Law Firm People Management

Debbie Foster | The more effort you invest in building an effective and accountable team, the less time you’ll spend focusing on barriers to your firm's goals.

Susan Kostal | The pandemic has demanded empathy, flexibility, innovation and, in some cases, increased transparency. The future of legal services delivery demands the same.

Law firms are scrambling to reconfigure workspaces for the new reality. Approaching renovations holistically allows opportunities for positive changes.

Working with both in-person and remote teams may conjure a cauldron of frightful scenarios! Here are ideas to help you dispel malevolent forces and perk up the people on your team.

Carson Tate | To build strong, authentic relationships in this new world of work, use the Platinum Rule, identify your colleagues’ workstyles, and tailor your communication to co-workers’ preferences.

Susan Hodges | What will the post-pandemic law firm look like? Will it be totally virtual? And will that be truly effective? Will I even still want to practice law?

Dan Christensen | When starting your own law firm, you must think beyond what it means to be a successful lawyer and consider what it takes to be a successful business owner.

Eric Farber, attorney and author of the bestseller "Culture For All," says law firms must get rid of the caste system that makes staff feel replaceable.

Chronic loneliness is a problem not only for lawyers but also for their clients. Here are ways to identify and better assist a chronically lonely client, from lawyer and psychologist J.W. Freiberg.

To win the talent war, don't overlook your firm's recruiting process. Advice from law firm recruiter Steve Nelson.