Business Strategy
Will Diversity Tech (Finally) Transform the Future Workplace?
July 31, 2017
By Michelle Silverthorn — (Originally published on June 6, 2017 on the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism’s 2Civility website.) Last week I wrote about starting a new diversity and inclusion initiative from scratch. I briefly mentioned the buzziest new term in diversity and inclusion: diversity tech. Diversity tech is what happens when some of the smartest start-up minds
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How Can We End the “Pinkwashing” of Biglaw?
July 16, 2017
By Gemma L. Descoteaux — A quick perusal of the websites for the Am Law 200 law firms shows that big firms are dedicated to the advancement of women. They sponsor women’s events, host gender equality initiatives, and hold large women’s conferences. Yet, when you look behind the website fluff—what I call the “pinkwashing” of
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The End of Work Life Balance
January 26, 2017
By Eva Davis, Co-Chair Private Equity, Winston & Strawn — Blog posts, women’s conferences, mentoring programs, and lifestyle and career counseling tips tout the many ways to attain “work-life” balance. “Balance” is an equal distribution of weight that allows something to remain upright and steady. “Work-life-balance” is a condition in which different elements of “work”
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How Law Firms Can Move Beyond Diversity Plan Hype
December 20, 2016
By Caren Ulrich Stacy — Originally published by Law.com and The American Lawyer, December 6, 2016 — Law firms and companies never miss an opportunity to issue a press release about their newest and glossiest plan designed to boost diversity and inclusion. A quick search on Google reveals more than three dozen of these announcements
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Innovation — You’re doing that too, huh?
December 5, 2016
By Steve Gluckman – There’s been a lot of discussion in law firms recently around the increasing urgency to innovate. If you’ve been in the industry for more than a few minutes, you know that firms are facing increasing competition and are looking to improve efficiency, while at the same time, facing the challenge of
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Solving the Multimillion-Dollar C Player Problem
May 26, 2016
By Caren Ulrich Stacy & Jeanne Picht — Originally published in the ABA Law Practice Magazine, May 2013 — Law firms have a very expensive talent Problem: C Players. These are the associates who lack judgment, write poorly, miss critical issues, or don’t take ownership. Partners write off their time and eventually stop giving them work altogether. Because
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At the Intersection of People and Technology
March 30, 2016
By Susan Letterman White – (Initially published by Massachusetts Lawyers Journal March/April 2016; Reprinted with permission) There have been amazing developments in technology with application to the practice of law. Different technologies collect and measure information, manage processes, remind us of what to do and when to act, and make it much easier and faster to
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Quite Possibly The Most Effective Thing You Can Do To Differentiate Your Firm in 2016
November 12, 2015
By Steve Gluckman – As competitive pressures accelerate, law firms continue to look for new ways to differentiate themselves from competitors. Offering training resources to clients is a proven and accepted practice among firms of all sizes and has done much to help differentiate them in the marketplace. However, is there more we can be
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The “Modern” Lawyer Learner – Overwhelmed, Distracted & Impatient
March 9, 2015
By Steve Gluckman – Overwhelmed, Distracted and Impatient… Nope, I’m not talking about my 3 year-old son. (Well, actually I could be, but I’m not at the moment). Instead, I’m referring to, as Josh Bersin of Deloitte calls it, “The Modern Learner.” He states, “As training moves to more digital formats, it’s colliding with new
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Punished By Rewards
February 7, 2015
By Sue Manch – It’s law firm associate bonus season once again and the Above the Law blog’s http://abovethelaw.com/bonuses/) reporting of results from firm to firm is alternatively stirring anger and schadenfruede among associates – depending on whether their firm awarded so-called, “DPW”, “half – DPW”, or lesser amounts. With the NY-centric firms having banner
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