What I’ve Learned After 25 Years Watching Lawyers Succeed—and Quietly Fail

Why most legal careers don’t turn out the way people expect—and what actually makes the difference

About the Harrison Barnes Substack

For more than twenty-five years, I’ve worked inside the legal hiring market—helping attorneys secure positions, advising on pivotal career decisions, and observing how legal careers actually compound over decades. As the founder of BCG Attorney Search, I’ve placed attorneys in thousands of law firms across the country a…