Insights

As campaign season heats up, journalists in legal and business media are looking for informed perspectives on what’s at stake. These interviews can be a great way to demonstrate thought leadership, but they’re also fraught with the possibility of alienating potential clients. How can you navigate media opportunities that will promote your practice without causing offense? Know who you’re talking to and why. If you haven’t heard of — or don’t trust — a...

Do you know why Hispanic Heritage Month starts in the middle of the month on Sept. 15? It’s when Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica celebrate their national independence days. The date is also close to independence anniversaries for Mexico, Chile and Belize. The timing offers a hint as to why Hispanic Heritage Month’s name is controversial — the term “Hispanic” has a complicated history, and opinions...

Keeping up with new terminology is important in our industry. We consider the Associated Press Stylebook’s new terms and the AP’s evolving approach to existing entries as more than updated writing and editing rules. The changes reflect shifting societal and cultural norms. As the chief editor of Black’s Law Dictionary — also newly updated with its 12^th edition — emphasized in a podcast...

Substance misuse among lawyers is an open secret. Attorneys have written books about it, and media outlets cover how substance misuse affects lawyers’ ability to do their jobs.

But while raising the visibility of this problem is an important first step,...

From economic uncertainty and inflationary pressures to remote work policies and the impact of artificial intelligence, the list of challenges today’s corporate leaders face is long. Leaders often rely on ad hoc crisis management teams to tackle the legal, regulatory and reputational risks, but is there another approach? To better prepare for and manage responses to crises, some organizations are raising resilience to a strategic priority. The role of chief resilience officer (CRO) —...