Vanessa Blum

Vanessa is ALM's Vice President of Legal Product Innovation and executive editor of Law.com Radar. Contact Vanessa at [email protected]. On Twitter: @vanessablum.

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June 12, 2020 | Law.com

'It's OK Not to Be OK': An In-House Leader's Take on Guiding Resilient Teams

Uber Technologies Associate GC Matt Wilson, who leads a 90-member legal team across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, explains the strategies he's learned that help his team perform under pressure.

By Heather Nevitt | Vanessa Blum

2 minute read

June 05, 2020 | Law.com

'This Has to Be a Seminal Moment': Black Law Firm Leaders on Inequity, Ire and What Comes Next

A. Scott Bolden, D.C. managing partner of Reed Smith, and Ben Wilson, chairman of Beveridge & Diamond, discuss their own experiences with racism, how they practice authentic leadership and their hopes for greater understanding and inclusion in the legal profession and the nation beyond.

By Lisa Helem | Vanessa Blum

2 minute read

May 29, 2020 | Law.com

Times Are Tough! A Shame-Free Guide to Surviving Career Disruption

Can your career recover from a layoff? Advice from a Big Law counsel and former GC who isn't afraid to acknowledge that her journey has had "some real ups and downs."

By Vanessa Blum

1 minute read

May 26, 2020 | Law.com

Just Released! Get a Jump on Class Actions With Legal Radar

Your free Legal Radar news feed now includes immediate updates on just-filed federal class actions.

By Law.com Editors

2 minute read

May 22, 2020 | Law.com

Back to Brick-and-Mortar: Law Firms Reopen (Slowly) in the COVID-19 Era.

Temperature checks. Plexiglass partitions. Crowd-controlled elevator access. Law offices for the foreseeable future will look very different, an issue we explore with David Bario, Law.com business of law senior editor. Plus, one Legal Speak co-host bids adieu.

By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum

1 minute read

May 15, 2020 | Law.com

Calming the Imposter Monster: You Don't Know Everything, And That's OK.

They have the credentials and look the part, but lawyers often feel ill-equipped to handle the challenges that practicing law throws at them. Those feelings have a name: imposter syndrome.

By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum

1 minute read

May 08, 2020 | Law.com

Hold the Phone! The Supreme Court Is in (Virtual) Session

Wilmer Hale partner David Bowker, whose case was one of the first to proceed by telephone, gives a behind-the-scenes account of preparing for and delivering arguments in the new environment.

By Vanessa Blum | Leigh Jones

2 minute read

May 01, 2020 | Law.com

Summer of Our Discontent: Big Law Associate Programs Get Major Overhaul

For those law firms still conducting summer programs amid the coronavirus pandemic, the challenge is to make the experience meaningful.

By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum

2 minute read

April 24, 2020 | Law.com

Banner Year to Total Bummer: What's Ahead for the Am Law 100

Are law firms financially prepared to weather the fallout from COVID-19? Hear from the experts on this week's Legal Speak podcast.

By Vanessa Blum | Leigh Jones

1 minute read

April 23, 2020 | Law.com

Amid COVID-19 Shutdowns, Pork Giant Smithfield Foods Sued by Worker Group

Employees are working "shoulder to shoulder" without sufficient protective gear, and forced to take breaks in cramped spaces where social distancing is impossible, according to a federal lawsuit filed Thursday in Missouri.

By Dave Kostiuk

4 minute read

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