• Featured 8 Comments 

    You Need to Be Self-Managing and Responsible

    By Jul 27,2024

    Several years ago our company was operating in downtown Los Angeles. At less than a year old, the company was very small at the time; however, the people I was working with were nothing short of extraordinary: I had one computer programmer who had gone to Columbia Law School and had come to work with me after deciding that he did not want to practice law. I had a girl who had graduated at the top of her class at Boston University Law School and decided that she did not want to practice law. I had another guy who

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  • Job Market 19 Comments 

    The Importance of Fitting In

    By Jun 13,2024

    One of the most persistent mistakes people make is not fitting in with their work environments. Fitting in enables you to both get and keep a job. In terms of what it takes to succeed in the long term, fitting in may actually be more important than your skill level. This little-known observation is lost on many people, and overlooking this can result in unhappy and unfulfilled careers. Conversely, being aware of this often results in very happy and fulfilling careers. The problem is that it is often the very best people and those with the best academics...

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  • Goal Setting 1 Comment 

    Push Yourself Outside Your Comfort Zone

    By Jul 19,2024

    About ten years ago, an attorney who had been practicing about seven or eight years longer than me purchased his first house.  I remember congratulating him on the purchase, and his response shocked me at the time: “I am very happy with the house.  I plan on living here the rest of my life.” I just looked him up and he is still living there. At the time, I purchased a house of equivalent value in the exact same neighborhood he did.  I sold my house within two years. Then I bought another house and moved.  Then I bought

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  • Finding a Job 4 Comments 

    How to Write a Resume People Actually Will Read

    By Jul 08,2024

    Your résumé is an extremely important document. There are entire books written about how to craft them. I have written at least one myself. There are scores of résumé consultants, companies, and others that will work on your résumé for a fee. Hiring one of these services can be useful and can improve your résumé. Nevertheless, most résumés can improve dramatically by following the below advice. Some standard advice that you should follow includes: Make sure there are no typos or grammatical mistakes. Try to keep the résumé to one page. Use...

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  • How to Succeed 4 Comments 

    The Importance of Creating and Maintaining Value

    By Jul 26,2024

    One of the questions that has bothered me for most of my life is this: “Why don’t certain people succeed?” The reason this question has bothered me so much is because I frequently see certain people around me who have achieved incredible successes. When I get to know many of these people, I realize that in many cases they are less talented in many respects than some of the less successful people. However, there is a very simple difference in most cases between those who succeed and those who do not: The people who succeed at the...

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Job Market 19 Comments 

The Importance of Fitting In

By Jun 13,2024

One of the most persistent mistakes people make is not fitting in with their work environments. Fitting in enables you to both get and keep a job. In terms of what it takes to succeed in the long term, fitting in may actually be more important than your...

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Goal Setting 1 Comment 

Push Yourself Outside Your Comfort Zone

By Jul 19,2024

About ten years ago, an attorney who had been practicing about seven or eight years longer than me purchased his first house.  I remember congratulating him on the purchase, and his response shocked me at the time: “I am very happy with the house. ...

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Staying Positive 6 Comments 

Sick Crows, Your Attitude, and Being on the Winning Team

By Jul 17,2024

Over the past week I have been witnessing something extremely unusual in my backyard. There is a crow outside, who appears to be ill – he’s not doing well at all. The crow appears to be infected with West Nile Virus. He wanders around appearing...

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BCG Attorney Search, founded by Harrison Barnes, leads the legal recruiting industry in placing top associates and partners in premier law firms, bringing a high level of service and commitment to excellence within the legal world. Harrison has been an attorney, legal recruiter, and career coach for over 20 plus years, and it is indeed his passion in life. Read More…

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