Legal Workforce

How Diversity & Inclusion Collaboration Deepens Relationships between Law Firms and Clients

Michelle Fang, Chief Legal Officer at Turo, a peer-to-peer car sharing platform, is one of the founding members of the 2019 Law in Technology Diversity…

Legal Executive Institute August 15, 2019

Case Study: How Duane Morris Uses Inclusion to Drive Revenue & Expand Business with Clients

Joseph West, Partner and Head of Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) at Duane Morris, a Philadelphia-based law firm, sought out the law for his career because…

Natalie Runyon August 07, 2019

UPFRONT & PERSONAL: Speaking to Seth Jaffe, EVP & General Counsel at Levi Strauss & Co.

We continue our monthly feature, “Upfront & Personal”, a column created by Rose Ors that brings “the person behind the title” to the forefront in interviews with…

Rose D. Ors August 05, 2019

How Emotional Intelligence Improves Well-being and Belonging

Michele Powers, an executive and team coach at Elite Lawyer Coaching, transitioned to a career as an emotional intelligence (EI) transformation coach after 20 years…

Natalie Runyon July 30, 2019

Editors’ Picks: TWLL’s Best Advice from the First Half of 2019

Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute's Transforming Women's Leadership in the Law (TWLL) initiative perused its most viewed blog posts from the first half of 2019…

Transforming Womens Leadership July 29, 2019

TWLL UK Roundtable: Inclusive & Effective Change Leadership in Legal Teams

LONDON — Our UK colleagues in Thomson Reuters Transforming Women's Leadership (TWLL) in the Law program recently held a roundtable dinner on inclusion, gender and…

Transforming Womens Leadership July 26, 2019

Hire an Esquire’s Secret to Success: Moneyball for Legal Hiring

At the time of the Great Recession, Julia Shapiro, now the CEO of Hire an Esquire, was then just beginning her legal career in private…

Transforming Womens Leadership July 25, 2019

AALL Annual Meeting: How the Changing Legal Market Is Reshaping NextGen Library Professionals

WASHINGTON, D.C. — At the recent annual meeting of the American Association of Law Librarians (AALL), one panel sought to examine the skills and professional…

Natalie Runyon July 23, 2019

Dentons’ NextTalent Strategy: A Radical Investment in its Next Gen Talent

Recently, Dentons announced its NextTalent initiative alongside its NextLaw Labs brand to prepare its workforce for the next generation of lawyering. The endeavor is bringing…

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

NAPABA’s Plan to Increase APA GCs: Setting Targets, Access to Power & Leadership Skills-Building

The same year that Alan Tse, Global Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Jones Lang Lasalle, became co-chair of the In-house Counsel Network of…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color July 12, 2019

Attorney Well-Being: How to Practice Law Like An Olympian

Being a successful lawyer requires an elite-level mind. It demands extreme focus, attention to detail, innovative thinking, and the ability to think quickly in the…

Legal Executive Institute July 01, 2019

The ABA Men of Color Project: Community and Belonging Relieve Feelings of Isolation and Perfectionism

WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 100 attendees — men from all racial backgrounds — bonded over the common experience of being a minority in the…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color June 27, 2019