Legal Workforce

For Legal Employers: How to Minimize the Impact of Double-Barreled Bias Affecting Women of Color Attorneys

Kristen D. Hardy, legal counsel at a Fortune 1000 manufacturing corporation based in the U.S., recently wrote Don’t Forget about Women Lawyers of Color in…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color November 11, 2019

Moving Lawyer Well-Being to the Bottom Line

According to an article from earlier this year, between 21% and 36% of practice lawyers are problem drinkers. Further, 28% suffer from depression; 19% struggle…

Natalie Runyon November 06, 2019

Instilling a Growth Mindset: The Art of “First Times”

Being recognized at work is not only about working hard and smart but also about having the right mindset and right attitude. It’s how we…

Maha Abboud October 30, 2019

New Podcast: Up-Skilling the Legal Profession — Addressing Today’s Legal Talent Gaps

What are the skills that the legal industry needs to develop and integrate in an era of rapid technological and business model transformation? In a…

David Curle October 23, 2019

CURIOUS MINDS: A Conversation with Rochael Adranly, Partner & General Counsel at IDEO

We continue our monthly column, “Curious Minds” which was created and written by Rose Ors to tap into the minds of legal innovators, disrupters, and…

Rose D. Ors September 24, 2019

Associate Lawyers Are Driving the Market for Demand, but also for Compensation

The recently released Peer Monitor Index for the second quarter of 2019 highlighted a few encouraging and some discouraging signs that mimic half-year results. Digging deeper into…

Isaac Brooks September 03, 2019

Midsize Law Firms: 5 Secrets to Improve Your Talent Strategy for Associates

In the State the of the Legal Market: A View from Midsize Firms, associates were shown to be the most productive out of all of…

Thomson Reuters Institute September 03, 2019

Midsize Law Firms: 5 Ways to Retain Talent on a Budget

A colleague recently had to prepare a presentation on the best ways to retain talent for midsize law firms that may not have the luxury…

Natalie Runyon August 20, 2019

General Counsel Q&A: Training and Education Help Us Support Our Business Partners, says Kelly Mahon Tullier of Visa Inc.

Kelly Mahon Tullier, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Visa Inc., recently spoke with Thomson Reuters’ Practical Law The Journal: Transactions & Business (PLJ)…

Thomson Reuters Institute August 09, 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

Forum Magazine: Is the Law Firm of the Future in Abu Dhabi?

If your vision of a law firm is an ornate, wood-paneled office staffed by a sea of lawyers sporting tailored suits, it might be time…

Leonard Lee May 28, 2019