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The Lawyers Are Not Alright: The Morning Minute

The news and analysis you need to start your day.
4 minute read

Law.com

'Culture' Is Not Just a Buzzword—It's Your Key to Attracting and Keeping Talent

In this episode, Tamara Buie, chief people officer at Level Legal, a Dallas-based consulting, eDiscovery, and managed services company, explains how to cultivate and foster a professional environment that attracts and retains top-notch talent.
1 minute read

Law.com

Build New Habits to Achieve Your Goals in 2023

Absorbing and learning is one thing. Putting principles into practice for sustained periods of time is something else altogether.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

New Year, New Rules—Does Return-to-Office Still Matter to Law Firm Leaders?

Leaders, rightly concerned with the cultural impact and absence of collaboration and development opportunities, began to explore ways to make hybrid work. Most publicly, firms instituted guidelines for when and how to be in the office.
12 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Midsize Firm COO On Using Emotional Intelligence To Build Productive Teams

Chris McDevitt, COO of MG+M The Law Firm, discusses the importance emotional intelligence to ensure continued success and longevity at law firms. "Using EI to understand the composition of your team and what motivates them builds confidence and productivity," he writes. "Noticing emotional cues such as voice inflection or facial expressions during a video call can help better facilitate the meeting and direct the conversation in a more positive direction."
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

As the Holiday Blues Approach, How Can Lawyers Handle Year-End Stress?

A majority of people with mental illness have reported that the holidays tend to make their conditions worse, and attorneys also have to cope with a surge in settlements and closings.
4 minute read

Law.com

How the Meaning of Law Firm 'Culture' Evolved in 2022

The past year saw a number of law firm leaders and industry observers begin to make peace with the fact that the old way of working—five 12-hour days a week in a traditional office—is likely gone forever. In this year-end episode of Legal Speak, we look back at some of our most popular conversations throughout the year with law firm leaders and industry observers as they set out to navigate this new normal.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Former SCOTUS Clerk Suing Jones Day Promoted to Counsel at Steptoe

Mark Savignac was fired from Jones Day in January 2019 after pledging to fight its unequal parental leave policy in court and in public.
2 minute read

Law.com

How I Made It to Law Firm Leadership: 'Volunteer Early for Any and All Available Leadership Positions,' Says Michael J. Reeves of Trenam Law

You cannot always take a "scorched earth" approach to leading; ultimately you have to bring people together.
7 minute read

Pro Mid Market

What Midsize Firms Should Look for When Considering a Merger with a Smaller Firm

Midsize firms seeking to avoid stagnation may look to a merger with another firm to expedite their growth, although columnist Alyson Galusha says there are many factors to consider before finalizing a combination.
7 minute read

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