Best Stephen Seckler Attorney Career Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 130-Emotional Intelligence and EQ i-2.0 With Susan Schwartz 36:28

8h ago36:28

36:28

I've had a number of guests on this show speaking about leadership. A large part of this is that I'm very interested in the subject. But I also feel that this is a skill set that is often neglected in the legal profession. As lawyers, we learn a lot about our craft in law school and even more once we are in practice. As professionals, we are taught…

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Episode 129-Law Firm Leadership with Kristi Royse 40:29

17d ago40:29

40:29

The practice of law has evolved a lot in the three decades since I graduated from law school. Technology has replace many monotonous functions and computers have replaced paper. The internet has revolutionized how legal research is done and how law firms market themselves. It has enabled remote work and interaction in a way that was unimaginable in…

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Episode 128-Here Comes the Judge- the Honorable Paul Wilson (ret.) 48:15

1M ago48:15

48:15

For a long time, I’ve been meaning to invite a judge onto Counsel to Counsel to talk about judicial careers. Going on the bench is a logical next step for many litigators and I wanted to speak to a judge who could offer some practical wisdom on the subject. When I met Paul Wilson at an ABA conference in late 2022, I realized right away that I had a…

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Episode 127-Law Firm Operations and Launching Your Own Firm-With Diane Camacho 38:06

1M ago38:06

38:06

In the legal press and even in popular media, larger law firms tend to get a most of the attention. In truth, a high percentage of lawyers in the United States practice in firms that are under 20 attorneys. And many of those are solo practitioners or very small firms that have broken away from larger firms. While I know that there are many lawyers …

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Episode 126-Embracing Legal Technology with Colin Levy 33:35

2M ago33:35

33:35

When I graduated from law school in the late 1980s, there was no internet, no email, and fax machines were widely in use. I used a Dictaphone to generate correspondence and had an assistant to transcribe the tapes. While working remotely was possible because of the telephone, going into an office was the norm. In the intervening years, the rate of …

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Episode 125-James Grace on Financial Planning After the Bar 47:34

3M ago47:34

47:34

We talk a lot on this program about finding ways to build a more satisfying legal career. While many attorneys are drawn to the profession because they care about justice, they like the idea of becoming a trusted advisor, or they just enjoy the intellectual rigor of being an attorney, status and money are important too. But if you are like me, one …

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Episode 124-Lauren Rikleen on Social Justice and Defending American Democracy 40:16

3M ago40:16

40:16

In this episode, I speak with my first “threepeat” guest, Lauren Rikleen. This is Lauren’s third appearance on Counsel to Counsel. She was actually one of my first guests when I launched the show in 2018. In that episode, we spoke about success strategies for women and the work she has done on that issue. In the Spring of 2022,I invited Lauren back…

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Episode 123-Setting Your 2024 Goals and Creating Your “To Don't" List with Jennifer Forester and Wendy Merrill 45:53

4M ago45:53

45:53

December is a great time to take stock, hit the reset button, and do some planning. With 2024 around the corner, I’ve been speaking with my clients about setting goals for the new year. I’m not talking about making New Year’s resolutions. It's important to understand that resolutions and goals are not the same. Resolutions often lack specificity an…

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Episode 122-For the Sake of Your Mental Health, Stop Thinking (and Acting) Like a Lawyer 6:29

4M ago6:29

6:29

As attorneys, we share many qualities that make us effective in representing our clients. Our skepticism, aversion to risk, sense of urgency, competitiveness, and pessimism, can all be good for out clients. But when it comes to building a practice, advancing our careers, or taking on leadership roles, we are more effective when we remove our lawyer…

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Episode 121-John Buckley on Building Your Executive Presence 51:33

5M ago51:33

51:33

It is axiomatic that if you want to have a successful legal career, you need to learn your craft. Most areas of legal practice require highly refined analytical abilities coupled with good judgment. For the most part, the first developmental task of any new lawyer is to learn how to practice law. But if you want to advance in your career, you need …

