Talent Development

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

Progressive Pathways: Adopting a D&I Growth Mindset for the C-Suite

As one of the world's most ethical companies, and in recognition of Asian American Heritage Month, the Thomson Reuters Institute is pleased to offer an…

Legal Executive Institute January 12, 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

Virtual client interviews: An effective way to engage clients & grow business (even during a pandemic)

Corporate clients commonly say that the lawyers in their outside law firms “need to understand my business.” But what does this mean? Having facilitated scores…

The Thomson Reuters Institute December 28, 2020

D&I Case Study: How Drew Eckl & Farnham increased diversity at senior levels

At U.S. law firms, the representation of lawyers from an underrepresented groups within the partnership ranks has stagnated for years, increasing less than 5% for…

Natalie Runyon December 16, 2020

5 Traits of a “Fluid Lawyer”

Leonardo da Vinci was not only one of the world’s most celebrated painters, he was also a brilliant scientist, a decent architect, a visionary engineer…

Anders Spile December 14, 2020

Serving those who serve, through Reed Smith’s RS Vets

The National Guard holds a unique place in the US military apparatus. As an extension to the already all-volunteer military, members of the National Guard…

Bill Josten December 09, 2020

ON LEADERSHIP: “We decided that the firm needed to embrace the new normal,” say Timothy Volpe & Gif Thornton of Adams and Reese

We continue our bi-monthly column, On Leadership, created by Rose Ors for Thomson Reuters. Each installment will feature conversations with law firm CEOs or Managing Partners…

Rose D. Ors December 03, 2020

PMI Q3 2020 Analysis: Associate reductions impact all facets of the legal market

The large law firm industry regained some footing in the third quarter of this year, despite an environment of low demand, owing to positive factors…

Isaac Brooks December 02, 2020

Time & tide: New and evolving job roles in the legal profession

An increasing number of law firms are utilizing multidisciplinary teams to solve client problems. And while the traditional partner and associate roles are still critical…

Zorik Pesochinsky November 25, 2020

Law firms have made modest progress in readiness assessment of succession planning in 2020

Many law firms are finding themselves in a succession planning crunch. Some partners are backing away from long-standing succession plans because their retirement is not…

Natalie Runyon November 24, 2020

If not now, when? Small law firms need to improve their business development

There’s a good reason I have written extensively about why small law firms need to improve their business development acumen. Small law firm leaders themselves…

Mark Haddad November 23, 2020