Evolving Legal Profession (Nov 24, 2021)

Recent reports on how the legal profession is changing and how to be successful in it.

• "How This Diversity-Minded Talent Startup Took a Hit, Then Thrived Amid Covid," The American Lawyer

• "Incorporating DEI Into an Evolving Litigation Practice," The Legal Intelligencer

• "Management by Fear Is Becoming Ineffective at Law Firms," The American Lawyer

• "Baker Donelson Looks to Law Students to Learn From Corporate Market's Innovation Efforts," Legaltech News

• "'A New Generation of Changemakers': New Yale Law Program Aims to Give Grads a Broader Professional Skill Set," Reuters

• "Survey Suggests the Path to Law Firm Partnership Is Getting Longer," The American Lawyer

• "Will California be the next state to permit nonlawyer paraprofessionals?," ABA Journal

• "Diverse Group of Law Deans, Faculty Teams Up With ETS to Improve Legal Education 'Life Cycle'," Law.com

• "Proposed cap on lawyer hours a tough sell in legal business boom," Reuters

• "Constant Counteroffers and Zoom Goodbyes Are Changing How Lawyers Leave Firms," The American Lawyer

• "From Culture to Client Relationships, New Partners Say Fully Remote Work Is a Hindrance," The American Lawyer

• "In a Booming Lateral Market, Here's How New Partners Can Hit the Ground Running," The American Lawyer

• "Will Law Firms Ratchet Up Pressure on Attorneys to Be Back in the Office in 2022?," The American Lawyer

• "Law Firms Are Anxious to Resume In-Person Retreats, but Backup Plans Remain," The American Lawyer

• "Paul Hastings Sets More Flexible 2-Day Minimum for January Office Return," The American Lawyer

• "As Fried Frank Heads Back to the Office, 'We Need to Make Sure It's Productive,' The American Lawyer

• "Modern Mentoring: What Mentoring Programs Look Like In a Hybrid Workplace," Law.com

• "Dechert opts for once-a-week office return as more firms go hybrid," Reuters

• "How to 'Justify the Commute': Law Firms Are Trying to Make the Office Better Than Home," The American Lawyer

• "Why California Firms Are Holding Out Amid a Shift Back to In-Office Work," The Recorder

• "The Shifting Nature of Employee Benefits, Wellness and PTO Incentives," Corporate Counsel

• "Another Pa.-Born Am Law 100 Firm Launches DEI Credit for Billable Hours," The Legal Intelligencer

• "Contrary to Popular Belief, Many Junior Attorneys Want to Work in the Office," The American Lawyer

• "With Turn to Hybrid Work, Firms Are Recovering Fewer 'Soft Costs' and Losing Revenue," The American Lawyer

• "Law Firms Are Focused on Office Returns and Hybrid Work. They're Missing the Point.," The American Lawyer

• "Pro bono work increased during COVID as remote volunteering spread," Reuters

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