There is nothing so central to a lawyer’s daily life, as the billable hour. This metric wasn’t created for big brother looking over you. Use the billable hour as a…
Leveraging Social Media Gone are the days of attending endless events every week. Now let’s be clear, nothing beats nor will ever replace face-to-face networking. Social media extends your message…
Equity Partners take the most risk and for doing so, get the most rewards. All attorneys start their careers as associates, and many will go on to become of counsel,…
Legal Marketplace: Make sense as to the what you are worth. Every successful negotiation is a with more than the sum of its parts. Compensation packages can be structured very…
COVID-19 has transformed how attorneys are recruited and hired. Law firms are continuing to do business remotely. Some firms are going back to the office while others have fully embraced…
Humor helps build trust with personal relationships and can help influence attitudes at work. In fact Harvard Business Review recently published an article, Sarcasm, Self-Deprecation, and Inside Jokes: A User’s Guide…
Don’t get passed over on the road to partnership. A partnership at a law firm can seem daunting. Several requisites must be met before one can even be considered, including…
The global pandemic has forced law firms to work remotely. For the most part, lawyers have adjusted remarkably well — having gotten used to the distractions and isolation that remote…
Economic forecasts are typically quite accurate, the problem is that the experts can't seem to figure it out. Trust is at an all time low. Did anyone think it was…
As the world pivots from this coronavirus pandemic, the legal community will be challenged to determine to what extent a diverse workplace will define itself. The disruption of the business…