Talent Development

Exponential Growth—The Data Explosion and Resulting Challenges and Opportunities for Law Firms, Part 2

Over the course of the next several years I predict that many law firms will begin hiring data scientists. In my previous post I discussed…

Joseph Raczynski August 24, 2015

Knowing What You Don’t Know

I'm often asked what the biggest difference is between in-house and outside counsel from the practicing attorney's point of view. In honesty, I don't have…

Tanya Avila August 19, 2015

Law Firm Leaders, GCs Lament Lack of Impact in Diversity Despite Strong Efforts

“We can, and should, do better.” This comment, by Ahmed Davis, the national chair of Fish & Richardson’s diversity initiative, highlights the continuing challenges of…

Sameena Kluck August 12, 2015

Badass Butterfly Tactic #2: Injecting Positive Jolts into Performance Reviews

  Shhhh. Stop and listen closely. Do you hear that? It’s the collective groan of lawyers all over the country as performance review season descends…

Anne Brafford August 06, 2015

Efficiency Tips for Lawyers: The Value of Running an Efficient Law Office

During my 26 years as a legal secretary, I’ve had a lot of experience in creating efficiency within my own and others workspaces. I outlined…

Karen L. Clark August 04, 2015

The Rise of In-House Pro Bono

For many years, formal pro bono programs were the bailiwick of attorneys in private practice. In-house counsel volunteered on their own, but not until the…

Eve Runyon July 30, 2015

Tea Reading or Testing—What’s the Best Way to Hire?

Amidst the head-spinning change and the increased competition that all law firms face today, there is an increased emphasis on—some say a frenzy to—hire the…

Dr. Larry Richard July 29, 2015

The A-List: Measuring More Than Money

The American Lawyer magazine announced its annual “A-List” this week, recognizing 20 American law firms which it calls the “new elite.” It is interesting to…

Ralph Baxter July 28, 2015

Celesq Webinar: Protocol and Judgment Vital to Conducting Internal Investigations, Says Bryan Cave’s Kotlarski

Conducting internal investigations—and doing a thorough enough job so that the results can stand up to judicial or regulatory scrutiny—is an increasingly vital task for…

Ann Kotlarski July 23, 2015

Lawyers for America: Improving Legal Education and Access to Justice

Professor Marsha Cohen is on a mission. She is determined to address two challenges she knows well from her distinguished career in law: Making legal…

Ralph Baxter July 22, 2015

Should Lawyers be Project Managers?

More than four years ago, my colleague Carla Landry published a blog entitled “Is it Possible to Turn Lawyers into Project Managers? Or will they…

Susan Raridon Lambreth July 15, 2015

Making Lawyer Careers Alluring Again

When I was a boy, I dreamed of being a lawyer. I wanted to be Perry Mason—cross examining witnesses until they admitted they were guilty…

Ralph Baxter June 23, 2015