Volume 4 Number 4
Tools and insights on the professional development, and quality of life, and career issues that impact every lawyer's success and satisfaction.
FOCUS ON
What's Your Exit Strategy?

"Facing the financial challenges of retirement early in our careers can pay off in emotional and physical security for the rest of our lives." RICHARD M. WEBER


FOCUS ON - NATIONAL
Overcome partnership issues, contractual barriers and psychological hurdles when you design your future. By Shawn McNalis
Making some hard calculations today will secure a financially sound retirement—and that’s not a fantasy. By Robert Hockett
Facing the financial challenges of retirement can pay off in emotional and physical security for the rest of our lives. By Richard M. Weber
You have the capacity to write your life’s “next chapter.” By James Frasier
Become proactive about succession planning. By Stephen P. Gallagher
Maintain relationships and protect your rights. By Carolyn Elefant
Five questions and exercises will reveal key information about you: why your current job is not a good fit, and what you need to have in your next career to be happy. By Anne Whitaker
Determine your currency and actively manage your career to achieve success in an increasingly uncertain legal environment. By Arnie Herz
FIRM & PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
WOMEN IN THE LAW
 
Stop worrying about the potential pay cut and find a firm that will give you the life you want—and deserve. By Ellen Ostrow
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
 
Prompt billing makes you feel better—and your clients feel better about you, too! By Judi Craig
Good practice managers first determine the needs of the firm and then figure out how to measure that. By Cathy Wright
FIRM MANAGEMENT
 
Given that pricing is the number one driver of profitability, why are people who are mediocre, and wimpy, allowed to price? By Ron Baker
THE WORLD OF ASSOCIATES
 
Go-To Associates understand the importance of relationships inside and outside the firm. By Dawn Wagenaar
COACHING & MENTORING
 
Sooner or later, almost every associate will hit a rough patch with his or her law firm. By Julie Fleming-Brown
I like practicing law, but I am not sure I am passionate about it. Should I be looking for another career path? By Debby Stone and Laura Biering
What I looked for in a lawyer when my family’s fate hung in the balance. By Jennifer Van Homer
SOLOS
 
What should a solo do to manage her departure with grace? By Sheryl Sisk Schelin
Networking with trusted colleagues allows you to maintain your practice and respect your clients’ needs. By Susan Cartier Liebel
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
 
What we have learned from mediation and negotiation that can have very broad application in your life and work. By Stephanie West Allen, Victoria Pynchon, Gini Nelson, And Diane Levin
DIVERSITY
 
It’s our unspoken biases, which sink our efforts to sustain diversity because we won’t confront them or understand how they are operating. By Carl Cooper
HUMAN RESOURCES
 
Strategic planning that addresses recruitment, performance assessment, headcount management, and professional development should mitigate some of the damage. By Susan G. Manch
SUPPORT STAFF
 
The hour you invest to learn Word will save you and your secretary countless hours in days to come. By Martha Katzeff
FEATURED QUOTE

It takes a great deal of discipline to develop a succession plan; wise lawyers do so well in advance of the need.

William J. Brisk,
Massachusetts Bar Association

MARKETING & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
 
The best exit strategies are developed in the early stages of career building. By Alf Nucifora
Filter who gets into your pipeline to maximize your time and reduce stress. By Gary Holstein
COMMUNICATIONS
 
Blogging can be a great way to reach new clients or keep current clients engaged. How to get started. By Erika Allen
“It’s not what we say; it’s what they hear.” By Diane F. Wyzga
INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE
 
Research, planning and positioning will help you make an international move. By Janet H. Moore
MARKETING
 
The more you tell your story and the more places you tell it, the faster you change people’s minds. By Ian Latham
Marketing is not selling your soul or compromising your ethics, but the key that will dictate your future. By Cole Silver, Esq.
ON WRITING
 
Learn to connect ideas and improve the readability of everything you write. By Jennifer Sheppard
 
PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL PLANNING
HEALTH
 
Little known facts about your electrical wiring can save your life. By Bruce Wilson
Put aside unrealistic and hurtful assumptions and just listen. By Daniel Lukasik
How to help lawyers cope with alcoholism. By Rick Hoel
Contact the Lawyer Assistance Program in your state. Click here.
NAVIGATING YOUR CAREER
 
Seven reasons to stop being a lawyer. By Monica R. Parker
Being a good listener and embracing simplicity works at home—and at work. By Paul J. Consbruck
FINANCIAL MATTERS
 
Avoid the debt trap and enjoy financial freedom in your retirement. By Dave Polstra
THE GRAYING OF LAWYERS
 
Older attorneys can capitalize on demographic shifts. Maximize your hiring potential. By Mickey Batsell
HUMOR
 
Tim had been driving since three o’clock in the morning and was dead tired. By Bob Rains
THE FAMILY
 
Educating yourself now may help avert a crisis of care in the future. By Connie White
TRAVELS
 
Get away from stress and feel as if you’re blissing out on a South Pacific Island. By Helen Nodland
WORK/LIFE BALANCE
 
For months, I had planned my exit. I enjoyed my law practice, but wanted to do more than practice law. By Dennis Coyne
Now there are viable alternatives for the unhappy lawyer chained to a desk in a constant effort to meet ever-rising billable requirements. By Laura Possessky
EDUCATION, TRENDS & SURVEYS
TREND WATCH
 
In today’s marketplace, it takes something unique or difficult to find to truly distinguish your firm in the eyes of clients. By Marcie L. Shunk
SURVEYS & RESEARCH
 
Now there's a tool to help you detect your level of stress before it's too late. Free test.
Studies show people can be consciously committed to egalitarianism, and deliberately work to behave without prejudice, yet still possess hidden negative prejudices or stereotypes. Free test.
LAW SCHOOLS
 
Using a gender responsive clinic to assist women inmates with reintegration is working. By Joanna L. Woolman
California Western Law School’s new STEPPS program stokes law student’s commitment to the profession. By Robert Seibel
LAW STUDENT FORUM
 
These young people are making their impact felt in law schools across the country, demanding an education that is meaningful and useful. They are our future, and we are blessedly lucky for it. By Joe Shaub
Keep your cover letter out of the trashcan by understanding how hiring attorneys think. By SuSaNi N. Harris Clayton
BOOK REVIEWS
 
There are many reasons why you might want to sell a law practice. Whatever the reason, this essential book will guide you in every aspect of selling your practice for top dollar.
TCL WEBLOG DIRECTORY
TCL'S WEBLOG DIRECTORY
 
An alphabetical, annotated list of weblogs whose stated missions fall within the scope of TCL’ positioning: professionalism, and quality of life and career.
SPEAKERS, COACHES & CONSULTANTS
A list of veteran coaches, consultants, innovative authors and practicing lawyers, that help attorneys improve their success and satisfaction in their careers and lives as a whole and help firms improve their performance and profitability.
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