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What is the Best Career Advice You Ever Received?

Learn from a variety of personalities, but along the way figure out how to make those lessons work for you in your own way.


What Is the Most Important Choice You've Made in Your Career, and Why?

Read what women litigators think is the most important choice they've made in their careers when it comes to their families, their practices, and more. Tell us what you think.


What Is the Biggest Change You've Seen in the Courtroom, and What Changes Do You Anticipate in the Future?

A lot has changed in the courtroom in the last five years. Read what women litigators think is the biggest change they've seen and what big changes they anticipate in the next five years, and tell us what you think.


How Do You "Make It Work" When Your Life Is Filled with Competing Obligations?

As attorneys, our lives are full with competing obligations, from networking and rainmaking, family, practicing law, volunteering, and more. Read how other attorneys make it all work.


How Should an Associate Prepare to Serve as Second Chair?

The second chair must be ready and able to assume all of the responsibilities of first chair if necessary to most effectively represent clients.


What Have You Found Most Rewarding About Being a Lawyer?

Attorneys reflect on what motivates them in their practices.


What Are the Hot Issues Facing In-House Counsel Right Now?

The practice of law for corporate counsel has changed significantly in the current economic environment.