Transitioning from the Military to Civilian Law Firms

Matt Bernstein, an Army Veteran and Partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. in Miami, Florida, takes us through his career progression from the Active Component to a civilian practice, which was not his original plan. Matt talks about being humble, which includes a willingness to acknowledge what you do not know going into a new job as well as explaining why starting out at a lower position is neither a commentary on you as an attorney nor a bad thing. Matt's LinkedIn biography can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-bernstein-5340666/ or at his firm's web site, which is .