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Episode 120-Scaling Your Law Firm with AI 39:03

6M ago39:03

39:03

Artificial Intelligence continues to be a big unknown in the legal space. It holds tremendous promise for streamlining the delivery of legal services and is already being deployed to expedite discovery, to help draft contracts, to assist with client intake, and to streamline many other functions that once required a lot more human labor. AI is now …

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Episode 119-From Law Firm Associate to In-House Operations-With Shawn Hoyt 37:41

6M ago37:41

37:41

In the past year, I’ve done a number of interviews with lawyers who have transitioned from the traditional practice of law into other corporate or consulting roles. In this episode, I speak with Shawn Hoyt about how to transition into an operations role in a corporate environment. Shawn is someone who has thought a lot about managing his own career…

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Episode 118-Paths to Partnership in 2023 and Beyond-With Laura Terrell 40:48

7M ago40:48

40:48

Achieving partnership was once the goal of most law firm associates. The rules were relatively simple. Work hard, do a good job, and after several years, get rewarded by being elevated. Today the law firms are more complex. Many associates entering the practice of law do not aspire to become partners, at least not at the first firm they join. And a…

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Episode 117-Nailing the Job Interview-A View From Both Sides of the Table with Amy Katz and Nancy Reiner 38:22

8M ago38:22

38:22

Job interviews can cause a lot of stress. Over the years, I’ve come to appreciate that this is true whether you are the candidate or the interviewer. The stakes can feel high. Both sides are trying to assess whether they are right for each other. The candidate may be imagining that they are interviewing for their dream job. They may be worried abou…

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Episode 116-Why Do Rankings and Awards Matter? It’s Not What You Think! 6:16

8M ago6:16

6:16

The Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Reader Rankings Awards are out, and I’m pleased to report that once again, I did very well. This year I came in first for Lawyer Outplacement and for Business Development Coach. I also came in second for Executive Coaching. So the subject of awards is top of mind for me this week. I’m happy to be in the winner’s cir…

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Episode 115-Legal Hiring in 2023-A View From the Recruiters Desk with Emily Witt 41:11

9M ago41:11

41:11

It has been over a year since I finally left the legal recruiting business to focus exclusively on coaching. Since the market has changed a lot since early 2022, I thought this would be a good time to invite someone who is still in the business to talk about the state of legal hiring. I also thought this would be a good time to revisit the topic of…

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Episode 114-From Biglaw to In-house to Business Role and Back Again with Carl Berglind 34:45

9M ago34:45

34:45

In the last two episodes of Counsel to Counsel, I spoke with a lawyer who left corporate practice for management consulting and a trial lawyer who has built a trial consulting business but continues to try cases. In this episode, I speak with a corporate lawyer who cut his teeth at international law firms, went in-house, moved into a business role,…

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Episode 113-From Litigation to Trial Consulting with Marc Diller 37:56

9M ago37:56

37:56

In Episode 112 of Counsel to Counsel, I spoke with David Lesser, a corporate lawyer who transitioned into management consulting and quit his day job as a corporate lawyer. In this episode, I speak with a litigator who has transitioned into jury and trial consulting while keeping his day job as a litigator. Marc Diller is the managing partner of Dil…

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Episode 112-From Corporate Counsel to Management Consultant-Leveraging Your Legal Career with David Lesser 38:21

10M ago38:21

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When lawyers approach me to speak about their careers, one question they often ask is “what else can I do with my law degree”. The answer to that question is of course complex. As lawyers, we are trained to spot legal issues, evaluate risk, document deals, and litigate disputes. Most employers are not actively recruiting lawyers to do anything othe…

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Episode 111-Finding C.H.I.L.L. Referral Partners to Grow your Network and Your Business 9:28

10M ago9:28

9:28

Relationship building is the key to growing your practice. But who should you be focusing on when it comes to relationship building? In this episode, Steve Seckler explains how the acronym C.H.I.L.L. can help you to make smart choices in finding the "right" professional relationships to cultivate. Additional Resources Episode 100-Word of Mouth Mark…

