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Are you a male law firm leader comparing notes with other male law firm leaders about the state of gender equity at your firm? If so, you are probably feeling pretty positive about the progress you’ve made in elevating women to more influential positions and increasing women’s access to opportunity. To be specific, 84% of men in the legal industry “believe their firm has succeeded in promoting women into positions of leadership,” and 88% of men said gender...

As many of our colleagues and friends know all too well, the pandemic created a caregiving crisis that is still unresolved for countless families. Three million women left the...

Time’s Up — the independent not-for-profit legal fund fighting sexual harassment and working to empower women in the workplace — has launched a new coalition of companies advocating for policy and cultural changes around caregiving called the

We’ve noticed something funny about the legal media’s coverage of law firm return-to-office plans: Very few of the articles mention school reopening or child care. (

When it comes to motivation, law firm leaders often think in terms of carrots and sticks. But Charles Watkins, Chief of Staff for Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, knows from his long career in public service and politics that it takes more than just rewards and penalties to bring out the very best in people. Charles writes about how he motivates his team in an article for