In Part I of a two-part discussion, hosts Megan Monson, Nicole Fulfree, and Rachel Moseson Dikovics talk with Laura Leopard, Founder and CEO of Leopard Solutions, about the surprising results of a recent survey on why women attorneys are leaving the practice of law. Overwhelmingly, respondents said it was neither COVID nor childcare concerns that were driving them away, but rather a lack of job satisfaction. The conversation then turns to ideas on how firms can better retain talent, from switching from billable hours to alternate fee See more +

In Part I of a two-part discussion, hosts Megan Monson, Nicole Fulfree, and Rachel Moseson Dikovics talk with Laura Leopard, Founder and CEO of Leopard Solutions, about the surprising results of a recent survey on why women attorneys are leaving the practice of law. Overwhelmingly, respondents said it was neither COVID nor childcare concerns that were driving them away, but rather a lack of job satisfaction. The conversation then turns to ideas on how firms can better retain talent, from switching from billable hours to alternate fee structures, to encouraging paternity as well as maternity leave and offering more flextime arrangements.

Speakers:

Megan Monson, Partner, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Nicole Fulfree, Counsel, Bankruptcy & Restructuring

Rachel Moseson Dikovics, Associate, White Collar Criminal Defense

Laura Leopard, Founder and CEO of Leopard Solutions

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