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Episode 110-Dominic Grew on “Getting to No”-Turning Leads into Business and Other Ways to Succeed in Private Practice 36:38

11M ago36:38

36:38

Like most lawyers, I went to law school because I wanted to enter an honorable profession. I wanted to have a career where the emphasis is on intellect and not on business. Not long after graduation, I realized that law IS a business and if you want to be successful, being a great lawyer is not enough. You need to learn how to run your practice eff…

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Episode 109-Sarah Tetlow on Delegating and Dealing with Distraction 39:12

12M ago39:12

39:12

This episode was recorded during Well-Being Week in Law 2023. In Massachusetts and around the country, there are a lot of programs being offered to get lawyers thinking about the many mental health challenges that are widespread in the legal community. This particular week was designated to align with Mental Health Awareness Month which is May, and…

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Episode 108-Steve Seckler: Coaching Superstar Lawyers (from the Be That Lawyer Podcast) 42:19

12M ago42:19

42:19

In this Episode of Counsel to Counsel, I'm bringing you the feed from Steve Fretzin's great podcast, Be That Lawyer. Steve is an outstanding business development coach for attorneys. He is an author and friend who has taught me a lot about BD coaching. In this episode, Steve interviews me about why coaching can be a great tool to help lawyers achie…

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Episode 107-ChatGPT and Trends in Legal Marketing Technology-with Jared Correia 46:40

1y ago46:40

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I don’t spend a lot of time talking about technology on this podcast. But I use technology all the time to manage my business and to increase my marketing efficiency. In fact technology is a critical reason why I am able to operate as a solo and while I don’t have to outsource much of my own marketing. While I haven’t focused on technology on Couns…

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Episode 106-Coaching for Lawyers with Seven Levels of Energy Management 29:59

1y ago29:59

29:59

Coaching is a field that has exploded since I graduated from law school in the late 1980s. There are now life coaches, business coaches, executive coaches, marketing coaches, career coaches, and coaches like me who borrow a little from each. Coaching is about achieving your goals and moving past roadblocks that are getting in the way of your succes…

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Episode 105-Career Services at Latham & Watkins-How One Law Firm is Creating New Models for Success (Part 2) 47:19

1y ago47:19

47:19

In this episode, I'm very pleased to welcome back Kevin Agnew. I spoke with Kevin just about a year ago about his career path. We talked about the career services program he runs at one of the largest firms in the world, and he shared many pearls of wisdom for lawyers who are navigating their careers in private practice. If you haven’t heard it, yo…

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Episode 104-Freelance Lawyering and Returning to Work with Montage Legal 43:19

1y ago43:19

43:19

I really enjoy stories about lawyers who have taken their careers on a less traditional path. I especially enjoy speaking with lawyers who have done some very unlawyerly and more entrepreneurial things. At the same time, I’m always looking for guests who can speak to my audience about alternative ways to practice, particularly when it involves bett…

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Episode 103-Ben Sachs on Building High-Performance Legal Teams 52:14

1y ago52:14

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In this episode, I speak with Ben Sachs of the Landing Group. Ben is the author of a terrific new book entitled: All Rise-Practical Tools for Building High-performance Legal Teams. In the conclusion of the book Ben writes: For many attorneys, the legal work is their comfort zone. They would rather be consumed by case law, deal papers, policy memos,…

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Episode 102-Multichannel Marketing- À Chacun Son Goût 8:38

1y ago8:38

8:38

In this episode, I'm coming off of a string of marketing successes. Therefore, instead of interviewing someone else, I've decided to share my experiences. The Reader's Digest version is that most lawyers who achieve marketing success do so through a variety of channels. The important thing is to choose the channels where you'll find your clients an…

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Episode 101-Career Wisdom from a Former Federal Prosecutor 42:02

