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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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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

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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

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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

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Three Elements for Shaping a Successful Law Firm Virtual Retreat

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Jill Huse with a look at the three aspects you need to consider when planning your firm's virtual retreat right now....more

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The Best Time to Start Doing Pro Bono Work? Your First Day.

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Every year around this time, my colleague Erin Meyer and I can be found going through and carefully selecting pro bono opportunities for Proskauer’s incoming first-year associates. Each of them will be assigned a pro bono...more

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Does Your Law Firm Have A Case Of "The Slows?"

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During the Civil War, President Lincoln was frustrated with the performance of General George McClellan. One of his chief complaints with General McClellan, as he put it, was that he had a case of “the slows.” Instead of...more

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Is Your Culture Putting Your Firm At Risk?

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While I acknowledge the vital role that culture plays with respect to defining each law firm’s working environment, creating expected behaviors, and establishing a “glue” among the lawyers, I am increasingly seeing law firms...more

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What’s Wrong with Perfect? In Today’s Changing Environment, A Lot

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Perfectionism is a tendency with which many of us have an intimate familiarity. In our personal lives, we acknowledge that demanding perfection from those around us, such as our spouses or children, is detrimental and can...more

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