Times Are Tough! A Shame-Free Guide to Surviving Career Disruption - a podcast by ALM STAFF

The legal industry shed 64,000 jobs in April as impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic permeated the economy. That leaves a lot of people figuring out the next steps of their careers in a difficult economic climate. On this episode, Baker Botts special counsel Cynthia Cole talks about losing her first job out of law school during the dot-com bust and shares advice for dealing with career disruption and how to talk about a layoff or professional setback once you get back into the job market.