1+ y ago42:02

42:02

When I work with lawyers who are doing career exploration, I always encourage them to have informational interviews with attorneys who can give them some perspective. The lawyers who have the best career perspective are attorneys who have varied work experience. My guest, Linda Ricci, is an attorney who has A LOT of that perspective. Linda Ricci is…

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Episode 100-Word of Mouth Marketing with Michael Katz 42:17

1+ y ago42:17

42:17

In this episode, Michael Katz, returns to Counsel to Counsel after a 3 year hiatus. In 2019, Michael and I spoke about how to use newsletters as an effective marketing tool. Check out Episode 29 of this podcast. Newsletters have only grown in value, especially during the pandemic when in-person marketing went away. As many of us have resumed in-per…

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Episode 99-A Conversation With Rudy Rivera 41:33

1+ y ago41:33

41:33

The pandemic was a mixed bag for me. As some of my listeners know, both of my parents died of COVID in April 2020. While that was very sad, it wasn’t tragic. My dad was 95, my mom was 94, neither suffered, and neither knew the other one was gone. At the same time, the lockdown created some great new opportunities to expand my network both here in N…

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Episode 98-Saying Thank You and Overcoming Inertia in 2023 6:54

1+ y ago6:54

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IMHO, the two most important words in the English language are "Thank You". As lawyers, we can be stingy in offering thanks to our colleagues and the people who support our work. In addition, as we enter the holiday season and are thinking about showing more gratitude, now is a great time to start thinking about the changes we'd like to make in the…

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Episode 97-What Law Firms Can Learn From Corporate America About Well-Being 42:57

1+ y ago42:57

42:57

The subject of attorney well-being is a topic of conversation at most major law firms today. Several years ago, the Report of the Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being was issued by the American Bar Association, Conference of Chief Judges, and other legal organizations. It called well-being an essential element of a lawyer’s duty of competence. More rece…

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Episode 96-David Abromowitz-Practicing Law in the Public Interest at an AmLaw200 Firm 51:42

1+ y ago51:42

51:42

Is it possible to practice in the public interest at a major law firm? How can you build a legal career working on complex commercial real estate deals while serving a higher purpose? David Abromowitz has been doing that for almost 40 years. David Abromowitz is a real estate attorney who is nationally known for his work on complex development and f…

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Episode 95-Misty Leon on Going In-house With a Specialty 44:14

1+ y ago44:14

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In the 25 years that I’ve been coaching attorneys, one of the common themes I hear is the desire to go in-house. We have spoken a number of times on this podcast about that. Conventional wisdom says that going in-house means becoming more of a generalist and many of the in-house counsel I have interviewed have found that their work broadened a lot …

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Episode 94-Susan Ibitz-The Human Behavior Hacker 53:59

1+ y ago53:59

53:59

One of the things I love most about doing this podcast is that I get to meet really interesting people and interview them. My guest in this episode takes the meaning of “interesting” to a whole new level. Susan Ibitz is a face reading profiler who describes herself as a Human Behavior Hacker. Through her company, Human Behavior Lab, Susan has train…

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Episode 93-Planning for Retirement with Julie Jason, The Discerning Investment Advisor 42:09

1+ y ago42:09

42:09

Retirement today is very different than it was 50 years ago. People are living longer, and lawyers, like many other knowledge workers, have the ability to work well into their 60s, 70s and beyond. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was productive well into her late 80s. But for many lawyers, continuing to work is a default option rather than…

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Episode 92-An Expat Lawyer and Podcast Host Reflects on Her Career in Japan 58:41

1+ y ago58:41

58:41

The pandemic put a damper on international travel. It also reduced the opportunities for American lawyers to practice law overseas. But as travel has returned, the demand for legal talent trained in the United States has never been stronger in the Far East. One country where the need is particularly strong is Japan. So what does it mean to practice…

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Episode 91-Transitioning Your Legal Career to In-house and Beyond With Amy Katz 48:29

1+ y ago48:29

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Over the last 25 years, I’ve spoken to many lawyers who have expressed interest in going in-house. When I graduated from law school in the late 1980s, opportunities to work in a corporate environment were more limited. Today, there are many more lawyers working in-house. So what has changed? And more importantly, what does it mean to leave behind a…

