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Author Archives: Marci Wilf
Keep Stress in Check
In a recent post, I covered the first two “soft” topics of a recent presentation I delivered to first year associates: facing fear and projecting confidence. The third topic covered, managing stress, is equally important and is covered below as …
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Posted in blog, Career GPS, Career Management, Career Navigation
Tagged balance, Marci Wilf, self awareness, self care, stress, stress management, success
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The “Softer Side” of Career Management
I recently delivered a presentation to a group of brand new first year associates at their firm’s orientation program. I had given the firm a list of 20 or so topics about which I might speak. Surprisingly, they chose what …
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Posted in blog, Career GPS
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Listening for Needs
At Threshold we talk about the need to create sustained, value-based relationships with your “whos,” those people who can help you to reach your professional goals, whether by introducing and connecting you to potential clients, helping you get elected to …
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Posted in blog, Teamwork
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Cultivating Mentors and Sponsors
Lawyers know that they need to think seriously about how to advance their careers and develop a strategy and a plan to get from where they are today to where they want to be in the future. In order for …
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Posted in blog, Career GPS
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Sustaining Relationships
By now, many of you have come to understand that in order to “make rain,” we need to first build relationships. This has come as a welcome relief to many of our clients who have for years felt uncomfortable with …
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Posted in blog, Collaboration
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Craft Your Career Strategy
This is the first official edition of Career GPS, Threshold’s new blog designed to support lawyers’ momentum toward career success. As a lawyer who left a 20+ year career in the law, I am now in my third iteration, still …
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Posted in blog, Career GPS
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Change Your Thinking, Change your Results
Cognitive psychology teaches that our thoughts drive our emotions, and our emotions, in turn, drive our behavior. Accordingly, the way you think about business development will affect how you feel about it and, ultimately, how successful your business development efforts …
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Posted in blog, Teamwork
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Making Good Career Choices
So many lawyers I know started their careers in the law by default, rather than by affirmative choice. A parent or other influential adult told them they were good at debating and would therefore be a “good lawyer”; they were …
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Posted in blog, Career Management
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Men and Women as Allies: Moving Forward
I spent a number of hours this week speaking with women lawyers of various ages and stages in their careers—senior associates, newly minted counsel and income partners, and highly experienced, long-term income and equity partners. And the verdict was unanimous—all …
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Posted in blog, Gender Initiatives
Tagged allies, awareness, Marci Wilf, women attorneys
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Stand Out in the Crowd – Tips for Building Long-Term Relationships with In-House Counsel
One of most serious challenges faced by lawyers today is how to differentiate themselves in the increasingly competitive legal marketplace. Stellar legal skills are no longer enough to attract and retain clients; they are simply assumed. You need to be …
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Posted in blog, Business Development
Tagged career development, change, communication, leadership development
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