Legally Balanced

Ari Alvarez
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Legally Balanced

Ari is a diverse partner at an AMLAW 100 firm and a certified career coach. She is passionate about helping diverse attorneys reach the next level in their careers. In the Legally Balanced Podcast, Ari will provide practical, bite-sized nuggets of career development, business development and related advice, in order to give diverse lawyers an edge in this very competitive field.

  1. 08/03/2021

    21. Path to Partnership: Things That Could Doom Your Candidacy

    21. Path to Partnership: Things That Could Doom Your Candidacy This is the last episode of our series on the Path to Partnership. In this episode, we’ll talk about a few things that you may want to avoid, because they could create problems with your candidacy. “The earlier you start making a plan for your promotion, the earlier you can start working on and correcting any issues you may have identified.” Know the things that could become roadblocks to your candidacy and how you can avoid them. Download the Episode Worksheet here. Check out the Path to Partnership Course. Be coached by a seasoned diverse female attorney. Plan and achieve your professional goals. Get private access to our Facebook group and LinkedIn group  About: Ari Alvarez is a diverse partner at an AM Law 100 firm and prior to that, a partner at a Hispanic-owned, mid-sized, corporate firm. She is also a certified career coach. Throughout her career, she has been involved with career development programs focused on women attorneys and diverse lawyers. Her tips and skills of the trade come from more than 20 years of experience in the field of law, as well as an awareness of the formal and informal requirements to grow professionally.   To know more about the programs and services we offer, visit www.legallybalanced.com today!

    12 min

  2. 07/27/2021

    20. Path to Partnership: Things That Give You an Edge

    20. Path to Partnership: Things That Give You an Edge This is the sixth episode of our series on the Path to Partnership. In this episode, we’ll discuss certain traits that usually give a candidate an edge over other candidates for partnership. “It is highly likely that there will be multiple attorneys being considered for partnership at your firm the same year that you are being considered for a promotion… So what can you do to distinguish yourself? How can you set yourself apart from the rest?” Learn what traits can give you an edge and how you can set yourself apart from the rest of the candidates for partnership. Download the Episode Worksheet here. Be coached by a seasoned diverse female attorney. Plan and achieve your professional goals. Get private access to our Facebook group and LinkedIn group  About: Ari Alvarez is a diverse partner at an AM Law 100 firm and prior to that, a partner at a Hispanic-owned, mid-sized, corporate firm. She is also a certified career coach. Throughout her career, she has been involved with career development programs focused on women attorneys and diverse lawyers. Her tips and skills of the trade come from more than 20 years of experience in the field of law, as well as an awareness of the formal and informal requirements to grow professionally.   To know more about the programs and services we offer, visit www.legallybalanced.com today!

    12 min

  3. 07/20/2021

    19. Path to Partnership: What They Don't Tell You

    19. Path to Partnership: What They Don't Tell You This is the fifth episode of our series on the Path to Partnership. In this episode, we’ll talk about things that are not written down in any partnership memo, and that are usually not formally discussed, but that affect a candidate's prospects for a promotion. “Partnership decisions can sometimes be the result of considerations that may not be apparent at first glance.” Know the unspoken factors that firms consider when making promotions decisions. Download the Episode Worksheet here. Be coached by a seasoned diverse female attorney. Plan and achieve your professional goals. Get private access to our Facebook group and LinkedIn group  About: Ari Alvarez is a diverse partner at an AM Law 100 firm and prior to that, a partner at a Hispanic-owned, mid-sized, corporate firm. She is also a certified career coach. Throughout her career, she has been involved with career development programs focused on women attorneys and diverse lawyers. Her tips and skills of the trade come from more than 20 years of experience in the field of law, as well as an awareness of the formal and informal requirements to grow professionally.   To know more about the programs and services we offer, visit www.legallybalanced.com today!

    10 min

  4. 07/13/2021

    18. Path to Partnership: Subjective Factors Considered By Firms

    18. Path to Partnership: Subjective Factors Considered By Firms This is the fourth episode of our series on the Path to Partnership. And in today’s episode, we’ll touch on the qualitative criteria that firms take into account when evaluating a candidate for partnership. “These are things that usually cannot be measured, but that are important traits in a partner.” Be familiar with the common subjective factors that many firms consider when evaluating candidates for partnership. Download the Episode Worksheet here. Be coached by a seasoned diverse female attorney. Plan and achieve your professional goals. Get private access to our Facebook group and LinkedIn group  About: Ari Alvarez is a diverse partner at an AM Law 100 firm and prior to that, a partner at a Hispanic-owned, mid-sized, corporate firm. She is also a certified career coach. Throughout her career, she has been involved with career development programs focused on women attorneys and diverse lawyers. Her tips and skills of the trade come from more than 20 years of experience in the field of law, as well as an awareness of the formal and informal requirements to grow professionally. To know more about the programs and services we offer, visit www.legallybalanced.com today!