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Episode 90-Scaling Your Law Practice with Coach Rockwell 53:27

1+ y ago53:27

53:27

In the legal profession, AmLaw100 law firms get most of the attention. With eye popping salaries now being given to first year associates, it is easy to conclude that getting one of these jobs means you are at the pinnacle of the legal profession. While starting your career at a major firm has a lot advantages salary, and otherwise, the open secret…

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Episode 89-Carol Marzouk-The Executive Lion Tamer 44:49

2y ago44:49

44:49

In law school, we learn how to think like a lawyer. We develop the analytical skills we need to analyze a case, draft documents, research legal issues and provide sound legal advice to our clients. But like many professionals, we don't spend a lot of time studying the human component of the practice of law. While some of us come to the practice wit…

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Episode 88-Frank Rudewicz-The Investigator 42:02

2y ago42:02

42:02

If you listen to this podcast or spend any time around me, you know that I am an enthusiastic member of ProVisors, a nationwide business networking group that is home to some great lawyers, accountants, financial planners, bankers, and many other trusted advisors. The thing I love most about the group is that I get to meet great professionals from …

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Episode 87-The Advancement of Women in Law with Elise Holtzman 59:48

2y ago59:48

59:48

Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a big consumer of podcasts. For me, podcasts are a significant part of my own ongoing professional development. As someone who is not a big reader, I have also found podcasting an entertaining way to keep up on law, politics, marketing, and a host of other subjects that interest me including behavioral economics, …

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Episode 86-Career and Life Lessons from Jim Durham-A Pioneer in Legal Marketing 53:42

2y ago53:42

53:42

I met Jim Durham in the early 1990s when legal marketing was just taking off in law firms. For decades before, law was thought of more as a profession. And while it is still very much profession, there has been a dramatic shift in the way law firms think about marketing. While there a few remaining firms that rely on longstanding institutional rela…

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Episode 85-Peristence, Follow-Up, and Avoiding Fatal Attraction-Tips for Building Your Business Relationships 9:06

2y ago9:06

9:06

If I had to name one thing I work on with almost every client, it would be FOLLOW UP! Follow up and persistence are critical if you want to build your business relationships, generate referrals, find that great in-house job, or get alignment from the partners you are trying to lead. The explosion of email and the added proliferation of spam filters…

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Episode 84-How Lawyers Can Think Like Their Best Clients and Grow Their Practice 32:22

2y ago32:22

32:22

Bruce La Fetra calls himself The Client Whisperer. He works with the leaders of law, finance and other professional services firms who can't scale or can't exit because they depend on a single rainmaker. His tag line is “Think Like Your Best Clients”. According to Bruce, the ability to consistently attract great clients sets the best lawyers far ab…

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Episode 83-Career Services at Latham & Watkins-How One Law Firm is Creating New Models for Success 47:07

2y ago47:07

47:07

We speak all the time on this podcast about the many ways, lawyers can advance their careers and find more satisfaction in an out of the law. If you at a law firm that emphasizes professional development, chances are, you are learning how to be successful in your practice area. If you are fortunate to have a good mentor, perhaps you are also learni…

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Episode 82-Personal Branding for Lawyers 36:29

2y ago36:29

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There is a lot of talk in my business networking group ProVisors about building a personal brand. But what is a personal brand? How can it help you build your law practice? Why should all lawyers create one? In this episode, I speak with an expert on branding. Barbara Kaplan is CEO of BSK Strategies, a business development consulting practice helpi…

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Episode 81-Lauren Rikleen-Rebel with Many Causes 43:31

2y ago43:31

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Lauren Rikleen knew from a very early age that she was destined to become a lawyer. She was the one in her family who was always questioning. She was the one who was always concerned about injustice. One of her earliest childhood memories was trying to stop bullying on the playground. Today, Lauren is President of the Rikleen Institute for Strategi…

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