Legal Workforce

Key Future Insights from Transforming Women’s Leadership in the Law’s Top Performing Articles from 2019

The best performing content from the Transforming Women’s Leadership in the Law initiative from 2019 in terms of reader consumption were: The Real-World Implications of…

Natalie Runyon January 16, 2020

The Lessons of Atrium: Innovation is Messy as Borders Blur Between Law Firms & Tech Companies

The overlap between software companies and law firms may be spreading, but not without casualties. The latest may be the many lawyers that had until…

Peter Colin January 16, 2020

Trends in the Lateral Partner Recruiting Market

Given all the changes in the legal market, one might assume that the lateral partner market would also be caught up in some level of…

Toby Brown January 15, 2020

Scaling Feedback to Fuel Growth: Betsy Miller & Tory Nugent of Cohen Milstein, (Part 2)

We continue our conversation with Betsy Miller and Tory Nugent, co-chairs of the Public Client practice at Cohen Milstein, about how they use feedback to…

Legal Executive Institute January 14, 2020

Using the Coaching Mindset to Drive Growth: Betsy Miller & Tory Nugent of Cohen Milstein (Part 1)

When Betsy Miller and Tory Nugent were appointed co-chairs of the Public Client practice at Cohen Milstein in 2017, their approach to cultivating talent and…

Legal Executive Institute January 07, 2020

CURIOUS MINDS: “Success Is Bringing People Along” — A Conversation with Jason Barnwell, Assistant GC at Microsoft

We continue our monthly column, “Curious Minds”, created by Rose Ors to tap into the minds of legal innovators, disrupters, and out-of-the-box thinkers to learn…

Rose D. Ors January 06, 2020

Luminating Latina Lawyers: Judge Lourdes Ventura’s Inspirational Journey to New York State Supreme Court Judge

For Judge Lourdes Ventura, who was recently elected to the New York Supreme Court’s 11th Judicial District after presiding in the New York City Civil…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color December 19, 2019

New Podcast: Black BigLaw Pipeline — How One Group of Black Attorneys are Advancing Diversity

Law firms are hiring more people of color but are less successful at retaining them, according to the recent Vault Diversity Survey. More than 22%…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color December 16, 2019

Embedding a Well-Being Culture in Law Firms: Reframe Asking for Help as a Strength Rather Than Weakness

NEW YORK — How can law firms best embed attorney well-being into the culture of their firms? At a recent fireside chat sponsored by Thomson…

Dawn Zapata December 11, 2019

Videos: Beyond Mental Health — Discussions with Morgan Lewis & Bockius

In a new series of four videos, Krista Larson, Director of Employee Well-Being at the law firm Morgan Lewis & Bockius, speaks with Nita Cumello,…

Legal Executive Institute December 11, 2019

Torys’ Cornell Wright Shares the Secret to His Success: Fully Engage in the Community & Don’t Limit Yourself

Cornell Wright, Partner and Co-Head of the M&A corporate practice at the Canadian law firm Torys, wanted to be a lawyer as far back as…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color December 03, 2019

Forum Magazine: Case Study — Fish & Richardson’s D&I Structural Tactics to Advance Women in Leadership

In 2016, Kristine McKinney joined Fish & Richardson, a 400-attorney global law firm that specializes in intellectual property litigation and patent prosecution, to head up…

Natalie Runyon November 27, 2019