Month: January 2015

\par How To Counter Last week I talked about the infamous entry-level salary graph, and some issues surrounding it. I hinted at impli\par ]]>\par \par First, you really do have to take the $160,000 jobs out of the equation for determining the proper salary for most other types of positions. Certainly that would be the…

\par Mean Salaries Only Tell You So Much If you read this blog regularly or remember anything from programs I’ve led or spoken in over the years, you’ll be familiar with the infamous entry-level salary graph. \par \par \par \par It shows the percentage of entry-level attorneys earning various salaries. Usually the point I’m making…

\par Mailbag! Q: I met an attorney over Christmas Break who said I should stay in touch with him. What is the best way to do that? How often should I contact him?\par \par A: First of all, great work getting out there and expanding your netwo\par ]]>\par here).\par \par Q: I really want to…

\par Get In And Win Watching the new college football playoff has reminded me of something that my high school baseball coach used to say: “You gotta be good to get there and lucky to win it.” He was referring to the high school state tournament, but unfortunately we were never good enough to even…