Professional Development

Susan Cohodes | For as long as I can remember, I’ve organized my life around a calendar with two sections: football season and waiting for football season.

What are the top skills a lawyer needs for a successful legal career? Choose from this buffet of essential lawyer skills to plan your ascent. Law school gave you the tools to think like a lawyer and a grounding in the basic skills required of ...

Bull Garlington | The most important soft skill of them all.

Ivy Grey | Effective legal writing combines articulate argumentation, authoritative citation, and proficient use of tools like the Table of Authorities.

Ivy Grey | Check yourself for rude, aggressive language before you wreck your case.

Bull Garlington | Flip-phone, iPhone or desk phone, here are helpful hints for conquering phone-answering anxiety.

There's a misplaced belief among lawyers, that rehearsing and practicing is for lily-livered, milksop fraidy-cats. Says who?

Before you go one more sentence into this article, I want to be clear with you: Building self-confidence and developing healthy self-esteem takes time. What I offer below is a two-step process that answers how to build self-confidence. You can’t ...

Book Review | "How to Hug a Porcupine" is full of practical tips for dealing with prickly people.

Sharpening your social awareness skills will better equip you to forge meaningful connections, inspire trust and achieve favorable outcomes.