Practice Management

How to best build inclusion at accounting & legal organizations

Accounting and legal employers invest heavily in recruiting attorneys and accountants with a diverse identity, but too often they tend to overlook placing an even…

Natalie Runyon March 03, 2021

Midsize law firm innovation moves to advance Diversity & Inclusion

Recognizing both pressure from clients to field more diverse legal teams and the reality of rapidly evolving acceptance in the legal profession, midsize law firms…

Natalie Runyon March 01, 2021

ON LEADERSHIP: We see our firm as “a community of people who care about each other,” says Norton Rose’s Jeff Cody

We continue our bi-monthly column, On Leadership, created by Rose Ors for the Thomson Reuters Institute. Each installment will feature conversations with law firm leaders about…

Rose D. Ors February 03, 2021

Supercharging your clients’ business through the business of law

You are already doing a great job for your clients, but what else should you be doing? This business quandary has never rung truer in…

Michael Caplan February 01, 2021

The Delta Model evolves its lawyer skill assessment further with Design Your Delta

The Delta Model, a 21st century, research-backed competency model for lawyers that provides a framework for outlining what skills and competencies are most valued by…

Natalie Runyon January 27, 2021

Rethinking “partners” for law firms: Creating an ecosystem for client value

Whether your law firm has an established presence within the legal industry or is just getting started, competing in a crowded marketplace requires more time,…

Edwin Smith January 26, 2021

Can the gig economy work in a law firm?

On an almost daily basis, we are given ample examples of the gig economy in action, from your Uber driver, to your Instacart grocery shopper,…

Bob Dolinsky January 19, 2021

Optimizing legal project management: Can you do the Kanban?

Can a stack of sticky notes, a pen, and a blank wall revolutionize your firm’s legal work? Kanban, a visual system for legal project management,…

Don Philmlee January 14, 2021

How allyship paves the way for overcoming women’s self-censorship

The successful road that took Kamala Harris to the title of Vice President of the United States has demonstrated that women from all backgrounds —…

Rangita de Silva de Alwis January 13, 2021

Case Study: Mintz evolves its sponsorship program for associates of color

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, (Mintz) — a Boston-based general practice law firm that employs about 450 lawyers around the world — sought…

Natalie Runyon January 07, 2021

UPFRONT & PERSONAL: “Our purpose is what makes me so proud of being part of EY,” says Ron Hauben, Vice Chair & GC at EY

We continue our regular 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 January 06, 2021

Small law firms in 2021: A chance to regroup and grow

Farewell to 2020. While I’m sure we’re all glad to see the start of something new, we can’t lose sight of the lessons from the…

Mark Haddad January 05, 2021