Tips on Making a Lateral Associate Move (Part 2—Nailing the Interview)
(This is the second installment of my three-part guest post series at The Careerist) Part 2: Practice, practice, practice by Angela Kopolovich Mazel tov! Your preparations have finally paid off, and...
View ArticleTips on Making a Lateral Associate Move (Part 3 – Offer and Acceptance)
(This is the third installment of my three-part guest post series at The Careerist) Part 3: Offer and Acceptance by Angela Kopolovich You’ve done the groundwork for landing a new job and survived the...
View ArticleWhat’s Hot, What’s Not (in law) – 2012 Annual Report
You know the holidays are here, because Bob Denney’s 24th annual What’s Hot, What’s Not report is out! (Yes, I’m a dork and very proud of it). Here is a quick preview: RED HOT HOT GETTING HOT COOL...
View ArticleWhy am I not getting any love from legal recruiters?
This is a recent guest post I did for Vault. I covered this question in another post last year, but figured it might be worth re-visiting. Here goes: Earlier this week I received an email from a...
View ArticleCan we expect more law firm mergers in 2013?
According to consultant Kent Zimmerman – a resounding yes! Law firms are looking to grow dramatically via mergers; specifically “doubling down” on their existing strengths.
View ArticleDiverse opinions are (apparently) not welcome
Several days ago, Above The Law ran a piece by David Mowry, suggesting that mid-level associates should consider going back to a clerkship after having worked for several years. In what I thought was a...
View ArticleTips on Finding a 1L Summer Job
This is a post I did for Girls Guide back in December, but it seems that in the holiday madness, I forgot to post it here. Enjoy! During your first few months of law school, the National Association...
View ArticleUnless you’re a rainmaker with a tribe-like following, don’t quit your job...
Yesterday, my friend Casey Sullivan over at Reuters broke an interesting story about Don Prophete, former management level partner at Ogleetree Deakins. It seems that Don has unexpectedly announced...
View ArticleTo clerk or not to clerk, the questions continue…
As I’m sure most of you remember, a couple of months ago I found myself in the middle of a heated exchange (more superficially than substantively), about whether mid-level associates should take some...
View ArticleTidbits from around the world (the world of law, that is)
In our never-ending quest to learn more about (and peer further into) the business side of the legal profession – here are some tidbits that I thought you might find interesting: This is an interesting...
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Stop working with crappy recruiters and you won’t get burned.
I did a quick blurb-and-link on this topic last year, but (without irony) that link no longer works. Now I’ll have to tell you myself. I’ve written several pieces all over the interwebs about what we,...
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Candidates, never (ever!) allow a reference check before you get a formal offer.
Folks, I know the market has been tough, and some of you are desperate to find a new job (or any job, for that matter). However, that’s no reason to allow a potential employer’s carelessness to...
View ArticleWhat makes us feel good about our work?
Lots of time and energy is spent these days, lamenting the misery of life as an associate in BigLaw. We’ve read all the books, blog posts, and snarky Tweets the subject can bear. It’s old news… What we...
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Land an interview, even when there isn’t a job posted!
I came across this piece in Forbes this morning. It suggests that job seekers can/should actively approach employers, in the absence of a job posting, to build a relationship with the decision-maker....
View ArticleEleven World Markets Where Lawyers Thrive
Earlier this month Washington University School of Law’s Online LLM program, @WashULaw, sent me the results of their report on the Eleven World Markets Where Lawyers Thrive. In the event you’re looking...
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Resume Dos and Don’ts Revisited
Can you believe it’s been almost two years since my last Dos and Don’ts post? Time certainly flies when your chasing ungrateful entitled millennials having fun. Anyway, in the past two years, I’ve been...
View ArticleThe Partner Market Endures
Over the past few years, we’ve seen an absolutely unprecedented number of partner transitions throughout BigLaw. According to the American Lawyer, for 2012 (the statistics are tabulated from September...
View ArticleWhat’s Hot, What’s Not (in law) – Midyear update
This morning we got the latest What’s Hot, What’s Not midyear update from Bob Denney & Co.! And if you’ve been here before, you know how happy this makes me. So without further ado, here is the...
View ArticleDating, matchmaking, and commitments… go figure.
A few nights ago, I met a very old (high school old) friend for dinner. Naturally, as often happens when women get together, the conversation turned to men and dating (hers, not mine. I’m happily...
View ArticleWeil Gotshal, Patton Boggs, and some unanswered questions…
I’m sure you’ve all heard by now about the bloodbath at Weil yesterday morning. We also heard about some partners leaving Patton Boggs, and some big support/staff layoffs at Jones Day. All in all, not...
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Noblesse oblige? Maybe not.
What does a typical recruiter do for fun on Saturday morning? We read craigslist ads, of course. The last few CL ads that made the rounds had to do with law firms offering new graduates “terrific...
View ArticlePartner layoffs and the new business model for BigLaw (emphasis on the...
Despite recent lamenting, the legal profession, and BigLaw in particular, is starting to look and feel more and more like General Electric. In this BloombergLaw interview, Kent Zimmerman, law firm...
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Skills > pedigree? Not a chance.
A few months ago, there was a rash of articles (I say “rash” because they made me itchy) suggesting that employers (law firms and legal departments, for our purposes), no longer care about pedigree or...
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True Love and Hiring; Coming Soon to a Law Firm near you!
