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Rightsizing Reshapes the Legal Industry for the first half of 2024

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A wave of rightsizing is washing over the legal industry, according to a new mid-year analysis by Leopard Solutions. Following a period of rapid growth, law firms are now prioritizing efficiency and profitability, leading to...more

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UK-Headquartered Firms Aim to Match Salaries with US Competitors on Home Turf

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Legal hiring is on the upswing at Am Law 200 firms as we recently reported in our May jobs report, and competition is driving up the cost of doing business. A Times of London recently reported that entry-level salaries are...more

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Leopard Solutions Law Firm Index: Key Areas for Firms to Make the Leaderboard

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Law firms are increasingly being measured not just on their financial success but also on metrics like diversity, lateral retention, and strategic growth. The Leopard Solutions Law Firm Index (LLFI) offers a comprehensive...more

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Attracting, Retaining, and Developing Talent While Navigating Generational Change

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Andrea Sepinwall, Senior Legal Counsel, Simplex Legal, spoke at the Legal Innovation Forum in Montréal on March 27. Below are her key takeaways. One of the major challenges legal leaders face today is recruiting and retaining...more

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Advancing Women in Law

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In the halls of prestigious law firms, a quiet revolution is underway. Gender diversity, long a focal point of discussion and advocacy, is making strides, albeit gradually. A recent Leopard Solutions State of Industry...more

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CMO Series REPRESENTS - Terra Davis of Knobbe Martens on Fostering Psychological Safety, Inclusion and Belonging

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In this episode of the CMO Series REPRESENTS Podcast, Yasmin Zand is lucky to sit down with Terra Davis, Chief Diversity & Talent Development Officer at Knobbe Martens. Terra joins the series to share her journey, why she...more

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Diversity in Law: Expressed through Geography

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Ever since a watershed ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States effectively gutted affirmative action protections, the question of how to advance the cause of equal opportunity for underrepresented groups has been...more

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Why We Pursued Mansfield Certification

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Readers have likely heard about Diversity Lab’s “Mansfield Rule” Certification process, which aims to “boost and sustain diversity” in legal leadership. As a firm that has always sought diverse candidates for open positions...more

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Legal Industry's Diversity Outlook v. Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Ruling

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The Supreme Court's past affirmative action rulings have profoundly impacted the legal industry. The past rulings, notably in cases such as Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978), Grutter v. Bollinger (2003),...more

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8 Steps to Stronger Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

See why diverse companies are shown to make better decisions, maintain stronger financial performance, and drive greater innovation (and how to build — or strengthen — diversity and inclusion in your own practices and...more

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The Leopard Solutions State of the Legal Industry Report Highlights a Year of Recalibration as the Industry Struggled to Adjust to...

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Legal Intelligence provider Leopard Solutions' latest annual state of the legal industry report noted the volatile 2022 as a year of correction with much hiring and attorney movement across the industry. Gender and diversity...more

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How to Achieve DE&I in Law Firms Now with Roberta “Bobbi” Liebenberg

In this episode of On Record PR, Gina Rubel goes on record with Roberta “Bobbi” Liebenberg, senior partner at Fine, Kaplan and Black, to discuss steps law firms can take to achieve better diversity within their organizations....more

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Retaining In-House Talent Through Transformation

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The talent war remains strong in the legal industry as many lawyers are making career choices through a different lens. Over the past few years, there has been a shift to prioritizing work-life balance and an organization’s...more

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How Law Firms Are Doing with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: What Does the 2022 Data Show?

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Law firms have made strides in diversity, equity, and inclusion—but where do they stand in 2022, and where can they go from here? Year after year, our data has shown marginal progress in improving diversity at major U.S....more

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In the middle of workplace transformation, paralegals are scarce. How can you attract the best and brightest?

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The Great Resignation. The work from home revolution. Whatever you call it and however you characterize it, the disruption in the labor market that accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic has made its effects felt from the top...more

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Six ways content can supercharge your law firm’s recruiting efforts

Content can do more for your law firm than just marketing. It can level up your recruiting efforts. It is a great time to be an in-demand attorney. But not so much for those law firms recruiting—or trying to...more

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Fostering an Inclusive and Belonging Culture

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As I reflect on my experience at the CLOC Global Institute 2022, one of the things that stands out to me was that attendees carried the conversation around DE&I into almost every session, even topics that weren’t specifically...more

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[Webinar] Corporate Counsel Summit - January 27th, 12:00 pm - 2:15 pm EST

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Bricker & Eckler invites you to attend our Corporate Counsel Summit, hosted by Bricker & Eckler's Walker Link Leadership Group. This year's event features the following presentations and speakers...more

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A Practice That Needs to Stop – (Some) Headhunters Charging a Premium for Diverse Talent

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If you, like many law firm leaders, are focused on your firm’s diversity statistics, you no doubt know that some headhunters have begun charging a search fee premium for placing candidates with diverse backgrounds.  While I...more

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A Leadership Perspective on Firm Diversity and Inclusion Efforts [More With McGlinchey Ep. 10]

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Diversity and inclusion have been trending topics in the legal world for many years. The recent focus on social justice has cast a spotlight on those efforts. In this episode, McGlinchey’s Managing Member Rodolfo (Rudy)...more

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