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DLA Piper recently raised eyebrows (and the blood pressure of any firm lawyers who are expecting a baby) by reducing the length of parental leave offered to "non-birthing" parents. In many cases, that means fathers. (It also means adoptive parents, foster parents and parents who welcome a baby through surrogacy.) It is rare to see a firm...
Leaders may be getting better about acknowledging that managing multiple deadlines and heavy workloads takes a toll on their employees’ wellbeing. But mitigating burnout requires more than increased awareness. Harvard Business Review recently emphasized the importance of taking early action to prevent burnout. The key is to not ignore the subtle signs —...
As we all now know, many law firms that embraced remote work during the pandemic and then made unsuccessful attempts to gently coax their employees back to in-person work are now instituting return-to-office (RTO) “mandates with teeth.”
Firm lawyers often find these mandates mystifying because...
The concept of “inclusion” often gets flattened into a shorthand for things like the language firms use around gender or sponsoring firm events that do not take place at country clubs — both very important considerations, by the way — but true inclusion means so much more.
The time of year is a good time to revisit this striking
The National Association for Law Placement (NALP) has released its “2023 Report on Diversity in U.S. Law Firms,” noting some moderately upbeat news on a few metrics. While the pace of change continues to be painfully slow, the trend is positive. We guess it could be worse?