Firm Leadership, Professional Development

Bridging the Gratitude Gap: How One Lawyer Reclaimed Confidence by Celebrating Progress

IR Global on 9/4/2025

The “Gratitude Gap” keeps many attorneys stuck in a cycle of striving. This story shows what happens when you stop to acknowledge how far you’ve already come....more

Why Partner Development is the Key to Law Firm Resilience: On Record PR

Furia Rubel Communications, Inc. on 9/2/2025

International Faculty member Mark Beese discusses the need for partner-level leadership development in today’s volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environment. Mark shares his perspective on the lack of formal...more

Developing Tomorrow’s Law Firm Leaders: From Water Cooler Moments to Leadership Academies - On Record PR

Furia Rubel Communications, Inc. on 9/2/2025

In this follow-up to last week’s On Record PR episode on partner leadership, host Jennifer Simpson Carr sits down again with Mark Beese, leadership consultant and member of Furia Rubel’s International Faculty, to focus on the...more

Courtney Beauzile of Robins Kaplan on Building High-Performance Marketing & BD Teams in Modern Law Firms - Passle's CMO Series...

Passle on 9/1/2025

In today’s legal market, mid-size firms are proving they can punch well above their weight, and the secret often lies in bold, strategic marketing leadership. In this episode of the CMO Series Podcast, Charles Cousins speaks...more

These are the six ways thought leadership will support your firm's strategic plan

Copo Strategies + Law Firm Editorial Service on 8/28/2025

In this video, Wayne Pollock (Founder of Copo Strategies and the Law Firm Editorial Service) explains six ways thought leadership can support your firm's strategic plan. 1. By covering issues or developments regarding the...more

Inverting Leadership Paradigms to Radically Increase Intrinsic Motivation and Engagement from Your Team

Baker Donelson on 8/26/2025

No matter your title at Baker Donelson or how senior you are, you will play the role of leader at times. A leader is anyone who has the capacity to shape mindsets and behavior in furtherance of a shared goal. Moreover, even...more

The Gratitude Gap: How Elite Law Firm Leaders Balance Fulfillment and Ambition

IR Global on 8/25/2025

If you’ve built a successful firm but still feel the pull for more, you’re not alone....more

Talent – The Final Strategic Frontier?

LawVision on 8/19/2025

In a post two years ago this month “Here We Go All Over Again… or Not”, I posed a series of questions about what might happen to the legal world in this era of Generative AI. While the takeover of the industry by computers...more

Gina Rubel on Leading with Integrity: Strategic Comms for Complex Times - CMO Series REPRESENTS

Passle on 8/19/2025

In a time when business leaders are navigating heightened political division, evolving workplace expectations, and the urgent call for inclusivity, understanding how to lead with purpose has never been more critical. On this...more

Building Your Future at Holland & Knight: Willie Phillips' Transition from Public Sector to Partner

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/7/2025

Public Policy & Regulation attorney Willie Phillips discusses his transition from serving as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to becoming a partner at Holland & Knight. With extensive experience as...more

Carl Kennedy of Katten on Building a Competitive Edge with Thought Leadership - Passle's CMO Series Rainmakers

Passle on 8/5/2025

Creating impactful thought leadership content in a high-pressure, client-driven industry is no small feat, especially when time is tight. But done right, it can unlock career-defining opportunities, from keynote invitations...more

Law Firms Are Bleeding Talent Because They Refuse to Build Leaders

Best Era on 7/23/2025

Law firms have a leadership crisis. Not a shortage of managing partners or practice group heads, but a fundamental inability to develop actual leaders from within their ranks. The traditional model of promoting the best...more

Strategic Planning for Law Firms: Turning Metrics into Meaningful Change

Society54 on 7/15/2025

At Society 54, we believe strategy shouldn't be confined to a binder or pulled out for review only once a year. It should be actionable, dynamic, and directly tied to real-time insights into your firm's operations. In today's...more

From Pressure to Presence: What Happens When Leaders Stop Demanding

IR Global on 7/15/2025

What if the biggest leadership breakthrough wasn’t in getting louder—but in getting clearer? In the world of law firm leadership, power often masquerades as pressure. High expectations are seen as synonymous with...more

Are Your Practice Groups—and Their Leaders—Truly Empowered?

LawVision on 7/7/2025

Several colleagues were recently interviewing for a role as the head of Practice Group Management at a law firm. Some came from firms that I would describe as having empowered their practice group leaders—firms that were, in...more

Say It Well: Authentic Storytelling for Law Firm Leaders - On Record PR

Furia Rubel Communications, Inc. on 7/1/2025

Former presidential speechwriter and author of Say It Well, Terry Szuplat, joins Gina Rubel to discuss the power of authentic communication in high-stakes environments. From his behind-the-scenes lessons working with...more

Elevate Everyone You Encounter

Jaburg Wilk on 6/26/2025

I had coffee with a managing partner last week who made an observation that stuck with me. He said he could predict which attorneys in his firm would become rainmakers by watching how they treated the receptionist, the...more

How to Win on LinkedIn This Summer

JD Supra Perspectives on 6/16/2025

Make LinkedIn work for you this summer. Rebecca Edwards Hnatowski has simple strategies to stay visible when it's so easy to check out. ...more

Networking: Be Intentional, Human, and Accountable

JD Supra Perspectives on 6/12/2025

What does it really take to build meaningful connections in professional services? Paula Zirinsky has a helpful reminder that relationships grow through real engagement: when we show up intentionally, authentically, and with...more

From Dashboards to Data-Driven Decisions – The Evolving Role of Technology in Legal Marketing & BD

Society54 on 6/10/2025

As the legal industry continues to embrace innovation, marketing and business development teams are reimagining how they work, powered by technology, guided by data, and increasingly influenced by AI. In this Tech Tuesday...more

What Changes When Lawyers Lead Themselves First

IR Global on 6/10/2025

I almost didn’t show up. After a long international road trip, van trouble, and a disrupted routine, the temptation was real: skip the live presentation. Or mail it in. Just this once....more

The Underleveraged Advantage of Emotional Intelligence in Legal Practice

JD Supra Perspectives on 6/5/2025

What separates good attorneys from the greats? Rich Bracken dives in – with pointers of how to get there....more

Amend (Don’t End) DEI: What SHRM’s BEAM Framework Means for Law Firms - On Record PR

Furia Rubel Communications, Inc. on 6/2/2025

Elizabeth Catterall Ogilvie joins Jennifer Simpson Carr to unpack SHRM’s newly introduced BEAM Framework—Belonging Enhanced by Access through Merit—and what it means for law firms navigating today’s diversity, equity, and...more

Investing in the Middle: Aligning the Growth of Managers with Organizational Goals

Society54 on 5/30/2025

It is common in any organization to focus on leadership at the top and on performance at the front lines. But what happens to those in the middle? While focusing on leadership at the top is important, there is something to be...more

Law Firms Must Prioritize Hiring for Curiosity and Work Ethic in the AI Era

Best Era on 5/19/2025

In today's rapidly evolving legal landscape, artificial intelligence is democratizing execution across the profession. As routine tasks become automated, the qualities that differentiate exceptional legal professionals are...more

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