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		<title>Is the Grass Really Greener at Another Law Firm?</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2011/07/12/is-the-grass-really-greener-at-another-law-firm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Linda Katz, a legal recruiter with Pye Legal Group in Houston, law firms have resumed associate lateral hiring following the recession drought. “Lawyers with three to five years of experience are in the greatest demand, although not all practice areas have bounced back yet,” says Katz. If you are dissatisfied with your current [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Think You’re Underpaid? Get Real Before You Leap</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An in-house lawyer (let’s call her Sara) contacted me about helping her design a business plan for starting up her own law firm. I commended Sara’s wisdom in creating a business plan before leaving her corporate job. Surprisingly few lawyers actually do that. She explained that she needed the business plan in order to get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Debra Bruce Presents &#8220;The Power of Active Listening&#8221; for NALA</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2011/06/06/debra-bruce-presents-the-power-of-active-listening-for-nala/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listening is more than 50 percent of communication, and you must know what to listen for. Learn to ethically manage upset people in intimidating circumstances. Have the conversations that help people open up so they don’t blow up. Improve cooperation and understanding in your workplace, simply through improving your own active listening skills, which you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blogging Can Make the Difference in a Landing a Law Job</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2011/03/01/blogging-can-make-the-difference-in-a-landing-a-law-job/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2011/03/01/blogging-can-make-the-difference-in-a-landing-a-law-job/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jack Whittington posted his tips for law students on getting that dream job out of law school at the Solo Practice University Blog.  Jack credited blogging and using Twitter and LinkedIn with helping him nab a rare opportunity at a sports law firm. He submitted his resume to the firm as a result of some networking. When he finally got [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improving Your Resume &amp; Cover Letter</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2011/01/18/improving-your-resume-cover-letter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently received a request from a stranger to review his resume and cover letter&#160;and provide feedback to him. &#160;I don’t really hold myself out as an expert in reviewing resumes,&#160;but I do sometimes give clients my reaction to theirs. Frankly, however,&#160;my interest in&#160;reading resumes ranks just slightly above reading my homeowner&#8217;s insurance policy.&#160;I think [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How New or Re-tooling Lawyers Can Get Experience They Need</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/10/20/how-new-or-re-tooling-lawyers-can-get-experience-they-need/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many lawyers today find themselves in the unexpected position of trying to practice law in an area where they have insufficient experience and are finding it necessary to develop a new area of proficiency due to not being hired after graduation, downsized in the recession, a slow market for their existing expertise, or just wanting to make a change into a different type of practice. 
Here are a number of ideas on how to gain the needed experience through Texas programs (other jurisdictions have similar options) when you don’t already have the support system to provide it.]]></description>
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		<title>Sleepless in Seattle: A Lawyer’s Occupational Hazard?</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/08/30/sleepless-in-seattle-a-lawyer%e2%80%99s-occupational-hazard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/08/30/sleepless-in-seattle-a-lawyer%e2%80%99s-occupational-hazard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[getting back to sleep]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“If a man had as many ideas during the day as he does when he has insomnia, he&#8217;d make a fortune.” ~Griff Niblack In my law practice I often began morning instructions to my staff with &#8220;In the middle of the night, I remembered that we need to . . . .&#8221; One day, my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Handy Additions to Your Conflict Resolution Toolbox</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/06/21/handy-additions-to-your-conflict-resolution-toolbox/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/06/21/handy-additions-to-your-conflict-resolution-toolbox/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail,&#8221; observed the famous psychologist , Abraham Maslow. When it comes to conflict resolution, the only tool that most lawyers get from law school is a hammer. Hammering your opponent might work in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It’s Never Too Early to Raise Your Profile</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/04/14/it%e2%80%99s-never-too-early-to-raise-your-profile/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/04/14/it%e2%80%99s-never-too-early-to-raise-your-profile/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today’s fast-paced legal world, it is easy for young lawyers to convince themselves that they don’t have time to worry about networking, raising their profile and creating a personal brand. Have you ever said anything like this to yourself? “It already takes Herculean effort to meet the billable hour requirements around here. I’m not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unusual Tips for Laid-off Lawyers</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2009/06/30/unusual-tips-for-laid-off-lawyers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unfortunately, this year an unprecedented number of attorneys have been laid off, and jobs for new law school grads have evaporated. Smart job hunters have already scoured the Internet for employment search tips. In this market, however, you need to get creative. Start now to generate opportunities to distinguish yourself from the competition and widen [...]]]></description>
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