For anyone who has been recently let go or fired from their jobs, I just want to say things do get better and you will be OK.
You are not defined by your job title.
All of us have had professional speed bumps along the way.
You will likely get fired at some point and
I see so many people post content on social media that is self-promotional and all about themselves.
This is a big mistake when it comes to personal branding.
Supporting and promoting others – such as your colleagues, former colleagues and peers is so easy and well worth the time and effort.
Your connections don’t want
Although it’s been a challenging 18 months with the pandemic affecting us personally and professionally, you don’t have to feel stuck.
Use this time to set plans into motion for the future and building the life that you want for yourself.
I wanted to share a few things I’ve learned that it’s never to late
It takes more than lawyers to build a great law firm.
In my experience of working at law firms for the past 20 years, there has always been a class difference in law firms between its administrative team (often called “staff” – a term we collectively do not like) and its lawyers as well as
As a founding partner of SeltzerFontaine, a legal search firm based in Los Angeles, and former practicing lawyer, Valerie Fontaine has assisted hundreds of attorneys with their career transitions and partnered with our employer-clients in achieving strategic growth. She places attorneys with law firms, corporate law departments, governmental entities and nonprofits, and consults on career
This is me public speaking.
I used to be the WORST public speaker. I would get so nervous and rely on my PowerPoint too much and had zero confidence.
I even once dropped all of my cue cards on the floor and had a really hard time going on because I lost my train of
Despina Kartson is the Chief Marketing Officer at BakerHostetler where she works with lawyers to develop enduring and profitable client relationships and manages the communications, marketing and business development areas.
I was lucky enough to share the stage with Despina a few years ago as co-panelists on a Legal Marketing Association program about how to
Get to know Dawn Sheiker, the Director of Client Relations at Morris James LLP in Delaware.
I am so excited to feature Dawn in this series – I’ve known her for years through the legal marketing industry – she is wise beyond her years, a true leader, wickedly smart, a fierce advocate for the
In this Women Who Wow profile, learn more about Nancy Stein, an attorney who assists clients with content creation, marketing, promotions, communications and brand recognition efforts.
Prior to starting her own business, Nancy was the managing editor of Lawdragon, the online and print business and legal news company. She also worked at ALM as
You’re never going to feel 100% ready for anything – the job, the relationship, the big public speaking gig, the next challenge in your personal or professional life – but you should still DO it.
There are always reasons to say no but what if you said YES instead? What if you found a way