Career Development
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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Confident, Powerful, Effective Networking: An Interview with Kelly Hoey
May 3, 2017
By Stacey Schwartz, Esq., Executive & Career Coach — Raise your hand if you love to network. So how many hands do you see? Anyone? Bueller? Now raise your hand if you like to help people. Raise your hand if you like to share what you know. Raise your hand if you like to support your friends
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Reentry Attorneys: Wanting Back In (and Bringing A Lot Too)
April 17, 2016
By Carroll Welch – There’s a huge, still largely untapped source of energy and talent available to legal employers right now, and with the recent increase in structured programs that recruit, vet, re-orient, and/or mentor these candidates, there’s never been a better time to include them in a workplace that prioritizes diversity: reentry attorneys. Opportunities such
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Under the Microscope: Three Types of Reviews That Can Benefit Your Firm
December 3, 2015
By Naomi Beard – (Originally published August 2015, PD Quarterly by NALP) The importance of lawyer talent development has taken hold within law firm culture. Once regarded as a discipline found primarily in corporate America, talent development has been increasingly recognized by law firms as critical reinforcement for their strategic and business goals. Today, law firms dedicate themselves to
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What is a Successful Legal Career?
August 25, 2015
By Ellen Ostrow – (Originally Published in the Women Lawyers Journal; 2015, VOL. 100, NO. 3) If asked to evaluate your career – as of this moment – as successful or not, how would you react? What would determine your conclusion? Had you prevailed in court last week, perhaps you would respond with an emphatic “successful.” But had
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Critical for Lawyer Success – Continual Growth
August 10, 2015
By Heather Bock, Lori Berman, and Juliet Aiken – According to our research, lawyers who make partner within ten years of practice, as compared to lawyers who after 11 years have not make it to partner, are masters of their fate, calibrators, and highly networked. And, promotion to partner aside, lawyers who are healthy–in that they avoid minor
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Talent People: Do Your Associates Know What Partners Want From Them?
August 4, 2015
By Courtney Dredden Carter – In interviews with more than two hundred high performing partners at AmLaw 200 law firms (through my work with the Diversity Lab), I have had the opportunity to glean what these partners value in terms of their colleagues – and particularly what they value in the associates with whom they work. While
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Changing Jobs Without Making a Move
April 21, 2015
By Valerie Fontaine – It’s possible to change jobs without leaving your desk. With today’s frenetic pace of partner moves, practice group divestitures and acquisitions, new firms spinning off, and law firm mergers, you might find yourself working for a progression of different employers without really changing jobs. This can impact your career advancement, however, as
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Career Counseling for Lawyers: It’s Never Too Early
April 6, 2015
By Naomi Beard & Jessica Hedrick – As part of the outplacement process, law firms have long invested in specialized career coaching services for departing associates to ensure thoughtfully executed and ultimately successful career transitions. Any attorney who has worked with a career coach through such a transition can point to numerous advantages afforded them by
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How to Diagnose the Four Most Common Writing Symptoms That Partners Report
March 30, 2015
By Ross Guberman – When partners report the symptoms of associates’ writing problems, they often sound like a patient who goes to the doctor and says, “I don’t feel so hot, but I can’t quite put my finger on it.” So below I reveal the four writing symptoms that BigLaw partners most often report. And then
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