by Meredith Haydon | Oct 14, 2014 | Your Career
Last month, I discussed why it’s important, when possible, for lawyers to volunteer for pro bono work. In summary, pro bono helps your career in three ways: it enhances your skill sets, offers opportunities to build relationships within the legal community and...
by Meredith Haydon | Sep 11, 2014 | Your Career
Just because you’re a busy lawyer in a bustling legal department doesn’t mean pro bono work isn’t an option for you. Pro bono isn’t just for the law firm lawyers. In fact, quite the opposite is true. Over the years, I’ve talked to countless in-house counsel who set...
by Meredith Haydon | Jul 29, 2014 | Your Career
Until recently, it was our practice at Evers Legal to stick with traditional background and reference checks. We did not Google our candidates before presenting them to clients. We felt, honestly, that we’d rather not know how they spend their limited amount of...
by Meredith Haydon | Jun 27, 2014 | Your Career
What are the goals of your feedback system and are you meeting them? According to Douglas Stone, co-author with Sheila Heen of “Thanks for the Feedback,” this is the first question companies should be asking themselves when it’s time to sit down for those annual...
by Meredith Haydon | May 30, 2014 | Your Career
In the business context, giving and receiving feedback is all around us. We’ve participated in feedback sessions, either formal or informal, day-in and day-out since the first day we launched our careers. But being well-versed in the idea of feedback as a form of...