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Corporate Counsel

Chasing Goals Won't Give Frazzled In-House Lawyers Inner Peace, But a 'Mental Cleanse' Might

"Happiness can be consciously cultivated through certain actions anyone can take which are not at all dependent upon your external circumstances," said Mark LoSacco, a former in-house leader at HSBC and American Express who now helps legal department attorneys find greater fulfillment.
5 minute read

Law.com

A Look at Law Firms' Intergenerational Communication Breakdown

For many survey respondents, the generational divide isn't just a frustration, it's a major business detriment.
1 minute read

Law.com

Law Firms Favor One Generation Over Others. Do Legal Professionals Mind?

A majority of survey respondents said that their law firm's hierarchy favors one generation over the others, but a large number also didn't want to address that by instituting age limits for partnership.
1 minute read

Law.com

Generations Aren't Connecting, and It May Be Hurting Law Firms

A Law.com reader's survey found that many in law firms are having difficulties managing different generations' communication styles, behavior and attitudes, sometimes to the detriment of the firm.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

How Being Present Can Make All the Difference

"The effort of showing up, being present and demonstrating concern—always makes a difference," writes columnist Michael P. Maslanka.
7 minute read

Law.com

Reducing Cognitive Load and Enhancing Marketing Productivity with AI

While law firm marketing professionals are apt to experience cognitive load, the squeezing of marketing departments to do more with less is certainly exacerbating the potential for cognitive load and making the case for AI even stronger.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Fuzzier Pathways, Changing Priorities Dent Appeal of Partnership to Today's Young Attorneys

Statistics show the majority of associates don't want to make partner at their current firms. One difference from past generations is that millennials and Gen-Z have been encouraged to find greater purpose in their lives.
8 minute read

The Recorder

Don't Take On Too Much

"Lawyers who are motivated to a fault and never take a vacation day or turn off their phone can find themselves negatively affected by the toll that stress can take," write Dentons' Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Sidley Austin Associate Going for Gold in Paris Paralympics

Matt Simpson plays goalball, a sport played exclusively by athletes who are blind or visually impaired. He leaves for Paris in just weeks after returning to the firm from a federal clerkship.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Don't Let Your Summer Associates Burn Out—Mentorship Advice for a Lasting Impact

"With all of these law students eagerly ready to learn the profession, its important to consider how we can best mentor this group and otherwise facilitate introductions to the practice of law," writes the NJLJ Young Lawyers Advisory Board.
4 minute read

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