Job Seekers

Why did you put yourself on the market in the first place? Were you passed over for a promotion? Or maybe you just don’t fit in? Does the money change things? Will the issues of the past continue to be a problem? 

Lasting relationships are tied to a shared sense of competitiveness, purpose, and culture. Many top lawyers are looking to make the move. Why, because they just don’t fit in anymore.

Most Solo Practitioners have spent years developing a growing and successful practice. Start planning your retirement now, take steps to create value. Establish benchmarks for revenue for future goals. Look for people internally and externally who fit the firm’s succession future image.

Making a lateral move is a big decision, it’s important for anyone making the career move does it for the right reasons. 

Integrity. Perseverance. Passion. Do you have Grit?

You are NOT a team player. You are disruptive and people find that you have a toxic influence on the firm.   

For a long time, business professionals have been told that in order to work effectively at their firms, they have to be in the office. This was due to culture and connection. 

A business’s success is inextricably connected to the diversity of its leadership and staff. This has always been true. Gartner, a business management consultant company, has reported that companies with diverse and inclusive teams consistently outperform less inclusive counterparts by roughly 50%. Currently, diversity inclusion and belonging have become business priorities, recognized as opportunities for innovation and process. Companies have realized that the more inclusive they are, the more their business will flourish.

Chief compliance officers that are after larger paychecks would be wise to begin applying for positions in the health care and life sciences field—and if they do not already have a degree in law, they may want to consider getting one. 

Two-thirds of the 68,200 legal jobs lost from March to April in 2020 have come back to law offices and in-house legal departments around the United States, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation Summary.