Professional Development

New Attorneys

Swimming Lessons for Baby Sharks: The Essential Guide to Thriving as a New Lawyer

By Grover Cleveland

Article | Excerpt from “Swimming Lessons for Baby Sharks,” career advice about grit, resilience, diligence, and persistence to help you grow and become successful as a new lawyer.

New Attorneys

6 Ways That’ll Get You Taken Seriously At Work Right From The Start

By Avery Blank

Article | Start showing your value and earning respect even at the earliest stages of your career or a new position.

Professional Development

5 Types of Frustrating Communicators: Are You One?

By Anusia Gillespie, JD, MBA

Article | If you’re frustrated by poorly phrased emails or texts (e.g., ones that ask you to do something but give no timeframe, or you’re just cc’d with no context), explore the 5 common stress-inducing communication archtypes to make sure you’re not falling into one of them. This can help both in maintaining better relationships and boosting your personal brand.

New Attorneys

Swimming Lessons for Baby Sharks: Keeping Your “Filter” on in Person and on Social Media

By Grover E. Cleveland

Article | 4 tips for exercising discretion in conversations in work settings and online.

New Attorneys

Saying No

By Grover E. Cleveland

Article | It's okay to say no sometimes! Learn how to decline work gracefully with these 12 helpful tips.

Diversity & Inclusion

Why Women Leave: Culture of Abuse, Silence, and Retaliation

By Samorn Selim

Book Review | Two female attorneys face the brutal statistics of why women leave the practice of law and what we as a profession can do about it.

Professional Development

The Lawyer’s Guide to Finding a Mentor

By Jeremy Bloom and Carol Kanarek

Article | Mentoring as a means of enhancing lawyers job satisfaction and performance is an exceedingly important topic. The reality is that finding the right mentor(s) is easier said than done–and the wrong mentor can be worse than no mentor at all.

Professional Development

Mentoring: The secret to career advancement in any field

By Shauna C. Bryce and Jared Redick

Article | A good mentor gives you support and helps open doors. A great mentor helps you achieve heights you may never have imagined were possible.

More Lawyers Want Mentors; They Should Consider Being a Mentor First

By Cheryl Rich Heisler

Article | Most often the idea of mentoring brings about the vision of an established attorney imbibing their wisdom on young eager attorneys who enjoy watching their career unfold. But in reality, mentoring comes in many forms and can occur at any stage in your career.

Professional Development

Lessons Learned—and Shared—with Women in the Law

By Cheryl Rich Heisler

Article | Ten things women can do now to promote their own career growth.

Professional Development

How To Recover From Mistakes: The Career Opportunity Ryan Lochte Missed

By Avery Blank

Article | Four steps to mending a misstep.

Professional Development

Men Negotiate More Aggressively With Women After Trump’s Election And What Women Can Do About It

By Avery Blank

Article | Six ways for women to help respond to hardball male negotiation tactics that can lessen his aggressiveness and maintain your power.

Professional Development

Networking for the Lazy

By Matt Handal

Article | Do you find networking at an event or conference terribly uncomfortable? If so, that’s because, let’s face it, networking is too much work.

Professional Development

5 Painless Ways to Grow Your Network—Without Being Pushy, Needy, or Fake

By Robert White

Article | Robert White, Executive Director of the California Minority Counsel Program, offers five easy tips to help you grow your network.

Professional Development

Networking Tips from Someone Who Dreads Networking

By Adam Friedl

Article | Three tips to get you started on making networking a breeze.

Professional Development

How to Work the Room Through Fearless Networking

By Avery Blank

Article | Being a fearless networker allows you to develop relationships with amazing people, show your value to decision-makers, and ultimately better position yourself for exciting opportunities. There are two main networking settings: in-person and online.

Professional Development

People Don’t Understand What You Do Because…

By Anusia Gillespie, JD, MBA

Article | Do you know how to explain what you do in language that is clear and altruistic?

Career

Should You Talk About What You Do, or What You Love?

By Anusia Gillespie, JD, MBA

Article | In business development situations, your goal is to tell someone about what you do in a way that makes it relatable to the person you're talking to. Here are some simple ways to do that.

Professional Development

How Successful People Unplug From Work And Take A Real Vacation

By Avery Blank

Article | Before you take your next vacation, read these 7 steps on how to unplug your devices and recharge yourself instead.

Professional Development

The Horrible Conflict Between Biology and Women Attorneys

By Anusia Gillespie

Article | Anusia Gillespie explores what she considers to be the two top reasons women attorneys leave the profession: (1) unsustainable billable hours and work/life considerations, and (2) a limiting culture.