A few weeks ago I used a loose dating analogy to discuss some of my frustrations with candidate recruiting. Well, it looks like my comparisons are not unique. Remember Lauren Rivera from last week? Her...
View ArticleWant some more interview prep? Here you go.
This is a series of videos developed by BloombergLaw (which, if you can’t tell, is quickly becoming my favorite legal resource). Definitely worth watching, regardless of lateral level. I could curate...
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In Defense of BigLaw… sort of
(This is new guest post I did for Girl’s Guide to Law School. Check out the comments section at the end for an interesting, non-nasty, dialogue with Adam Ziegler, founder of Mootus). I’m going to share...
View ArticleWhat is this thing called “happiness,” and where do I find mine?
I have been on a bit of a hiatus the last few months… But now I’m back, and boy do I have a story to tell you! Buckle up… As longtime friends know, I went from BigLaw to recruiting to essentially...
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Where’s my happiness? Part 2
Will Meyerhofer, JD MSW Last week I shared my search for happiness story with you. (The tl;dr version is – I was unhappy. Found peace. Now I’m happy.) Thank you to everyone who wrote me, for all the...
View ArticleHappiness Part #3 (or “happiness pu pu platter”)
Since my recent “awakening,” I’ve spent the last few weeks getting deeper into this area of awareness, mindfulness, consciousness, and spirituality. Here, for your enlightenment, is a collection of...
View ArticleMore happiness, please!
Happy Friday!! I came across two amazing new pieces in my spiritual journey, and since blog posts are free, I figured I’d share some more videos with you. (Also embedding videos is my new favorite...
View ArticleAre you looking for more, but not sure what exactly?
Hello Friends, You’ll forgive me for my absence over the last few months – I’ve been continuing on my intense, thrilling, and at times terrifying, journey of spiritual discovery. For the past year, I...
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You are not your mind
The beginning of freedom is the realization that you are not the thinker. The moment you start watching the thinker, a higher level of conciousness becomes activated. You then begin to realize that...
View ArticleI am no longer the victim of any of my stories
Part of the spiritual work that I’ve been focusing on over the last few months is a taking of responsibility. While I’ve always considered myself a responsible person, this is a different kind of...
View ArticleBook Review: You Are Not Your Brain: The 4-Step Solution for Changing Bad...
This is a review I’ve been meaning to share with you for weeks. You’ll want to file this one under “science-catches-up-with-spiritual-truths.” Here is a link to the amazon page. If you’re naturally...
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Forgiveness, a labyrinth in the Toltec Tradition
I’ve been working my way through the Five Levels of Attachment by don Miguel Ruiz Jr. Although you can probably get through it in one sitting, I’m taking my time with the book. I will read a few pages,...
View ArticleWhat does it really mean to love yourself?
How much we know and understand ourselves is critically important, but there is something that is even more essential to living a Wholehearted life: loving ourselves. Brene Brown, The Gifts of...
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You have arrived!
Some time ago I took a short business trip to Ohio. I picked up my rental car, and found that the agent had thrown in a GPS for free. (I usually opt out of the GPS because of a traumatic experience in...
View ArticleHonesty, instead of eggshells.
This is a difficult one. It sounds easy, but it’s really not. Just be honest. Just tell the truth. The truth will set you free. How many times have you heard these words? And yet, it’s such a struggle...
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Book Review: Women and Desire, Beyond Wanting to be Wanted, by Polly...
While everyone was out drinking and barbecuing this weekend, I spent most of it on the couch with this book (the actual physical book). It was so powerful in so many ways that I’m adding it to my...
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When you set aside your judgments…
Original image copyright S.R.Lee Photo Traveller I came across a movie recently that challenged all of my old beliefs and judgments about who or what I ought to be. In watching the movie, I discovered...
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Finding the courage
Original Photo Copyright Anna-Mari West Magic comes into your life all the time. You can dismiss it and make it really small, or you can follow it into a new way of life. The latter option takes so...
View ArticleThere’s no one out there, just a bunch of mirrors
Throughout the last few months of my work with Gaya, we’ve been talking a lot about the people in my life, and how I’m relating to them. Gaya keeps repeating to me that there’s no one “out there;”...
View ArticleWhen you look within…
This is a beautiful excerpt from The Art of Sexual Magic, by Margo Anand. When I put aside my prejudices and looked at my deepest motivations and fears, I was surprised to be confronted by a rather...
View ArticleIs meditation the new black?
I came across this article, by John Horgan, questioning the benefits of the new meditation craze. I thought he made some interesting observations, and on some level I agree with him. I sent him the...
View ArticleWhat is compassion?
Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. -Rumi I was out walking Linda recently when a man approached us, and...
View ArticleWhat do you do about anxiety?
On of my favorite teachings on handling negative emotions comes from Pema Chodron’s book, Getting Unstuck: Breaking Your Habitual Patterns and Encountering Naked Reality. Pema (I’ve spent so much time...
View ArticleHere’s what’s coming next
Things are blissfully busy here, as usual, but I wanted to share some ideas and posts that are in the works: 1. I’ve been noticing an interesting trend lately, and I’d like to propose a theory. Maybe...
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Confession: I don’t know how to tell you that you’ve hurt my feelings.
Life Lesson – Conflict Some time ago, along the path of intense self-discovery, I realized that I’m not good at conflict, neither the confrontation, nor the resolution. Ironic, for a litigator, yes?...
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