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5 Proven Strategies to Prevent Employee Turnover and Cultivate Long-Term Retention

How to retain employees in your law firm? The key is to build relationships with the team.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Donald A. Robinson Remembered as 'a Giver, Not a Taker'

Donald A. Robinson is remembered for his service to the legal profession, the people within it, and the community where he lived and worked. "May you enjoy health, happiness and success, in that order," he often said.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Very Emotional': Surprise $16M Gift to Family's Charity Honors Dinsmore Litigator

"It's an absolutely astounding gift—it's just such an honor. I still can hardly talk about it; I kind of get choked up," said Dinsmore & Shohl's Barbara Edelman.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Time for Summer Legal Weirdness

"What better way to take your mind off those summer 'lawyer doldrums' than by reading something amusing—perhaps even a glimpse of the lighter moments in our legal system?" writes John G. Browning.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

From Atlanta to Paris: Lawyers Watch This Year's Olympics With an Eye to 1996

"Because we were hosting the Centennial Games, we were very, very hopeful that every country came—and they did, even the North Koreans. The Olympics, unfortunately, as much as it tries to keep politics out, you sort of can't help that," said former King & Spalding attorney Charlie Battle.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Hall Booth Smith Founder Uses Down Time to Pen Fictional Tales of Murder

John Hall has published "Gnats, Humidity and Murder," which pulls from his rural south Georgia upbringing, a brief stint in the U.S. attorney's office in Macon, his familiarity with Atlanta's social and cultural scene, and 40 years of practicing law.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Tales From Trial: A Paralegal's Perspective

"These are hard-earned tips of wisdom from Irell & Manella's team of paralegals and technical support staff who are on-site for each of the firm's trials," write Pia Kamath and Eduardo Flores.
5 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Midsize Firms' Family Leave Policies Caught Between Attorney and Client Needs

"Their benches aren't as deep," said consultant Peter Zeughauser. "It has a much bigger impact and firms feel it."
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

'Find Your Happy Place': Why Vacations Are Essential for Mind, Body and Soul (and Work)

Rather than vacations being considered apart from one's career, they are now part and parcel of it," writes columnist and professor Michael P. Maslanka.
6 minute read

Law.com

Overcoming an Unconscious Bias for Hours Billed

In large law firms, the measure of one's worth can often boil down to a single figure: hours billed. This may seem harsh, but in many firms, this rings true. This standard metric, while undeniably important, often overshadows the diverse array of skills and individual contributions that attorneys bring to their roles.
7 minute read

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