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Large Law Firms Embrace Contingent Fee Litigation

Large law firms have defended their corporate clients from plaintiffs bringing cases on a contingent fee basis for a long time. When the cases have…

William P. Scarbrough April 16, 2020

A Big Decision that Law Firms Need to Make Now (Part 2)

In the first part of this blog series, I discussed the mismatch between clients and their law firms in negotiations over pricing and deliver of…

Kevin Doolan April 07, 2020

New Podcast: Women of Color Share How to Gain Visibility through Volunteer Leadership

Setting yourself apart through volunteer leadership, taking ownership of your career and development, and finding unique opportunities that align to your career goals were major…

Transforming Womens Leadership April 06, 2020

Making Amends: Auditing Ongoing Suspicious Activity Report Filings for Financial Institutions

In the myriad of Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) requirements, there are perennial findings that reflect the failure to file, delays in filing, and deliberate efforts…

Michael Schidlow April 03, 2020

New Videos: Early Career Lawyers of Color Share Tactics for Dealing with Impostor Syndrome

Impostor Syndrome is the internalized feeling that leaves one doubting their own accomplishments and viewing their own actions as inauthentic, leading to worry that they…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color April 02, 2020

2020 Government Fraud, Waste & Abuse Report: How Prepared Are We?

How confident are state and local government employees in their ability to combat fraud, waste, and abuse? To find out, Thomson Reuters surveyed 87 professionals…

Tad Simons April 01, 2020

New Webinar: Change-Making Hacks for Strategic Relationship Building

What are the best ways for women lawyers to build strategic relationships for career enhancement? In a new webinar, Sheila Murphy, a career coach to…

Natalie Runyon March 25, 2020

What Financial Institutions Need to Know about the Market Crisis & Ponzi Schemes

Just like May flowers follow April showers, Ponzi schemes implosions often will follow a market crisis. The last example of this phenomenon was the 2008…

Alison Jimenez March 23, 2020

Growing Trend in Law Firm Talent Development: Hiring Full Time Coaches & How It Helps Retain Diverse Lawyers

Full-time coaches are a growing trend at law firms, and Diane Costigan, Director of Coaching and Well-being at Winston & Strawn, estimates that around 30…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color March 20, 2020

Using Your Platform for Good: How to Create a Culture of Feedback

We continue our new blog series, Using Your Platform for Good, in which author Irene Liu, General Counsel of Checkr, expands on crucial topics of corporate…

Irene Liu March 17, 2020

A New Study Looks at Perspectives of Male Law Students on Shaping Future Inclusive Workplaces

In the Fall of 2019, students in the Women, Law & Leadership course at the University of Pennsylvania Law School (Penn Law) interviewed more than…

Transforming Womens Leadership March 10, 2020

ACAMS: Preventing Terrorist Financing via Art, Antiquities & Oil

Terrorists can finance their operations in any number of ways — drug trafficking, smuggling (oil, pharmaceuticals, antiquities), counterfeiting, fraud, theft, kidnapping, and extortion. They’re also…

Tad Simons March 05, 2020