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#78: What to Do When Your BigLaw Firm Won't Give You a Partnership Timeline
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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#77: Missed Opportunities for BigLaw Associates
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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#76: Entering or Re-entering BigLaw as a Lateral Partner: What Experienced Lawyers Can Overlook
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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#75: How GenAI Could Totally Change BigLaw's Talent and Comp Structure - With Keith Maziarek
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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#74: How to Differentiate Yourself in a Crowded Legal Market
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May 28, 2025 |
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#73: What Lawyers Wish They Knew Before Picking a Practice Area
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May 21, 2025 |
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#72: How to Assert Yourself in the BigLaw Sandbox
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May 14, 2025 |
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#71: Succeeding in BigLaw Without Origination Credit
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May 07, 2025 |
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#70: Navigating a Down Market as a BigLaw Attorney
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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#69: Stuck at Your Law Firm? How to Stay Strategic Until You Can Move
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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#68: Five Misunderstandings That Hold Back Lawyers in Big Law
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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#67: Even More Questions Associates Are Asking About BigLaw
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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#66: The 2025 Legal Industry Outlook: Key Trends from Gretta Rusanow of Citi's Law Firm Group Advisory Services
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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#65: Winning the Credit Origination Battle - Strategies for Big Law Partners
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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#64:How to Evaluate a Practice Group Before Making a Lateral Move
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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#63: How to Identify Good Mentors in BigLaw
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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#62: Key Signs It's Time for An Associate to Leave Their Law Firm
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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#61: Why Even Great Lawyers Still Fail to Make Partner
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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#60: How Junior Partners Can Compete for Work and Clients
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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#59: Choose How Many Hours You Bill: Steptoe's New Associate Compensation Model with Kate Cappaert
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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#58: Should You Take a Counsel Role In BigLaw? Critical Questions to Ask First
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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#57: How Law Firms Can Build Stronger Partners Through Training - with Latham & Watkins' Andrew Clark
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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#56: Navigating Difficult Client Relationships in Big Law
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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#55: Balancing Professional Development with Client Work
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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#54: Specialization v. Broader Practice: Navigating Career Paths for Associates in BigLaw
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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#53: Take Control of Your Career in the New Year
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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#52: New BigLaw Partners: Use a Tracker to Build Stronger Client Relationships in Big Law
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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#51: New BigLaw Partners: Business Development Strategies
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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#50: New BigLaw Partners: Key Priorities for Success
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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#49: Big Law Associate Year-End Checklist for Success
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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#48: New BigLaw Partners: Essential Mindset Shifts from Associate to Partner
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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#47: Strategies for Thriving Through Law Firm Mergers
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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#46: Key Client Insights Your BigLaw Competitors Are Missing
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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#45: BigLaw Insights from AmLaw Reporter Andrew Maloney
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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#44: Helping BigLaw Attorneys Navigate the Business Side of Their Law Firms
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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#43: Avoiding BigLaw Mistakes in Business Development
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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#42: Value-Based Billing Strategies for Law Firms with Justin Ergler
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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#41: How Associates Can Avoid Derailing Their BigLaw Careers
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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#40: Navigating BigLaw to General Counsel and Beyond with Shauna Barnes
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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#39: Are You Sure You Want to Be a BigLaw Partner?
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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#38: Why Law Firms Fail at Partner Transition Planning with Douglas Wood
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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#37: Key Trends in Law Firm Profitability and Partner Pay with Lisa Smith
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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#36: BigLaw Insights From Bloomberg Law Reporter Roy Strom
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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#35: How to Make Your Practice Stand Out in BigLaw
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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#34: Individual Marketing Strategies for BigLaw Associates
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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#33: From Associate to Practice Group Leader: Lessons from Cannabis Law Trailblazer Sarah Blitz
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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#32: Why You Need to Know Your Economic Value for Your Law Firm
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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#31: Building Effective Practice Management in BigLaw with Tara Kim Eberhart
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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#30: The Ultimate In-House Training Program: Insights from Husch Blackwell's Joe Glynias
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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#29: More of What Associates Are Asking About Big Law
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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#28: How to Move Forward After Being Let Go
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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#27: Don't Ignore the Importance of Your Self-Evaluation in Big Law
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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#26: How Lawyers Can Stop Annoying Their Clients
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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#25: How Associates Can Improve Business Development Skills
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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#24: Moving Your Career to Another Country with Amanda Raad
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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#23: Personal Tax Planning for Equity Partners with Kelley Brubaker
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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#22: Why You Should Leave Your BigLaw Firm
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May 29, 2024 |
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#21: LinkedIn for Lawyers with Annette Choti
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May 22, 2024 |
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#20: Managing Your Legal Career with a Business Mindset
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May 15, 2024 |
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#19: What Associates Are Asking About BigLaw
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May 08, 2024 |
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#18: Six Things That Improve Your Legal Resume
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May 01, 2024 |
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#17: Big Law Lateral Recruiting Strategies with Kristina Lambright
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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#16: Working Full-Time Remote in BigLaw with Jessica Brown
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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#15: Keys to Making a Successful Lateral Move to a New Law Firm
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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#14: Partner Recruiting and Compensation with Jeffrey Lowe
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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#13: Career Transitions with Legal Recruiter Erin Sears (Part 2 of 2)
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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#12 - Career Transitions with Legal Recruiter Erin Sears (Part 1 of 2)
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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#11: How Associates Can Handle a Not-So-Great Evaluation
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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#10: More Metrics That Make or Break Your Legal Career
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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#9: How to Move from Law Firm Partner to In-House Counsel with Savaria Harris
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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#8: Personal Financial Freedom with Jessica Medina
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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#7: Building Your Brand, Visibility, and Reputation to Advance Your BigLaw Career with Christie Bilbrey
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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#6: Leveraging AI and Innovation in the Legal Industry with Greg Lambert & Marlene Gebauer
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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#5: How to Make Partner in BigLaw
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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#4: Strategic Pricing That Works for Law Firms and Their Clients with Keith Maziarek
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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#3: Metrics That Make or Break Your Big Law Career
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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#2: My Personal Journey with Big Law
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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#1: Welcome to Big Law Life!
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Jan 10, 2024 |