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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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		<category><![CDATA[Raising the Bar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Developing Your Law Practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How to Reduce Overhead in Law Firms]]></category>
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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>NALSC Annual Conference &#8211; Look Before You Leap</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2011/03/28/nalsc-annual-conference-look-before-you-leap/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Debra Bruce will be on a panel called &#8220;Look Then Leap: The Psychology of a Lateral Move&#8221; at the National Association of Legal Search Consultants annual conference held at the Four Seasons Hotel on Friday, April 8th, from 2:15pm-3:30pm. This panel will provide insight into the complex decisions of why or why not candidates opt to make a [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2011/01/18/improving-your-resume-cover-letter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Law Firm Associates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law Students and New Lawyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal Career Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raising the Bar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[attorney resumes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[job search cover letters]]></category>
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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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lawyer-coach.com/?p=1013</guid>
		<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>4 Tips for Reluctant Networkers</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2009/11/16/4-tips-for-reluctant-networkers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2009/11/16/4-tips-for-reluctant-networkers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Client Development for Lawyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal Career Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately I’ve been getting calls from laid off lawyers for help in augmenting their job search efforts. Contacting legal recruiters and submitting resumes online hasn’t been sufficient to land a new job. I also hear from attorneys whose business has dropped off. One of my first questions is usually “What kind of networking do you [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2009/06/30/unusual-tips-for-laid-off-lawyers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Law Firm Associates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal Career Change]]></category>
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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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		<title>Cover Story About Mid-Career Lawyers in  ABA Journal</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2008/08/29/cover-story-about-mid-career-lawyers-in-aba-journal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2008/08/29/cover-story-about-mid-career-lawyers-in-aba-journal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Debra Bruce has been quoted in the cover story of the September 2008 ABA Journal. The article by Leslie Gordon is titled &#8220;Midcareer Malaise: How to find a new path for your 40s.&#8221; She presents a number of different perspectives (including Debra&#8217;s) on why lawyers develop malaise in the mid-years of practicing law, and what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leap of Faith</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2002/01/01/leap-of-faith/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2002/01/01/leap-of-faith/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2002 16:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Just for Fun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal Career Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transition from Lawyer to Coach]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A forty-something mid-life crisis tightened its long fingers around my neck, slowly suffocating me. I had practiced law for 18 years in big firms, small firms, on my own, changing the configuration every few years. My life had the outer hallmarks of success. I liked my clients personally, and they gave me good work and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Decision &amp; Faith</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2001/06/01/decision-faith/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2001 16:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How Vision, Decision, and Faith Orchestrated Events for a &#8220;Leap of Faith&#8221; I enrolled in a French class. I examined my financial situation and determined that, if I leased my house for enough to cover the costs on it, I could manage for a year or so without working. I could just relax in France [...]]]></description>
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