The Untapped Potential of Affinity Groups
Most midsize and large law firms offer well-established affinity groups as part of their inclusion efforts. The groups provide women, LGBTQ+ individuals, those with...
Most midsize and large law firms offer well-established affinity groups as part of their inclusion efforts. The groups provide women, LGBTQ+ individuals, those with...
You may think you know the history of the women’s rights movement in the United States. Most of us are familiar with the 1848 women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls and suffragist leaders including Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
But “Without a Whisper,” a short film from PBS, shares the little-known story of how...
Diverse-owned firms continue to hit barriers when it comes to getting legal work from corporate clients. A recent study conducted by the National Association of Minority and Women-Owned Law Firms and the...
The allure of high pay may attract younger lawyers to law firms. But many big firms are discovering that big salaries aren’t enough to keep associates happy.
Younger lawyers are more willing to forgo top salaries in exchange for...
Why did you become a lawyer? It’s a straightforward question that can be a simple — but effective — tool in law firms’ war for talent.
That’s because lawyers’ answers to the question of what motivates them may provide insights into how firms can retain them. Not all young lawyers are motivated by the same things, despite the generalizations we all sometimes make...