Latest Attorneycoaching Podcast Episodes
Episode 106-Coaching for Lawyers with Seven Levels of Energy Management
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - March 20, 2023 02:02 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsCoaching is a field that has exploded since I graduated from law school in the late 1980s. There are now life coaches, business coaches, executive coaches, marketing coaches, career coaches, and coaches like me who borrow a little from each. Coaching is about achieving your goals and moving...
Episode 105-Career Services at Latham & Watkins-How One Law Firm is Creating New Models for Success (Part 2)
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - March 08, 2023 01:17 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn this episode, I'm very pleased to welcome back Kevin Agnew. I spoke with Kevin just about a year ago about his career path. We talked about the career services program he runs at one of the largest firms in the world, and he shared many pearls of wisdom for lawyers who are navigating thei...
Episode 104-Freelance Lawyering and Returning to Work with Montage Legal
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - February 22, 2023 03:07 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsI really enjoy stories about lawyers who have taken their careers on a less traditional path. I especially enjoy speaking with lawyers who have done some very unlawyerly and more entrepreneurial things. At the same time, I’m always looking for guests who can speak to my audience about alternat...
Episode 103-Ben Sachs on Building High-Performance Legal Teams
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - February 04, 2023 20:50 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn this episode, I speak with Ben Sachs of the Landing Group. Ben is the author of a terrific new book entitled: All Rise-Practical Tools for Building High-performance Legal Teams. In the conclusion of the book Ben writes: For many attorneys, the legal work is their comfort zone. They wou...
Episode 102-Multichannel Marketing- À Chacun Son Goût
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - January 23, 2023 01:32 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn this episode, I'm coming off of a string of marketing successes. Therefore, instead of interviewing someone else, I've decided to share my experiences. The Reader's Digest version is that most lawyers who achieve marketing success do so through a variety of channels. The important thing is ...
Episode 101-Career Wisdom from a Former Federal Prosecutor
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - January 08, 2023 21:08 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsWhen I work with lawyers who are doing career exploration, I always encourage them to have informational interviews with attorneys who can give them some perspective. The lawyers who have the best career perspective are attorneys who have varied work experience. My guest, Linda Ricci, is an at...
Episode 100-Word of Mouth Marketing with Michael Katz
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - December 18, 2022 19:34 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn this episode, Michael Katz, returns to Counsel to Counsel after a 3 year hiatus. In 2019, Michael and I spoke about how to use newsletters as an effective marketing tool. Check out Episode 29 of this podcast. Newsletters have only grown in value, especially during the pandemic when in-pers...
Episode 99-A Conversation With Rudy Rivera
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - December 08, 2022 02:52 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThe pandemic was a mixed bag for me. As some of my listeners know, both of my parents died of COVID in April 2020. While that was very sad, it wasn’t tragic. My dad was 95, my mom was 94, neither suffered, and neither knew the other one was gone. At the same time, the lockdown created some gre...
Episode 98-Saying Thank You and Overcoming Inertia in 2023
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - November 22, 2022 16:45 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIMHO, the two most important words in the English language are "Thank You". As lawyers, we can be stingy in offering thanks to our colleagues and the people who support our work. In addition, as we enter the holiday season and are thinking about showing more gratitude, now is a great time to ...
Episode 97-What Law Firms Can Learn From Corporate America About Well-Being
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - November 06, 2022 18:07 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThe subject of attorney well-being is a topic of conversation at most major law firms today. Several years ago, the Report of the Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being was issued by the American Bar Association, Conference of Chief Judges, and other legal organizations. It called well-being an esse...
Episode 96-David Abromowitz-Practicing Law in the Public Interest at an AmLaw200 Firm
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - October 22, 2022 16:14 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIs it possible to practice in the public interest at a major law firm? How can you build a legal career working on complex commercial real estate deals while serving a higher purpose? David Abromowitz has been doing that for almost 40 years. David Abromowitz is a real estate attorney who i...
Episode 95-Misty Leon on Going In-house With a Specialty
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - October 05, 2022 01:01 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn the 25 years that I’ve been coaching attorneys, one of the common themes I hear is the desire to go in-house. We have spoken a number of times on this podcast about that. Conventional wisdom says that going in-house means becoming more of a generalist and many of the in-house counsel I hav...
Episode 94-Susan Ibitz-The Human Behavior Hacker
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - September 24, 2022 02:12 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsOne of the things I love most about doing this podcast is that I get to meet really interesting people and interview them. My guest in this episode takes the meaning of “interesting” to a whole new level. Susan Ibitz is a face reading profiler who describes herself as a Human Behavior Hacker...
Episode 93-Planning for Retirement with Julie Jason, The Discerning Investment Advisor
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - September 08, 2022 16:05 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsRetirement today is very different than it was 50 years ago. People are living longer, and lawyers, like many other knowledge workers, have the ability to work well into their 60s, 70s and beyond. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was productive well into her late 80s. But for many la...
Episode 92-An Expat Lawyer and Podcast Host Reflects on Her Career in Japan
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - August 17, 2022 01:39 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThe pandemic put a damper on international travel. It also reduced the opportunities for American lawyers to practice law overseas. But as travel has returned, the demand for legal talent trained in the United States has never been stronger in the Far East. One country where the need is part...
