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27. The Generation Gap and the WFH DebateGeneration Gap Part 1: WFH Like all good debates, all sides of the work-from-home debate have fair points to make. Young lawyers want the flexibility and work-life balance that WFH brings. But they also need to be involved in law firm activities and receive 1-on-1 mentoring. But for lean law, it's the the task that should dictate the location.
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28. Who Will Offer the Better Career Path, Big Law or Mid-Market?Mid-Market Series Part 3 The wrong firm will always be the wrong choice, but the right Mid-Market firm can offer you the perfect platform to develop your full potential and enjoy the journey.
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27. What Happens to Mid-Market Firms When Big Law Comes to Town?Mid-Market Series Part 2 Many mid-market firms are now wondering how to differentiate themselves and defend their turf. The answer is that they already have a set of cards which, played right, can be a winner.
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26. Mid-Market Firms Were Always Best Placed to Meet the New RealityMid-Market Series Part 1 The mid-market miniseries alights on the position and future prospects of mid-market law firms. This series opener, focuses on the work itself, which clients bring to our industry, and assess the evolving responses from big law, midmarket and ALSPs.
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43. A Legal Assignment Is Just One Person With a Problem Asking Another Person for HelpIf there's one thing we could do to improve the mental health and well-being of the legal profession as a whole, what would it be? The answer, we suggest, is empathy. In other words, to see the profession at a people level and reframe client service around empathy and human values.
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42. Law Firm Profits Soar During A Mental Health Crisis. Is This A Coincidence?At a certain point, it's in the best interests of the client, the assignment and — most of all yourself — for you to say "No."
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41. Retaining Market PositionRetention Part 3: Market Position Law firm leaders looking at retaining market position need to think in terms of long-term sustainability, not short-term profitability or rankings. Any firm can have a spike or a dip for a host of reasons, but what matters is trends over time, not this year's tables.
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40. Talent Retention Only Works With the Right TalentRetention Part 2: Talent Talent retention means hiring the right talent, creating a learning environment in which they grow and flourish, and equipping them with the toolset and mindset to be effective problem solvers.
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39. There Goes Another Client, Slipping Silently AwayRetention Part 1: Clients In any business, the first goal is always keeping what you have. This is the foundation onto which ambitions can be built. In law, the three key retention challenges at which we'll look are clients, talent and finally market position.
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30. Gen AI Is Part of Your Clients' Lives, So It Should Be Part of Your Client ServiceWhat We Learned at LegalWeek Part 2 The state of the industry is that big no longer eats small. Instead, fast eats slow. Scale alone doesn't do it any more, and neither does global reach. It's all about understanding, agility and value. It's now "the fast eat the slow."
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