Practice Management

On being a black lawyer amid racial injustice during the Black Lives Matter movement

It’s become an unfortunate aspect of American life today that racism has found its way into the very fabric of our society, including the workplace…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color July 29, 2020

Law department procurement: Is buying legal services the same as buying laptops?

For years now, corporate law departments have been asked to work with their companies’ procurement or purchasing departments. Most general counsel (GCs) and chief operating…

Audrey Rubin July 29, 2020

Managing the teleworking office

Over the past four months, and with only limited advance preparation, organizations all over the United States embarked on an unprecedented experiment in distributed, remote…

Conrad Jacoby July 28, 2020

The rising profile of the Corporate Security Executive

This blog post was written by Michael Gips, JD, CPP, CSyP, CAE, and principal of Global Insights in Professional Security; and A.J. Cook, who is…

Legal Executive Institute July 24, 2020

ON LEADERSHIP: “Leaders need to listen more than talk,” says John Alessio, Managing Partner of Procopio

We continue our monthly column, On Leadership, created by Rose Ors for Thomson Reuters. Each month will feature conversations with law firm Chief Executive Officers and…

Rose D. Ors July 22, 2020

Law, life & passion at the core of one midsize law firm’s culture & philosophy

Law. Life. Passion. is the tagline for the Nashville-based, midsize law firm Bone McAllester Norton. And these three words pretty much capture the 45-lawyer firm…

Natalie Runyon July 21, 2020

From transactional to transformational: Social impact programs for law firms

When it comes to having a social impact, a law firm’s random acts of kindness can make a difference, but to be truly transformational, your…

Pamela Cone July 20, 2020

Using Your Platform for Good: Activating allyship & sponsorship in Corporate America

In our ongoing blog series, Using Your Platform for Good, author Irene Liu, General Counsel of Checkr, expands on crucial topics of corporate and workplace culture. While corporate…

Irene Liu July 15, 2020

The pandemic pivot: Client development training in the post-COVID-19 era

Since March, law firms have had to rethink how they do most everything. One important topic — among many others — is how to continue…

Dr. Sharon Meit Abrahams July 14, 2020

UPFRONT & PERSONAL: “Lawyers can be the voice of the voiceless,” says Thomas Kim, CLO of Thomson Reuters

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 some…

Rose D. Ors July 14, 2020

How to increase representation of LGBTQ talent in the C-suite

Progress on LGBTQ rights has evolved quite significantly in the last decade, and in most cases, it appears that this advancement is reflected by LGBTQ…

Outspoken: Advancing LGBTQ+ Professionals July 13, 2020

How to excel in legal as an LGBTQ associate? Find your mentor

The number of LGBTQ attorneys in Large Law is on the rise. Last year, the National Association of Law Placement released its diversity report, and…

Ru Bhatt July 08, 2020