Recruiting and Retention

Professional Development

Worried about the 2023 lawyer jobs market? This legal search consultant has some tips

By Stephanie Francis Ward

While 2022 was a phenomenal year for attorneys and “anyone with a pulse” and a law license could find work, 2023 might “go back to normal,” says Valerie A. Fontaine, a founding director of the legal search company SeltzerFontaine.

Practice Management

Legal Practical Tools and Resources Beyond COVID-19

Bobbi Liebenberg and Stephanie Scharf talk about the results of the ABA Practice Forward report, “Where Does the Legal Profession Go from Here?”

Lawyer Wellness

Firms are employing burnout advisers to keep their attorneys from getting overwhelmed

By Danielle Braff

Some legal teams are hiring burnout advisers to address attorney mental health in the hope that this will tackle attorney fatigue, detachment and other issues stemming from the competitive environment, long working hours and perfectionism.

Professional Development

The Great Resignation: The toll taken on the legal field and what comes next

By Thomas MacDonald

The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted much about what we once considered business as usual. It has also (understandably so) caused professionals around the globe to reevaluate their circumstances, both in and outside of work.

Career

Feeding from the Bottom Line: How to Build a Winning Business Case around Career Transitions

Graziella Reis-Trani and Sharon Light

Article | On average, those with legal occupations will change jobs every 5.8 years. As a result, it's not surprising that more law firms are looking at creating or formalizing programs to support career transitions.

Professional Development

Up, Up, and Away: Communication Advice for Lawyers Launching Their Careers

Christine Clapp

Article | Seven tips to improve communication skills to give first year law firm associates' careers a lift.

Professional Development

The Psychologically Savvy Leader

By Dr. Larry Richard

Article | Discover the four specific types of “people” skills the average partner should become more skilled in.

Career

Law Firm Musical Chairs: Hidden Reasons Behind Associate Attrition Rates and What Firms Can Do About It

By Carly Savar

Article | Losing associates can not only damage a firm's reputation but also bruise some pocketbooks. Besides starting with honesty and transparency, what else can firms do to lower the rates?

Diversity & Inclusion

Why Women Leave: Culture of Abuse, Silence, and Retaliation

By Samorn Selim

Book Review | Two female attorneys face the brutal statistics of why women leave the practice of law and what we as a profession can do about it.