Latest Attorneycoaching Podcast Episodes
Episode 48-Successes and Failures in Lateral Partner Movement
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - October 30, 2020 02:42 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsLateral partner movement is alive and well in the practice of law. While partners and practice groups were changing firms with increasing frequency in the past decade, the pandemic has not really slowed down the process. There are many reasons why law firm partners seek out greener pastures. ...
Episode 47-Crisis Management and a Legal Career in Education
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - October 25, 2020 19:56 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsMany attorneys I speak with think about transitioning to an in-house role at some point in their career. For some lawyers, the path to in-house is planned and deliberate. But for many lawyers, in-house opportunities arise through serendipity. That is what happened to my guest in this episode....
Episode 46-Improving Our Communication with Zoom and Other Virtual Platforms
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - September 20, 2020 12:30 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn this episode of the Counsel to Counsel podcast, I am joined by a talented communications expert, Charlotte Dietz, Founder of Speak Well Partners. Charlotte is a communications and public speaking coach and business story strategist. She shares some great insights into how we can all do a bet...
Episode 45-Building a Life Sciences Practice From the Ground Up
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - August 30, 2020 10:52 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn this episode I speak with Dave Dykeman, a Co-Managing Partner of the Boston office of Greenberg Traurig. Dave and I met almost 20 years ago, not long after he moved to Boston and since that time I’ve watched his career take off as he has successfully built an IP practice in the life sciences...
Episode 44-Getting the Most from Networking Meetings and Troikas
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - July 19, 2020 15:58 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn this episode, I speak with Steve Fretzin, a premier business coach, trainer, and speaker on business development. Steve focuses on the legal industry but comes with experience in other industries as well. Steve and I discuss the importance of networking in building a professional services p...
Episode 43-Building a Concierge Law Practice to Address Family Conflict and Mental Health Issues
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - July 05, 2020 21:06 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn this episode, I speak with Lisa Cukier, a partner at the law firm Burns and Levinson in Boston. Lisa practices in a number of related areas. We talk about how she has built what she calls a concierge practice. We also discuss what it has been like to serve on the executive committee of her...
Episode 42-How the Rise of Digital Media, Innovation, and Data Privacy Regulation Have Shifted the Legal Job Market
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - June 20, 2020 21:24 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsLaw is a conservative profession. In law school we read the great appellate decisions and learned about the tremendous importance of precedent in our legal system. In truth, the law is always evolving and adapting to changing societal attitudes and new developments in business, the sciences an...
Episode 41-Using Pro Bono to Build Your Skills and Enhance Your Career Satisfaction in a Time of Crisis
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - June 10, 2020 11:25 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThe need for pro bono legal services for the poor has never been greater. Prior to the pandemic, legal services agencies were only able to meet a portion of the need. For example, due to lack of funding, legal aid programs in Massachusetts were forced to turn away 57 percent of residents who sou...
Episode 40-Succession Planning for Law Firms Meets Chapter 3 for Lawyers
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - May 30, 2020 18:45 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsAll professional athletes eventually face the same challenge: when to retire and what to do after retirement. For the most part, an athlete’s career is limited in time because of the physical demands of job. Lawyers on the other hand do not face these constraints. There are many lawyers who prac...
Episode 39-An In-house Career in the Life Sciences
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - May 19, 2020 01:55 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsFor some associates, partnership is the ultimate career goal. But for many lawyers, a plum in-house job is the real brass ring. In this episode, I welcome Mark Levine who has won the brass ring several times in his career. Mark is General Counsel and Secretary at Flexion Therapeutics, a commer...
Episode 38-Breaking the Glass Ceiling on a Part-time Schedule
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - April 27, 2020 15:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn this episode, I continue my Glass Ceiling Series with my guest Lauren Resnick, who is the Chief Practice Partner for the national law firm BakerHostetler. Lauren is someone who not only broke through the glass ceiling at an AmLaw 100 firm, but she did it as a part-time attorney. I speak wit...
Episode 37-Managing Anxiety in a Time of Crisis
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - April 02, 2020 12:58 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn this episode, I return to a conversation I started with Dr. Inna Khazan, a clinical psychologist on the faculty at Harvard Medical School. I spoke to Dr. Khazan back in February about the ways she uses mindfulness-based biofeedback to help lawyers and other professionals to achieve optimal pe...
Episode 36-7 Career Management Tips for COVID-19
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - March 19, 2020 23:02 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn this special episode, I provide you with 7 Career Management Tips for dealing with the current COVID crisis. I’d also like to make you the following offer: If you are feeling isolated or just want someone to help you reflect on your career or on your efforts to build a practice, I would like...
Episode 35-A Career in Electoral Politics-A Conversation with Senator Becca Rausch
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - March 19, 2020 15:10 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsElectoral politics has always been a career option for attorneys. The halls of Congress and state houses across the country are filled with elected officials who have earned their law degrees. Legal training helps legislators understand how the bills they want to pass fit into a broader legal c...
