Midsize Law Firms Blog Posts

How Work Flexibility Is Helping Solve for the Gender Pay Gap

The gender pay gap in the U.S. has been in the spotlight in recent years, and the legal industry has been subject to its fair…

Sara Eng April 10, 2020

“Industry” Should be THE Critical Component of Your Firm’s Overall Strategy

We continue our blog series, presented by Patrick J. McKenna and Michael Rynowecer, on the value to your law firm of having an Industry Focus…

Patrick J. McKenna April 08, 2020

ON LEADERSHIP: As Law Becomes More Complex, Teaming Becomes More Crucial, Says Eric Garner, Managing Partner at Best Best & Krieger

We begin a new monthly column, On Leadership, created by Rose Ors for Thomson Reuters. Each month will feature conversations with law firm Chief Executive…

Rose D. Ors April 08, 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

Crisis Management: 6 Actions to Get You Through the Next 6 Months

There is little doubt that the world is in crisis mode now, and it’s often difficult to know what to be doing with clients to…

Jen Dezso 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

Does Talking with Your Lawyer Make You Happy? It Can, but It Depends on the Lawyer

Like so many others, I’ve spent a good amount of time recently looking for examples of how the current crisis is changing how law firms…

Bill Josten April 01, 2020

A Big Decision on Strategy that Law Firms Need to Make Now (Part 1)

In my role in academia and consulting, I get to work with law firm partners from around the world and to meet and talk to…

Kevin Doolan March 31, 2020

Shadows on the Shore: Managing Employee Mental Health & Morale

"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown."  - H.P. Lovecraft…

Legal Executive Institute March 30, 2020

Focused Firms: Expenditures & the Bottom Line

We continue our series of blog posts using Peer Monitor data to examine the characteristics of Focused Firms — those firms that have 50% or more…

Joe Blackwood March 30, 2020

Practice Group Dynamics: Don’t Stop Your Practice Group Meetings Now, Keep Them Running Virtually – Here’s How

We continue our ongoing column, “Practice Group Dynamics” by Susan Lambreth, who has 25 years’ experience as a consultant to the legal profession, especially in…

Susan Raridon Lambreth March 26, 2020