Career Development for New Lawyers

Discover the tools to chart your path forward in the legal profession. Explore resources that help you better understand your strengths, set meaningful goals, and develop a clear vision for your future.


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  • Learn your strengths and your weaknesses through these free personality tests:
    • The Enneagram | The Enneagram helps people to better understand what drives them and how to harness their natural strengths. 
    • 16Personalities | Learn what really drives, inspires, and worries different personality types, helping you build more meaningful relationships.
  • Introduction to Job Crafting by Jonathan Beltner, Institute for Well-Being in Law | Job crafting is a technique individual employees can use to proactively shape their careers to better align with their strengths, motivations, and passion. This activity guide leads you through the job crafting process.
  • Who Do You Want to Be? Create Your Personal Strategic Plan with Our Complimentary Worksheet!” by William Gulley, Perpetual Development | Creating a personal strategic plan can be a transformative step in shaping your future. This post highlights the benefits of reflective planning and includes a free downloadable worksheet to guide you on this journey!
  • Increase Your Self-Awareness with One Simple Fix by Tasha Eurich | In this illuminating talk, Eurich dissects common misbeliefs about introspective thinking and provides a simple way we can get to know ourselves just a little bit better.