Episode 34-Podcasting as a Legal Marketing Tool
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - February 29, 2020 20:58 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn this episode, I speak with Jared Correia, one of the pioneers in legal podcasting. Jared was a huge mentor to me when I was launching the Counsel to Counsel podcast back in 2018 and I’m very pleased to welcome such a seasoned veteran. As of 2019, over half the US population had listened to ...
Episode 33-Mindfulness, Biofeedback and the Practice of Law
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - February 20, 2020 05:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn this episode, I welcome Dr. Inna Khazan, a clinical psychologist who is a nationally recognized expert in mindfulness and biofeedback. Dr. Khazan talks about how she helps lawyers and other professionals in stressful jobs to achieve higher levels of performance through biofeedback and mindf...
Episode 32-A Career in Law Practice Management
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - February 01, 2020 20:23 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn this episode, I speak with Heidi Alexander, Deputy Director of the non-profit organization Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers. Heidi helps manage LCLs operations and leads the organization’s law practice management program known as Mass LOMAP (the Law Office Management Assistance Program). Epis...
Episode 31-Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - January 21, 2020 02:08 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn this episode, I speak with Hether Cahill. Hether is a partner at the Boston law firm Burns & Levinson where she handles probate litigation. Hether and I discuss the path to partnership for women and why she likes family conflict. Introduction The majority of law school graduates are now w...
Episode 30-The Key to Happiness in the Practice of Law
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - January 09, 2020 05:02 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsFor over two decades, I have been reading articles in the popular and legal press about unhappy lawyers. The unpleasant issues and people that lawyers have to deal with, the lack of control over outcomes, the isolation and the long hours all add up to a population of professionals who are questi...
Episode 29-How Newsletters Can Set You Apart From the Competition
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - December 04, 2019 03:07 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThirty years ago, legal marketing was in its infancy and the focus in the practice of law was on doing great work for your clients. Provide high quality legal services and more would come (and so would referrals). In the 1980s, as marketing became more acceptable in the legal profession (bot...
Special Edition-How William Gamson Created the Forerunner of Fantasy Baseball
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - December 02, 2019 00:01 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn this episode of Counsel to Counsel, I take a break from the ordinary discussion of legal careers to speak with my father-in-law William Gamson. In our interview, Bill talks about his career, his love of baseball and how he combined the two. Bill Gamson is a sociologist who is well known f...
Episode 28-Power Networking with Jennifer Taddeo and Provisors
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - November 11, 2019 02:23 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsI’ve been working with lawyers for over two decades to help them hone their networking skills. At the same time, I’m always looking for ways to improve my own effectiveness in business relationship building. And so I was intrigued when a number of lawyers mentioned to me that they had joined a g...
Episode 27-Downsizing from Biglaw
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - November 06, 2019 04:50 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn this episode, I welcome Josh Rissmiller, a corporate partner at the Boston law firm Feinberg Hanson. Josh began his career at two large and very prominent firms in New York and in Boston. In this show, he talks about his transition, what it was like to leave a large firm and lessons he has l...
Episode 26-How Coaching Can Advance Your Career Success and Happiness
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - October 29, 2019 11:03 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn this episode, I speak with Beth Masterman of Masterman Executive Coaching. Beth is a talented professional with degrees in law, psychology and certifications in coaching. I met Beth many years ago but reconnected with her more recently through Provisors, a terrific business networking group...
Episode 25-Thirty Years of Biglaw Wisdom
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - October 14, 2019 11:32 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsBack in the early 1990s when I was at Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, I worked with some great volunteers who were very generous with their time. These were leaders of the bar who were committed to training the next generation of lawyers. While there were many lawyers who were read...
Episode 24-Outside GC-A Different Model for Your In-House Career
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - October 10, 2019 01:33 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsLaw is a conservative business. Prior to the emergence of the internet, lawyers primarily worked for traditional law firms or in-house. There really weren’t any other models for the delivery of legal services. You either showed up every day at your firm job or at your corporate job. Starting...
Episode 23-Growing Opportunities in Health Law
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - September 25, 2019 04:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsHealth law is a dynamic field that continues to offer law students and attorneys a growing number of traditional and nontraditional practice opportunities. In this episode, I am pleased to welcome Jennifer Huer, Managing Director of the Center for Health Policy and Law at Northeastern Univers...
Episode 22-From Litigation to Public Service to Government Affairs with Former U.S. Senator Mo Cowan
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - September 11, 2019 16:44 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn this episode, I welcome former U.S. Senator William “Mo” Cowan. Mo currently serves as President, Global Government Affairs and Policy for General Electric. Mo talks about his journey from the practice of law to public service and into government affairs. Law School as a Path to Public Se...
Episode 21-Creating a Mission Driven Law Practice
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - September 08, 2019 22:41 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsFor law students who want to do good in the world, there are three conventional paths. Some law students pursue jobs in the public interest and work for non-profit organizations. Others find jobs in government agencies where there are many opportunities to serve the public good (in local, stat...
Episode 20-New Markets for Law Practice
Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers - July 12, 2019 02:28 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn this edition of Counsel to Counsel, I speak with Rhonda Rittenberg of Northeastern University School of Law about innovative ways to use a law degree. Rhonda shares some great advice for any lawyer who is looking to apply their legal training in a non-traditional way. My Own Path to an ...
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