NALP recently published an article authored by Jennifer Greiner, “Coaching Incoming Associates on Essential Communications Skills” that addresses how strong verbal and written communication skills are essential to successful working relationships. Read the article...
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Trendspotting: Storytelling
Whether you are trying to persuade colleagues, influence clients, or interview successfully for an exciting new position, storytelling skills are relevant and valuable. Check out the articles below for tips and techniques....
Working Your New Year’s Resolutions
It is once again that time when we will soon celebrating the coming of a new year. This is a perfect moment to ask yourself: do my New Year’s resolutions include professional goals alongside some of my personal ones? You may want to consider preparing your...
Branding Tips
At this year’s PDI conference, Joi Y. Bourgeois moderated a panel of three enormously successful partners: Mary Ellen Callahan, a top privacy lawyer at Jenner & Block; Grace E. Speights, a top Employment lawyer at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius; and, Charlotte...
Your LinkedIn Profile: Basic Considerations
LinkedIn functions like a virtual Rolodex – but better! Not only does it ensure that you have the most recent contact information for your connections, it also allows you to see your connections’ connections, depending on privacy settings. We regularly...
Getting Your Job Application Noticed
Online job postings have given organizations access to a much larger talent pool – which has resulted in many more applications through which recruiting personnel have to sift. So, how do you make sure that a real live person reviews your materials? To get your...
Increased Expectations on Junior Associates
Today’s BigLaw associates face unprecedented expectations from the moment they join their firms. In the 80’s and 90’s, associates were expected to work hard, but there was more latitude given to junior attorneys who were embarking on a steep learning...

