Retention
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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What Associates Want
September 3, 2015
By Valerie Fontaine – Associate attorneys are the unhappiest workers in America, according to a 2013 CareerBliss study reported in Forbes magazine. Citing the structured environment, heavy emphasis on billable hours, and the long and uncertain path to partnership, associates ranked their satisfaction with the way they work and the rewards they receive lower than workers
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Leveling the Playing Field: Bringing In the Men
November 10, 2014
By Pat Gillette – Women had to fight for the right to take maternity leave. We had to fight for the right to work part time. We had to fight for the right to work remotely. These issues drove women’s initiatives, conferences, and publications for years and finally, the legal industry, as a whole, has
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