    12 min

  5. 07/06/2021

    17. Path to Partnership: It's All About the Numbers

    17. Path to Partnership: It's All About the Numbers This is the third episode of our series on the Path to Partnership. And in this episode, we will talk about the quantitative factors that firms often consider when they are evaluating a candidate for a promotion. “You should become familiar with the metrics that are considered at your firm.  And you should see how you stack against them.” Know what are the objective factors that most firms look at and their impact on the evaluation of a candidate for partnership. Download the Episode Worksheet here. Be coached by a seasoned diverse female attorney. Plan and achieve your professional goals. Get private access to our Facebook group and LinkedIn group    About: Ari Alvarez is a diverse partner at an AM Law 100 firm and prior to that, a partner at a Hispanic-owned, mid-sized, corporate firm. She is also a certified career coach. Throughout her career, she has been involved with career development programs focused on women attorneys and diverse lawyers. Her tips and skills of the trade come from more than 20 years of experience in the field of law, as well as an awareness of the formal and informal requirements to grow professionally. To know more about the programs and services we offer, visit www.legallybalanced.com today!

    13 min

  6. 06/29/2021

    16. Path To Partnership: Start By Knowing Your Firm

    16. Path To Partnership: Start By Knowing Your Firm This is the second episode of our series on Path to Partnership. Today, we will talk about the starting point when developing any partnership plan, and that is to know your firm. “[…] Part of the doubts that lawyers face, arise from the fact that law firms have traditionally been a bit private about the processes that they follow when elevating attorneys.” The starting point in your promotion journey is to make sure you understand your firm’s promotion process in elevating attorneys to partner, including the criteria that they use to evaluate candidates. Download the Episode Worksheet here. Be coached by a seasoned diverse female attorney. Plan and achieve your professional goals. Get private access to our Facebook group and LinkedIn group. About : Ari Alvarez is a diverse partner at an AM Law 100 firm and prior to that, a partner at a Hispanic-owned, mid-sized, corporate firm. She is also a certified career coach. Throughout her career, she has been involved with career development programs focused on women attorneys and diverse lawyers. Her tips and skills of the trade come from more than 20 years of experience in the field of law, as well as an awareness of the formal and informal requirements to grow professionally. To know more about the programs and services we offer, visit www.legallybalanced.com today!

    11 min

  7. 06/22/2021

    15. How Early Should You Start Preparing for Partnership

    15. How Early Should You Start Preparing for Partnership This is the first episode of our series on the Path to Partnership. We will kick things off by talking about how soon you should start to prepare for partnership and the things you should consider in anticipation of your promotion process. “The earlier you start to intentionally plan for your promotion, the better your chances.” Find out my recommended preparation steps for your partnership career. Download the Episode Worksheet here. Be coached by a seasoned diverse female attorney. Plan and achieve your professional goals. Get private access to our Facebook group and LinkedIn group  About : Ari Alvarez is a diverse partner at an AM Law 100 firm and prior to that, a partner at a Hispanic-owned, mid-sized, corporate firm. She is also a certified career coach. Throughout her career, she has been involved with career development programs focused on women attorneys and diverse lawyers. Her tips and skills of the trade come from more than 20 years of experience in the field of law, as well as an awareness of the formal and informal requirements to grow professionally. To know more about the programs and services we offer, visit www.legallybalanced.com today!

    12 min

  8. 06/08/2021

    14. I  Hate Business Development! What do I do?

    14. I  Hate Business Development! What do I do?   This is the seventh and last episode of our series on business development. We will close this series by addressing the elephant in the room, which is that many lawyers despise engaging in business development activities. So in this episode we will talk about how to work with your mind set in order to improve your business development skills.   “The most effective way to overcome business development aversion is to change how lawyers think about business development activities.”   Know how you can approach business development with a better outlook.   Stay tuned for our next series on the path to partnership!   Download the Episode Worksheet here.   Be coached by a seasoned diverse female attorney. Plan and achieve your professional goals.   Get private access to our Facebook group and LinkedIn group   About:   Ari Alvarez is a diverse partner at an AM Law 100 firm and prior to that, a partner at a Hispanic-owned, mid-sized, corporate firm. She is also a certified career coach. Throughout her career, she has been involved with career development programs focused on women attorneys and diverse lawyers. Her tips and skills of the trade come from more than 20 years of experience in the field of law, as well as an awareness of the formal and informal requirements to grow professionally.To know more about the programs and services we offer, visit www.legallybalanced.com today!

    11 min
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Ari is a diverse partner at an AMLAW 100 firm and a certified career coach. She is passionate about helping diverse attorneys reach the next level in their careers. In the Legally Balanced Podcast, Ari will provide practical, bite-sized nuggets of career development, business development and related advice, in order to give diverse lawyers an edge in this very competitive field.

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