Women’s Leadership Blog Posts

How to normalize work-family policies usage within workplace culture

The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg kept a photo hanging in her judicial chambers that showed her son gazing at his newborn baby.…

Rangita de Silva de Alwis October 27, 2020

From CLO to Interim CEO: Myers’ Horton made strategic career moves to reach top

Just four years into her legal career after law school, Andrean Horton set a goal to some day advance to a general counsel or related…

Natalie Runyon October 19, 2020

ON LEADERSHIP: “A strong culture of respect is foundational to our firm,” says KYL’s Esther Cho

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 October 19, 2020

Positive outlook on remote on-boarding for incoming associates (and lateral hires)

In March as the pandemic began to change the way law firms approached many of their most basic functions, many firms were compelled to make…

Dr. Sharon Meit Abrahams October 06, 2020

Latinx Heritage Month: Examining Latinx identity & future success in education

“Until your board room looks like your mail room, you have not achieved diversity.” — Louis R. Hernandez, Partner at Kirkland & Ellis The Latinx…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color September 28, 2020

How to redefine leadership through the allyship lens

There is a paradox in the concept of allyship in Corporate America and the legal industry, and it underscores the importance of exploring next generation…

Rangita de Silva de Alwis September 23, 2020

Luminating Latina Lawyers: Service for the people, by the people

Zuri Balmakund Santiago, Assistant Attorney General at the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, says the desire to have a voice at the table is what makes…

Natalie Runyon September 21, 2020

Gen Z allyship research insights: Institutional allyship as a partial fix for sexual harassment

This research update was written by Rangita de Silva de Alwis, the Associate Dean of International Affairs at Penn Law, who leads the research on transformative leadership…

Transforming Womens Leadership August 03, 2020

Using Your Platform for Good: Activating allyship & sponsorship in Corporate America

In our ongoing blog series, Using Your Platform for Good, author Irene Liu, General Counsel of Checkr, expands on crucial topics of corporate and workplace culture. While corporate…

Irene Liu July 15, 2020

Mastering financial & business concepts as a Delta model lawyer

The Delta model lawyer demonstrates that success in the 21st century means that a lawyer’s legal intelligence, emotional intelligence, and business intelligence are almost equally…

Natalie Runyon July 07, 2020

Is it stress or is it burnout?

Work and life have become more complex and fast-paced such that it has become more difficult to distinguish between just having a bad day or…

Paula Davis-Laack July 01, 2020

How to institutionalize transgender inclusion through policies & culture

Discrimination on a daily basis is a common experience for many transgender people, with 50% of people who identify as transgender reporting they’ve been harassed…

Outspoken: Advancing LGBTQ+ Professionals June 26, 2020