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Since the delta variant struck and it became clear that a quick and uniform return to the office was not going to happen anytime soon, many legal industry leaders have expressed concern about what will happen to the summer associates and other early career-attorneys who are just getting started. How can firms possibly give them the kind of mentoring past generations of attorneys have experienced?

The answer to that question is, of...

As readers of the Page 2 blog know all too well, we want to see attorneys invest time in their LinkedIn presence. It’s a cost-effective way to network, establish credibility, and boost your visibility with...

By Priya Parker People come together for all kinds of reasons — to solve problems, to celebrate, to mark transitions, to build things, to tell stories, to mourn — and because gathering is such a fact of life, we tend not to think very much about why we do it and whether our gathering habits are working as well as they could be. Of course, the pandemic has thrown all our expectations about gatherings out the window. First we spent time in total isolation. Then we...

Firms With Niche Practices and Narrow Missions Often Out-Perform Their Growth-Driven Competitors As the larger economy faces labor challenges and supply chain issues, the legal industry faces its own version of those struggles. Recruiting data released earlier this year counted 8,268 open jobs for lawyers, a 150% increase since the start of the pandemic. Across the...

Beautiful. Boundless. Political. Art. Black hair in its natural state of kinks and coils is as unique as it is versatile. This uniqueness and versatility yields styles such as locs and braids. Unfortunately, they're labeled as “unprofessional hairstyles” in some workplaces. Many companies still use policies that favor a Eurocentric standard and use coded language such as "neat," "well-groomed," "polished," or “not distracting.” This language privileges certain...