Episode 91-Transitioning Your Legal Career to In-house and Beyond With Amy Katz
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - August 06, 2022 13:52 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsOver the last 25 years, I’ve spoken to many lawyers who have expressed interest in going in-house. When I graduated from law school in the late 1980s, opportunities to work in a corporate environment were more limited. Today, there are many more lawyers working in-house. So what has changed? ...
Episode 90-Scaling Your Law Practice with Coach Rockwell
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - July 24, 2022 16:43 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn the legal profession, AmLaw100 law firms get most of the attention. With eye popping salaries now being given to first year associates, it is easy to conclude that getting one of these jobs means you are at the pinnacle of the legal profession. While starting your career at a major firm ha...
Episode 89-Carol Marzouk-The Executive Lion Tamer
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - July 10, 2022 15:07 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn law school, we learn how to think like a lawyer. We develop the analytical skills we need to analyze a case, draft documents, research legal issues and provide sound legal advice to our clients. But like many professionals, we don't spend a lot of time studying the human component of the...
Episode 88-Frank Rudewicz-The Investigator
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - June 21, 2022 02:25 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIf you listen to this podcast or spend any time around me, you know that I am an enthusiastic member of ProVisors, a nationwide business networking group that is home to some great lawyers, accountants, financial planners, bankers, and many other trusted advisors. The thing I love most about the...
Episode 87-The Advancement of Women in Law with Elise Holtzman
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - June 06, 2022 10:39 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsAnyone who knows me knows that I’m a big consumer of podcasts. For me, podcasts are a significant part of my own ongoing professional development. As someone who is not a big reader, I have also found podcasting an entertaining way to keep up on law, politics, marketing, and a host of other ...
Episode 86-Career and Life Lessons from Jim Durham-A Pioneer in Legal Marketing
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - May 17, 2022 11:24 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsI met Jim Durham in the early 1990s when legal marketing was just taking off in law firms. For decades before, law was thought of more as a profession. And while it is still very much profession, there has been a dramatic shift in the way law firms think about marketing. While there a few r...
Episode 85-Peristence, Follow-Up, and Avoiding Fatal Attraction-Tips for Building Your Business Relationships
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - May 06, 2022 01:06 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIf I had to name one thing I work on with almost every client, it would be FOLLOW UP! Follow up and persistence are critical if you want to build your business relationships, generate referrals, find that great in-house job, or get alignment from the partners you are trying to lead. The explo...
Episode 84-How Lawyers Can Think LIke Their Best Clients and Grow Their Practice
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - April 24, 2022 17:53 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsBruce La Fetra calls himself The Client Whisperer. He works with the leaders of law, finance and other professional services firms who can't scale or can't exit because they depend on a single rainmaker. His tag line is “Think Like Your Best Clients”. According to Bruce, the ability to consist...
Episode 84-How Lawyers Can Think Like Their Best Clients and Grow Their Practice
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - April 24, 2022 17:53 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsBruce La Fetra calls himself The Client Whisperer. He works with the leaders of law, finance and other professional services firms who can't scale or can't exit because they depend on a single rainmaker. His tag line is “Think Like Your Best Clients”. According to Bruce, the ability to consisten...
Episode 83-Career Services at Latham & Watkins-How One Law Firm is Creating New Models for Success
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - April 10, 2022 17:45 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsWe speak all the time on this podcast about the many ways, lawyers can advance their careers and find more satisfaction in an out of the law. If you at a law firm that emphasizes professional development, chances are, you are learning how to be successful in your practice area. If you are for...
Episode 82-Personal Branding for Lawyers
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - March 20, 2022 14:48 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThere is a lot of talk in my business networking group ProVisors about building a personal brand. But what is a personal brand? How can it help you build your law practice? Why should all lawyers create one? In this episode, I speak with an expert on branding. Barbara Kaplan is CEO of BSK S...
Episode 81-Lauren Rikleen-Rebel with Many Causes
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - March 06, 2022 22:16 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsLauren Rikleen knew from a very early age that she was destined to become a lawyer. She was the one in her family who was always questioning. She was the one who was always concerned about injustice. One of her earliest childhood memories was trying to stop bullying on the playground. Today...
Episode 80-Leadership for Lawyers-Moving Up in Your Law Firm or Corporate Law Department
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - February 20, 2022 19:58 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsWe talk a lot on this podcast about marketing and career management. While great lawyers have great technical skills, getting the work you want and advancing your career, requires a different set of skills. The same is true for lawyers who move from being an individual contributor to taking on ...
Episode 79-Digital Marketing for Your Law Firm: Getting the Right Mix
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - February 06, 2022 23:42 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIt has never been easier to create digital content to market your law practice. But what is the right mix? How much should you be leveraging LinkedIn and other social media platforms to build your visibility. Are email newsletters effective? Should you be using SEO to get more visitors to yo...
Episode 78-Transitioning to General Counsel-Career Lessons from a Litigator
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - January 18, 2022 01:34 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsI speak to a lot of lawyers who are interested in moving into in-house roles. While not every in-house lawyer is happy leaving private practice, on the whole, I find that the in-house lawyers I meet have higher levels of career satisfaction. In-house lawyers generally don’t keep track of their ...
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