JMT Speaks - with Haley
Authenticity is something that Jenn speaks about quite a bit. I was lucky to get a taste of this from her during this episode. She talked about how authenticity not just learning who you are, but also who you are not. She also explained the value that vulnerability plays in the journey to finding your authentic self.
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Building Your Network
Networking is all about building relationships. A great place to start building your professional network as an attorney is through a reciprocal relationship. Law students and lawyers alike should be thinking about building networking relationships to build their practice and career.
Networking With Confidence
Networking is something that professionals think about regularly because it is critical to a successful practice. Yet, it can be intimidating, overwhelming, and time consuming. Do you feel like networking does not come naturally to you? You are not alone!
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Your Professional reputation
When you think about your professional reputation, you first need to acknowledge that this is not about people “liking” you. Not everyone you come across will like you – no matter how you treat them. If this is your measure, you are setting yourself up for failure. Rather, we encourage you to think about your reputation as what people can expect from you when they interact with you professionally.
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Measuring Success
The key to true success for you is the why behind the goals you set for yourself. These must be tailored to fit your personal and professional values.
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Mission Statements
In this episode we discussed the importance of developing mission statements, the different aspects of your life you can develop missions statements for, and set out of framework to begin to develop your professional mission statement.
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Meet the lawyers who launch
We are law school besties who met on the very first day of law school orientation. We could never have known then how this chance encounter was going to impact our futures; all we knew was we found a friendly face and an instant connection.