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Attorney Wellness: Stress Control In A High-Pressure Law Firm

Posted on by Charisse Curiel

From college to law school. Law school to a law firm, the mere decision to become a lawyer comes with stress. Working in a high-pressure law firm puts a lot of stress on the associates, partners, and support team. Stress has huge implications for every staffer's mental and physical health. The struggle is so real, Above the Law has a dedicated series called, The Struggle with articles and items on the lawyer life, attorney wellness, stress control, and mental health.

Attorney Wellness: Stopping Negative Self-Judgment

Posted on by Charisse Curiel

You're a lawyer by career, but in your life, you are a judge. You are your harshest critic in all things you. In general, attorneys can be a perfectionist bunch but the quest for perfection can send many lawyers into a downward spiral of negative self-judgment.

Law Firm Management: Systems Can Help Your Law Firm Thrive

Posted on by Charisse Curiel

You have all the legal experience needed, the book of business, but not the administrative skills. Perhaps you always had an assistant, or you never had a "regular" job at a small office wearing many hats, but understanding how systems work and how your law firm is impacted by these systems can empower you to make changes that will help your new firm thrive.

Attorney Job Search: Overcoming Job Search Setbacks

Posted on by Charisse Curiel

They say that the things worth doing are always difficult. FInding a good job is definitely one of those things. Whether you’ve failed to ace an interview or you lost out on an opportunity, being resilient enough to overcome job search setbacks is critical.

Attorney Wellness: Self-Care Tips For Busy Lawyers

Posted on by Charisse Curiel

As a regular person, it is very easy to get caught up in everything that needs to be done, the tasks, the people, work. As an attorney, the demands of the job can be so much bigger that self-care is not even a term that is uttered or understood. Self-care? What's that? But the law firm life should not mean that you neglect your physical and mental health. We have a few self-care tips for even the busiest lawyers that will hopefully get some time now that the holidays are here and we're all getting some [well-deserved] time off.

Recruiter Corner: Social Media Etiquette For Newbies

Posted on by Charisse Curiel

If you are looking to get more out of your social media investment, the end of the year is a great time to begin planning for a January jump on things. One of the most important things to know are the social etiquette rules.  Social media etiquette can get tricky especially when things can be so rapid-fire, but follow a few simple rules and you will fit in and stand out in all the right ways in no time at all. 

Law Firm Culture: Standing Up To Workplace Bias

Posted on by Charisse Curiel

No one should have to put up with workplace bias. Unfortunately, workplace bias is still an occurrence at the tail end of 2018 and 2019 doesn't look too good either. If you work at a firm that has a culture where bias (blatant and/or subtle) is commonplace, you do not have to like feel a helpless bystander.

Attorney Wellness: Reasons Lawyers Don’t Seek Help For Addiction

Posted on by Charisse Curiel

Lawyers have some of the highest alcohol and drug addiction rates of any profession. According to a 2016 study, more than one in five lawyers reported that alcohol and/or other drugs were problematic at one point or another in their lives. Of the attorneys with a history of substance abuse, nearly three-quarters mentioned that the problem started in law school.

Attorney Job Tips: Transition From Solo-Practitioner To Law Firm Employee

Posted on by Charisse Curiel

There are many alluring benefits of being self-employed — you set your own schedule, you make your own decisions, and you can spend as much or as little time at the office as you want. Perhaps you had to move back home to take care of your parents and the labor market was tough and you had to make moves. Perhaps you needed a break from the grind of working at a top firm. There are other reasons why you decided to close up shop and transition to the workforce and become a law firm employee.