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As of 2017, any company in the UK with more than 250 employees is required to report figures about its gender pay gap to the government and publish the information on the company website. Of course, as of now the United States has no such requirement. But this new development does pose an interesting question for international firms with UK and US offices: how will they justify continued lack of transparency stateside at the same time they are complying with UK requirements?

Firms...

Aka, How to communicate that your firm is not a dinosaur.

For the most part, law firm leaders have come to understand that lawyers on the job market in 2018 have different needs and expectations than lawyers twenty or even ten years ago—and that firms had better get down to business on creating a more progressive workplace culture if they want to attract and retain top talent. But how can law firms, especially well-established firms perceived to be stuck in the past, communicate...

The 44% pay gap between male and female law firm partners, documented in last week’s survey from legal search firm Major, Lindsey & Africa, got a lot of attention in the business press. 

Most agree it’s a problem.  But whose problem is it to...

There is much to be said for the virtue of having it all, but not all of it at once.

For many attorneys transitioning into the middle years of their careers, moving from being associates to becoming partners, there is a sense that professional responsibilities explode – having to keep up billable hours, delivering work, while also spending time developing client relationships that lead to more work – at the exact same time that personal responsibilities do as well.  Balancing...