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The Legal Intelligencer

How Do You Define Success? Four Women Lawyers Share Their Thoughts

While understanding that success looks very different to each individual woman, we examine what aided these women in achieving their definition of success and what obstacles and barriers still exist. When the ultimate goal is helping each woman lawyer achieve her definition of success—the entire legal profession succeeds.
11 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

A Paralegal's View: Tips for Collaborative Success in Law Firms

Paralegal Melissa Acosta-Amarante offers tips for a successful attorney-paralegal collaboration, and explains why that's key for your practice.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Legal Awards: Q&As With Best Mentor Finalists

Texas Lawyer is proud to recognize seven finalists for the 2024 Best Mentor award.
1 minute read

International Edition

Corporate Partner Takes Over Leadership of Dentons' Ottawa Office

Chase Irwin will continue to serve clients in the startup community in Ottawa while taking the helm at the firm's office in the Canadian capital.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cozen O'Connor Elects Heller to 5th Term as CEO

"It's been really exciting seeing our growth and expansion, and we're having a lot of fun along the way," said Michael Heller, who's been in the role since 2013.
4 minute read

Law.com

'That's Disappointing': Only 11% of MDL Appointments Went to Attorneys of Color in 2023

"If you think that diversity in all of its forms is important in determining excellence, equity, these MDLs are great opportunities for people to learn, have a practice," U.S. District Judge William Orrick said in an interview.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Driving Excellence Beyond the Lawyers: How an Inclusive Approach for Business Professionals Benefits Law Firms

Firms that foster and support an environment inclusive of the entire firm community—lawyers and business professionals alike—have a unique potential to fuel this synergy, allowing the firm (and the individuals within it) to see each professional's value across the entire employee spectrum.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Want to Get Ahead in Your Career? Find a Truth Teller

Who do you have in your professional life who will "get real" with you? Find truth tellers and invite them to offer valuable criticism. Don't wait for it to happen incidentally. Seek it out.
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Meet Benjamin Diessel, Finalist for Attorney of the Year

"I think having a legal profession that reflects what our society looks like and reflects those experiences makes our profession stronger," Diessel said. "It makes our institutions stronger. I personally think we've taken some amazing strides, but we've got more work to do."
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Meet Attorney Lisa Pirozzolo, Finalist for Attorney of the Year

"Some lawyers feel compelled to show off their knowledge; their own insecurity drives them to want to impress," Jeffrey Hessekiel, the general counsel for Exelixis, said. "Lisa has a quiet confidence, and she impresses without having to be self-important or needlessly formal. As you work with her, you see that she deserves the position that she's achieved and the respect that she has gained. ... She is just a steady, smart, reasonable litigator, and that makes her very dependable."
6 minute read

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