Leadership

Four Framework Ideas that Should Be the Foundation of Corporate Legal

NEW YORK — The complex duties of today’s corporate counsel can be such a tightrope act, carefully walking among the board, the CEO and the law,…

Gregg Wirth April 13, 2016

Sound Bites from the Wisdom of Very Successful Women Lawyers

More women lawyers are reaching out to help and advise their younger counterparts than ever before. This is a welcome change from some stories of…

Phyllis Weiss Haserot April 06, 2016

The Disruption in Transitioning to a New Firm Leader

For some time now I have been personally appalled at the incredibly short time period that some firms allow for any incoming firm leader to…

Patrick J. McKenna April 04, 2016

Planning for Leadership Succession and Unexpected CEO Transitions

In her regular column on corporate governance issues for "Practical Law The Journal", Holly J. Gregory, co-leader of the global Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation…

Practical Law March 30, 2016

Asia Pacific Legal Executive Briefing 2016: Firms Look to Extend Across the Region

HONG KONG — Legal firms in the Asia Pacific area are looking across borders and pursuing several different strategies to expand on their own or…

Ralph Baxter March 17, 2016

Q&A Interview: We Need to See Investment, Key Metrics, and Initiative from Our Law Firms, Says Adobe’s GC Dillon

Michael Dillon, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Adobe Systems Inc., recently sat down with Thomson Reuters’ Practical Law The Journal –…

Practical Law March 15, 2016

Legal News Analysis: Big Law Firms Flee Midtown Manhattan and Other High-Rent Districts

Real estate is a coveted Big Law asset, but some law firms are now rethinking the need to operate within such expensive real estate. Along…

Sean La Roque-Doherty March 14, 2016

The On-Going Fight for Greater Diversity and Inclusion Takes Center Stage at Women’s Leadership Forum

NEW YORK -- The battle for gender diversity, especially for members of the legal profession, has entered a crucial new phase, according to members of…

Gregg Wirth March 09, 2016

7 Ways to Build Your Legacy at Work

Almost everyone who enjoys their work wants to leave some sort of a “legacy,” that is, to be remembered for something meaningful to themselves and…

Phyllis Weiss Haserot February 10, 2016

Gender Stereotypes and the Biases They Foster Against Women in the Workplace

We all use stereotypes in our daily lives. They allow us to immediately “know” a whole host of things about particular sorts of people because…

Andrea S. Kramer & Alton B. Harris January 13, 2016

Lateral Partner Hiring: Suggestions for Improving Success

Hiring partners away from another law firm has become a core tactic in the strategic plans of most law firms. Indeed, legal trade publications report…

Ralph Baxter December 09, 2015

Corporate Counsel Leadership Forum: Law Firm Summits (And Their Lesser Known Benefits)

Firoz Dattu is CEO of AdvanceLaw, an organization committed to improving the legal market by collaborating with more than 100 general counsel to measure and…

Firoz Dattu November 30, 2015