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#104: BigLaw Partnership Timing: What Actually Controls When You Make Partner
Episode 104
If you are a senior associate staring at year seven, eight, or nine and trying to decode whether you are "behind," I want you to hear this clearly: y…
9 months ago
#103: The Mid-Career BigLaw Partner Crossroad - Should You Stay or Make a Lateral Move?
Episode 103
Mid-career partners can begin quietly wondering whether they should stay where they are or explore a move. This isn't driven by crisis or failure. It…
9 months, 1 week ago
#102: The Most Dangerous Time in BigLaw - What Mid-Senior Associates Should Be Thinking About
Episode 102
After years as a partner inside global law firms, I've seen one stage of a BigLaw career quietly determine everything that comes after it. It isn't t…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
#101: The Seven Billable Hour Pitfalls That Hold BigLaw Associates Back
Episode 101
After years as a partner in global firms, I've watched countless associates struggle with the billable hour for reasons that have nothing to do with …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
#100: What 100 Episodes Reveal About BigLaw: Career Realities, Recurring Challenges, and Industry Shifts
Episode 100
After over two decades in BigLaw, I've seen just how rare it is to find candid, practical conversations about what life in a large firm is really lik…
10 months ago
#99: When Partnership Doesn't Mean Control: How BigLaw's Structure Can Limit Your Autonomy and What You Can Do About It
Episode 99
In this episode, I tackle one of the most persistent myths inside BigLaw: that partnership guarantees freedom. After years of billing, grinding throu…
10 months, 1 week ago
#98: Inside Your BigLaw Firm's Different Measures of Profitability - And How They Affect You
Episode 98
In this episode, I take a closer look at a topic that many BigLaw lawyers misunderstand: profitability. Most partners focus on the firm's overall "pr…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
#97: The Biggest Mistakes BigLaw Attorneys Make in Business Development
Episode 97
In this episode, I tackle one of the most common frustrations I hear from partners and senior associates: why business development efforts so often f…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
#96: When Your BigLaw Firm Stops Valuing You: Signs Partners Often Miss
Episode 96
In this episode, I tackle a critical question for many partners - how to tell when your firm no longer values you and what steps you should take nex…
11 months ago
#95: The BigLaw Blind Spot: What Many Partners Don't Understand About PEP
Episode 95
Most lawyers can recite their firm's PEP number, but few truly understand what it measures, how their day-to-day actions affect it, or how it affects…
11 months, 1 week ago