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Lawline Blog
Lawyers Don't Leave Firms, They Leave Managers: Here's How to Change That
By sarah-millslawline-com-lawline-staff-writer
The legal profession is in the middle of a talent crisis that compensation alone has not been able to solve. Associate attrition reached 20% in 2024, up from 18% the…
Explorations with Information and Technology
Improve Lawyer Communications with Improv
By David Whelan
Reading Time: 5 minutes The law school’s senior staff meet monthly and we occasionally convert the meeting into a group training. Things as common as managing personality types or corporate…
The Attorney Marketing Center
Everything is going to be okay
By David Ward
You owe your clients a duty to give them your honest assessment about their case or situation. If it’s bad, don’t sugarcoat it, you need to tell what they’re up…
Mike McBride Online
Worth Reading – How to Be Successful: The Power of Connection
By Mike McBride
I cannot emphasize this enough: people do not just "know" about the work you do. You have to connect with them and show them. Also, if you're a manager, you…
Legal Futures Blog
Why brilliant lawyers sometimes fail
Guest post by Maggie Lee, a broadcaster, writer and executive mentorLee: There comes a point in many careers when expertise alone is no longer enough“He can’t communicate.” “He doesn’t inspire.”…
2Civility Blog
Misunderstood Extrovert, Undervalued Introvert, or Exhausted Ambivert? What Personality Really Means in Legal Workplaces
Photo credit: iStock.com Key points To thrive, legal teams need lawyers with a variety of personality types, but often don’t understand the differences between introverts, extroverts, and everyone in between.…
Legal IT Insider
ILTA and Cosmonauts partner to deliver four Future Lawyer regional events
By Caroline Hill - Editor-in-Chief
The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) and legal tech events company Cosmonauts are to deliver four new regional events in the USA and Europe. ILTA and Cosmonauts have previously collaborated…
Olshan Advertising Law Blog
Nine Olshan Lawyers Recognized to The Best Lawyers in America 2027, Including Andrew Lustigman and Mary Grieco; Three Named as “Ones to Watch”
By Andrew B. Lustigman, Mary L. Grieco
Nine Olshan Lawyers Recognized to The Best Lawyers in America 2027, Including Andrew Lustigman and Mary Grieco; Three Named as “Ones to Watch”Olshan announced that nine of the firm’s lawyers…
New Ideas Legal Tech
The Downside of Too Much Confidence
By Jerry Lawson
Colin Levy, one of the smartest and most accomplished people I know, recently observed that he sometimes lacks confidence, reporting he's "doubting his experience." Few things he could say would…
Journal of The Missouri Bar
In Brief: July-August 2026
Network, learn, and grow at The Missouri Bar Annual Meeting Sept. 16-18 in Kansas CityEach year, Missouri lawyers from across the state come together to hear important case law updates, learn…