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.

Diversity & Inclusion

The New Normal

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

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.

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

Leading and Managing Diversity, Inclusion, and High Performance

Presented by Robert White and E. Macey Russell

Our esteemed panelists will share their perspectives on what diversity and inclusion mean, the progress we’ve made and the challenges we continue to face, and key strategies to successfully use diversity and inclusion as a tool for high performance.

Professional Development

Interviewing Spectacularly from Both Sides of the Desk

Presented by Vivia Chen, Peter Kalis, and Kathy Morris

Video | Hiring lawyers is an important investment, yet interviewers tend to talk too much and ask too few questions…and interviewees continue to provide the same kinds of answers that fail to distinguish them or bring in offers.

Professional Development

How to Be a Super Supervisor

Presented by Michael C. Ross and Susan G. Manch

Video | Learn how to be a super supervisor from veteran all-stars. Whether you supervise an assistant, paralegals or junior lawyers, small changes in your approach will reap rewards in client services.

Professional Development

Challenging the Power that Allows Sexual Harassment and Workplace Misconduct to Thrive

Presented by Lauren Stiller Rikleen & Betsy Munnell

Video | During this fireside chat, Lauren Stiller Rikleen explores how silence fuels workplace misconduct and shields those who perpetuate the bad behavior, as well as the link between the creation of a respectful, inclusive, and diverse workplace culture and the elimination of negative workplace behaviors.

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.

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

By Carly Steinbaum

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.