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[Podcast] Mentorship, Growth & Opportunity: Experiences from the 2025 Summer Associate Program

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On this special Ropes & Gray podcast, co-hiring partner for the firm and co-managing partner of the firm’s Boston office, Jeff Katz, sits down with three members of the 2025 Summer Associate Program: Ben Haward (Harvard...more

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Law Firms Are Bleeding Talent Because They Refuse to Build Leaders

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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

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The Lateral Gold Rush: 5 Critical Questions Law Firm Leaders Must Ask

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The lateral hiring market is always in motion—and law firm leaders are frequently under pressure to act. But before you make your next big lateral hire, pause. You have a lot more to lose than you think. The firms that are...more

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Navigating Generational Friction in Law Firms 

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In May of 2023, I (Mike) tried to raise awareness of the challenges of navigating generational changes by focusing on the impact on partner compensation… The post Navigating Generational Friction in Law Firms  appeared first...more

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Law Firms Must Get “Unreasonable” To Win The Talent Wars

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As an adjunct legal professor, I’m fortunate to get to spend time with law students. They are smart, hardworking, and ready to make valuable contributions to the legal profession. And they’re different from lawyers of...more

Baker Donelson

Baker's Dozen: What Does Leaving a Legacy Mean to You?

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What does it mean to leave a legacy? For some, it’s about mentorship and creating opportunities for those who follow. For others, it’s about building relationships, shaping a culture of inclusion, or making a lasting impact...more

Stinson LLP

From Field to Firm: Lessons for Lawyers from Athletes' Mental Health Playbook

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Both athletes and lawyers operate in intense environments where performance is paramount. Athletes are trained to cope with stress through mental conditioning and performance strategies. In contrast, the legal field has...more

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Diversity Matters Newsletter Summer 2024 Edition

“Nothing worth having comes easy.” -President Theodore Roosevelt Working towards real diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace should not be easy. In fact, it should be an uncomfortable, arduous journey where...more

JD Supra Perspectives

Leadership and Beyond: Board Service as a Catalyst for Lawyer Development

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Board service provides a unique avenue for lawyers to expand their professional horizons. Lana Manganiello explains how....more

Epiq

Attracting, Retaining, and Developing Talent While Navigating Generational Change

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Andrea Sepinwall, Senior Legal Counsel, Simplex Legal, spoke at the Legal Innovation Forum in Montréal on March 27. Below are her key takeaways. One of the major challenges legal leaders face today is recruiting and retaining...more

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Three Ways to Foster Collaboration in Your Law Firm

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At the College of Law Practice Management Futures Conference March 12 – 13, the theme was networks – collaborative, neural, professional, and more. There were many excellent presentations and the sharing in the breakout...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Introducing Gen Z: Understanding the New Generation of Lawyers and How Their Perspective Could Shift Workplace Norms

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On today’s episode, Rachel Moseson Dikovics, Amanda K. Cipriano, Claire Dronzek, and Lauren Russell discuss Gen Z’s perspective of young lawyers on issues such as work-life balance, organizational values, and mentorship. They...more

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LPM Lessons from the Barbie Movie. Yes, Barbie.

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There are all kinds of reasons to have a visceral “oh hell no” reaction to a production about Barbie, the least of which is the inane movie trailer featuring Margot Robbie in Pantone 219C and some of the 50 other shades of...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Perspectives: Vinson & Elkins Reflects on International Women’s Day

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Today, people across the world will recognize women for their achievements. But celebrating women is about far more than 24 hours of recognition. It’s also about strengthening long-term commitments — to increasing visibility...more

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Three Moves to Help Your Law Firm Thrive in 2023

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According to most economists, we’re not in a recession, at least right now. However, the only certainty appears to be uncertainty. How will law firms achieve growth in an unstable environment? We’ve reviewed two leading...more

Allen Matkins

This Partner May Have Observed The Punctilio Of Honesty But Perhaps Not Honor

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Nearly a century ago, Benjamin Cardozo waxed eloquent regarding the fiduciary obligation of co-venturers...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Spotlight Series "The Importance of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Tax Law"

In the latest episode of Skadden's tax podcast "GILTI Conscience," hosts Nate Carden and David Farhat talk with associates Eman Cuyler and Stefane Victor about Black identity and lawyering, particularly among tax...more

Legal Internet Solutions Inc.

5 Ways to Foster Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Within Your Firm

Like our law firm clients, Team LISI is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (D.E.I.) practices. Diversity includes individuals of different ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, gender identities, ages,...more

International Lawyers Network

How to Create Lasting Change in Your Law Firm

Are we STILL talking about change?? Yes, we are. And for two reasons – first, we’re really still in a global pandemic (the CDC is just about to recommend that vaccinated Americans wear masks indoors again if some of us...more

International Lawyers Network

Law Firm ILN-telligence Podcast | Episode 22: Rick Walsh, Lewis Rice LLC | United States

Rick Walsh is the Chairman of Lewis Rice, a leading regional law firm based in St. Louis, Missouri with additional strategic offices. They are also a member of the International Lawyers Network. In this episode, Lindsay and...more

International Lawyers Network

Law Firm ILN-telligence Podcast | Episode 21: Carl Grassi, McDonald Hopkins LLC | United States

Carl Grassi is a partner with and former chairman of McDonald Hopkins, a top-notch law firm with strategic offices throughout the US and a member of the International Lawyers Network. In this episode, Lindsay and Carl dig...more

Furia Rubel Communications, Inc.

How to Create a Sense of Belonging: Diversity and Inclusion with Gia Altreche: On Record PR

How do you create a culture of belonging within a law firm? In this episode of On Record PR, Gina F. Rubel, Esq., Founder and CEO of Furia Rubel Communications, goes on record with Gia Altreche, the director of business...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Leading the Way for Social Change: A Prolonged and Focused Path

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The recent deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, and the resulting protests around the country, pushed the ongoing issues of racial injustice and inequality in the United States to the forefront of our national...more

International Lawyers Network

Keep Showing Up

“Keep Showing Up” is a phrase that Des Linden, an American long distance runner, and winner of the Boston Marathon, repeats often. It’s a mantra that I use in my own running, particularly as I come back from injury and need...more

Timothy Corcoran - Corcoran Consulting Group

Lawyer Autonomy And You're Not The Boss Of ME-ISM

Lawyers tend to prefer working alone. Many don’t enjoy being managed. That’s fine. To each his own. The desire for independence is neither good nor bad. There are times when it’s a valuable and necessary trait. ...more

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