What to Do if You Are Fired as an Attorney from a Law Firm (or Wor Are Going to Lose Your Job) By Harrison Barnes from Los Angeles Office Managing Director Listen to This Podcast on:
Listen to What to Do if You Are Fired as an Attorney from a Law Firm (or Worried You Are Going to Lose You Podcast At some point in their careers, most attorneys get fired or are in danger of getting fired from their law firm jobs.
The reaction you have to losing your job, or needing to find a new one, often determines the quality of the rest of have seen countless attorneys who get fired--or who worry they are going to get fired--have a variety of positive a reactions. If you react in a negative or over-the-top way to being fired (or the threat of this happening), you are on yourself. I have seen many attorneys go off the rails after losing their job or having a negative experience in a law never ends well. At work and in life, it is always important to react in a positive way when something negative hap An Attorney's Armor
Getting fired, or experiencing the disapproval of a law firm, is very difficult for most attorneys. For the most part, be attorney is a middle-class profession. Attorneys go to school to get degrees that enable them to work for others. T dependent on what others think of them. When they are younger, it is generally important for them to please their get good grades. They learn to impress interviewers, impress the attorneys they are working for, impress judges litigators, impress clients, work hard (and be seen working hard), make sure they are seen in the office (as much and do nothing whatsoever to mar their reputation.
An attorney's reputation is essential. To most attorneys, there should be absolutely no questions or issues with th viewed negatively by anyone, especially employers or clients. These attorneys want to impress others and look g time. There is nothing wrong with this mindset, but it can be extremely dangerous--especially if you are fired, or b going to be fired. Having the right mindset is critical in terms of not just how you see yourself, but how others see
Attorneys are expected to look stable, to not show weakness, and to not have any chinks in their armor. I do not q understand why, but I believe it has something to do with the nature of lawyering and being an attorney. Lawyers represent other people--regardless of whether or not the person is guilty, or has done something wrong--stand th straight face, and do everything possible not to convey the weakness of the person or their case. If an attorney lo themselves, they are often seen as unemployable and problematic and not hired. Clients want attorneys represe who are more in control, more stable, and more put together than they are--the best attorneys should look as com formidable as possible.
Even worse than the opinion of other attorneys is the opinion attorneys often have of themselves when somethin Instead of picking themselves up, they give up and are extremely disappointed in themselves. Many leave the pr Others take government and in-house positions that are completely beneath them. It is sad and completely unne
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