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New Year, New Career for Burnt-Out Attorneys?
“JD Refugee®” Course Helps Lawyers Transition from Law to Other Careers With studies showing that nearly 25 percent of law school...
Editorial dept. (press release)
Mar 5, 20193 min read


Skills for a successful career in a changing legal market
The current legal market is going through a time of changes, and one of the consequences is the different skill set that will be...
By Soledad Atienza
Feb 12, 20194 min read


Invisible Work
You don’t get credit for things people don’t see. It is as simple as it gets. At Law School I realized pretty quickly that law and the...
By Isabella Galeano
Feb 8, 20195 min read


"A Millennial's Perspective on how law firms can retain Millennials" or talent ...?
WhatsApp notification. Respond to email. iPhone rings. FaceTime Mum. Post photo of brunch on Instagram. Update status: “En route to law...
By Mary Bonsor
Jan 28, 20196 min read


Leading with purpose: how long can a rudderless law firm survive in the face of change?
Leadership is in crisis. Everywhere we turn, we see evidence of this. From Facebook’s recent data revelations to the political...
By Reign Lee
Dec 20, 20187 min read


From Just-In-Case to Just-In-Time Digital Learning in the Law Firm
Just last month I was approached by leaders from two large law firms within about three days of each other. Both had very similar...
By Steve Gluckman
Dec 19, 20187 min read


Empathy in Leadership
A lack of women in leadership position is a commonly seen challenge facing the business world, specifically in law firms. Popular belief...
By Jill Huse
Dec 10, 20184 min read


Developing future leaders?
“If we were running real businesses we would be identifying future leaders in their 20’s and 30’s and fast tracking them – whereas in...
By Andrew Otterburn
Nov 12, 20184 min read


Mlegal Group Adds Leading Legal Recruiter Melinda Wallman in London
Wallman’s arrival further strengthens Mlegal’s transatlantic capability, reinforces its emergence as a top-tier player in London. Mlegal...
By Editorial Department (Press Release)
Sep 25, 20183 min read


Failure to Delegate
This is the third in a series of articles about how corporate and government law departments can improve their performance and add...
By Richard G. Stock
Aug 16, 20184 min read


Outsourcing System Administration
Looking Beyond the Walls for the Keys to the Castle It is commonly understood in the world of corporate counsel that technology and...
By Beth Lambdin
Aug 7, 20185 min read


New 'Must Read' eBook on Leadership
The new eBook on Leadership from International recognized Thought Leader Patrick McKenna is published and available as online eBook and...
By Editorial Department
Jun 20, 20182 min read


Overcoming the EQ, Implementation and Execution Challenge in the Legal Profession
Emotional intelligence (EQ), implementation and execution: the guts of getting things done. After all, any great vision or plan is just...
By Melissa LaFlair
May 4, 20186 min read


Driver or administrator? HR’s impact on law firm success and how to measure it.
HR leaders are being called upon to step into the “golden triangle” of strategic management, to be on an even footing with the CEO and...
By Markus Hartung and Emma Ziercke
Mar 26, 201810 min read


Legal Transformation Requires More Than Tech
Legal tech is attracting plenty of interest, money, press, and hype. It is law’s shiny new object that has transfixed the industry....
By Mark A. Cohen
Mar 20, 20185 min read


Freelance lawyering: it’s just labour arbitrage, right?
I’ve lost count of the times I’ve heard using freelance lawyers dismissed as a simplistic strategy that offers nothing more than cost...
By Katherine Thomas
Mar 7, 20185 min read


The Ethical Lawyer | Legal Ethics as business development opportunity
When I started as an M&A lawyer in private practice with a large Dutch top-ten firm in 2002, I only knew about the law from my books from...
By Karolina Dorenbos
Jan 8, 20188 min read


Should Law Firm Leaders Build A Personal Brand?
From the Fourth Leader’s Pulse Survey Exactly 10 years ago, in March 2007, at a time when most firms were doing very well economically, a...
By David J. Parnell and Patrick J. McKenna
Oct 26, 20174 min read


The Revenue-Neutral Associate
Last month, while writing an article about professional development in the law, I impulsively posted the following question on LinkedIn:...
By Jordan Furlong
Sep 30, 20177 min read


The New Legal Career
The career paths and prospects for young lawyers are markedly different than recent generations. A law degree was once a passport to a...
By Mark A. Cohen
Jun 8, 20177 min read
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