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Over the past two years as an eDiscovery Evangelist, I've had the pleasure of attending multiple conferences across the country focused on the many facets of a subject near and dear to my heart: legal technology and eDiscovery.

Have a sports management degree? You too can work in eDiscovery! Some folks think if you have a law or technology degree that you are a shoo-in for excelling in the eDiscovery industry, but I can assure you that a degree alone does not deliver career success in this vertical.

LinkedIn is a powerful tool that every individual in corporate America should absolutely be utilizing in their professional career. LinkedIn serves as a virtual business card and maintaining a strong up-to-date profile keeps you visible. Visibility is important because it attracts both connections and opportunities without you having to be proactive.

In case you missed it, eDiscovery has gone mainstream. When I graduated from law school many eons ago and ultimately landed my first job in the legal technology field, I had never heard of eDiscovery and neither had anyone I knew.

In a perpetually evolving industry like eDiscovery it is crucial to stay relevant. While more technologies are developing and automation is occurring, the role of the individual shifts regardless of what aspect of the business that person lives in.

One of the most over-used sayings in business and in life is, "it's all about who you know." The reason the phrase is so cliché is because it's absolutely true. When I look back over the trajectory of my career, almost every job or opportunity I've landed has been a result of some sort of connection.

Networking is one of the most important skills that you can utilize to position yourself for career success wise. It is also an activity that individuals typically find overwhelming, daunting, and scary. Networking comes in many different forms of relationship building and sometimes we don't even realize we're doing it.

The term "self-promotion" carries a scary connotation for most people. When I hear "self promotion" I immediately feel overwhelmed, timid, and anxious. But as frightening as it can be, self promotion can be crucial to one's success, especially in the workplace.

Over the past several years, the concept of branding has become a tremendously popular idea in business. The messaging an organization chooses to put out into the world that supports how they want to be perceived in the market is pivotal to success.

Nikki MacCallum, Strategic Talent Manager at Lighthouse, authored a featured article that was published in Ilta's quarterly magazine, Peer to Peer, in the winter 2018 edition.