Tips for managing remote employees
Forward thinking law firm leaders should take advantage of this opportunity to fine tune their management skills for both in-office or remote teams.
Year later, ABA issues ethical guidance for working remotely
A lawyer’s ethical obligations when working remotely are outlined in a new opinion issued by the American Bar Association nearly a year after most attorneys set up shop at home in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Law firms face new risks from public shaming of clients
Pressure campaigns urging law firms to withdraw from representing such clients have grown in frequency and sophistication in recent years, usually amplifying their message via social media.
Promoting mental health doesn’t need to be expensive
COVID-19 has been a historic public health crisis, but it’s also been a mental health crisis that has intersected with the legal profession’s ongoing concerns over promoting the mental health of attorneys and their staff.
Legal work is a marathon, not a sprint
I have tried to think about ways running can make me a better lawyer. Here are just a few: (1) stepping into any legal matter should be viewed as a marathon, not a sprint; (2) it’s always better to run with others; (3) prepare for the terrain ahead; and (4) we need to nourish our bodies, which includes pausing for injury.
Managing legal teams through good conflict
This article focuses on how to manage conflict in a team setting and provides practical steps to increase the chance of benefiting from conflict.
Law firm leaders draw business lessons from COVID crisis
Law firm managers are gleaning lessons for their future business operations from changes in the workplace necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Most notably, firms that have had a positive experience [...]
Tips for the pandemic-era trial lawyer
No matter how much your law school covered in those three years, trying a case in the middle of a pandemic was probably not on the syllabus. And even the [...]
Staying cyber-secure while working from home
With work-from-home assuming a permanently larger position in the legal profession, cybersecurity experts say that attorneys now need to be more vigilant than ever in keeping their data safe and their clients’ confidentiality secure.
Law firms adjusting wellness programs amid COVID-19
Attorneys and law firms have long had to deal with the mental health challenges that are so prevalent in the legal profession even in the best of times, and with [...]
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