Heather Nevitt

January 05, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

It was clear that the long-term systematic biases disfavoring women that have long dwelled in my beloved profession grew longer and stronger roots, fed by the pandemic. And now, as we enter into a fresh new calendar year, we are descending back into a renewed and unpredictable phase of that pandemic. It begs the question, how will women in law recover from the impact of the past and the now?

By Megan Belcher

6 minute read

January 04, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

At its core, an organization's culture is about showing employees that your company cares about them — at work and beyond.

By Lean Adviser GC

3 minute read

January 04, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

The verdict is weird. Only in California can you get yes, no, and we don't know. Prosecutions are typically binary. Defendant is charged, and either pleads guilty or goes to trial. At trial, usually, you see guilty or not guilty, sometimes neither, and the jury can't agree or is hung. It's unusual to get all three in one case.

By Ryan McConnell, Meagan Baker Thompson, and Matthew Boyden

8 minute read

January 02, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

A new generation of tech savvy, social justice-focused and environmentally aware employee stakeholders are creating recruitment, retention and other employment challenges.

By Jen Rubin

5 minute read

December 16, 2021 | Law.com

because of all the challenges many faced due to the pandemic, another thing is certain: skills that were maybe once thought of as "soft" or "nice to have" are now required and highly valuable for both personal and professional success.

By Heather Nevitt

5 minute read

December 16, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Leading with empathy, authenticity and purposefulness have not only been proven to drive employee satisfaction and retention, but have also shown to have a direct impact on driving innovation, creativity and, in turn, revenue.

By Heather Nevitt

3 minute read

December 15, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

To help build an understanding and conversation around diversity efforts in legal departments, Corporate Counsel and ALM Intelligence are excited to launch our first annual legal department diversity survey.

By Heather Nevitt

1 minute read

December 06, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Take a look at six big changes revealed in benchmark of corporate legal leaders.

By E. Leigh Dance

8 minute read

November 03, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

In this article, we outline key steps lawyers can take to pressure-test and make sure their companies are using reliable information to meet their ESG goals.

By Dave Curran and Mark Mendelsohn

5 minute read

November 02, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Corporate Counsel is taking a deep-dive examination into corporate legal leaders' relationships with their boards. To that end we ask you, our valued, experienced, in-house community to share your insights and help us gain a deeper understanding of that relationship.

By Heather Nevitt

1 minute read