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At a certain point in a lawyer’s life (typically early on in law school) as they begin to consider a position in Big Law, they need to decide if they are going to become a litigator or a transactional lawyer. It is a big decision that will impact your entire working life. Questions such as, What are the best criteria for making that choice? Once decided, are you stuck with it? Where can you get good advice?

For some attorney’s, the large law firm environment is not for them. Sometimes they realize this before they graduate law school or they come to this realization after experiencing it first hand.

This may be surprising to hear, but most law firm candidates recruiters speak with about moving to a new firm say they are not happy with their current law firm. This has become an ongoing situation legal recruiters see in law firm partners who are looking to make a move for the wrong reasons. 

How to get invited as a guest speaker and get published in the trade publications.

The social media platform LinkedIn is a powerful way to build up a professional’s reputation within their selected area of practice, establish an image as a thought leader in the legal industry, and a way to connect with potential clients. 

As a junior lawyer, it can be hard to navigate how to manage and take charge of what you want for your career. In this law.com article, Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires attorney Vanessa Mendelewski recommends some of the best practices and tips to move up the ladder of a law firm and reach their goals.. 

Stacy Clark Marketing’s very own Stacy West Clark recently had an eye-opening lunch with an area associate general counsel of a large U.S. company—a business that has over 1 million customers. This specific in-house counsel hires and oversees the majority of firms that conduct litigation on the company’s behalf. 

Humor helps build trust with personal relationships and can help influence attitudes at work. In fact Harvard Business Review recently published an article, Sarcasm, Self-Deprecation, and Inside Jokes: A User’s Guide to Humor at Work which weighs in on when and how to use humor. 

As numerous young lawyers will come to understand, one great part of being a lawyer—and the key to becoming a successful one—is securing favorable results for your clients. These favorable outcomes often come in the form of settlements. Because of that reason, negotiating is a skill that any attorney will need to develop so they can enjoy what they do and be successful at doing it. 

When 3D printer company Glowforge hired Megan Lutes as general counsel last summer, she was not expecting to take on additional roles outside the legal department. However, a few months into her new position, the Seattle-based startup’s chief human resources officer left and, all of a sudden, the chief executive officer was asking Lutes if she wanted to serve as chief GC and HR.