Law Firm People Management

Few firms deal with non-performing partners proactively. Instead, most opt to "wait and see" — reducing the lawyer's compensation year after year while she flounders. In my opinion, this is the coward’s way out.

Talent management is all the rage as law firms look for ways to recruit, develop and retain legal personnel (not just lawyers).

Offering remote work benefits can be a competitive hiring advantage.

Attorney at Work presents the site's 20 most popular law practice management, productivity and wellness articles of the past year.

A reliable independent contractor can be an essential teammate when you are swamped or need to rent someone's expertise.

A number of law firms have recently hired a “director of well-being,” a new role charged with cultivating a healthy work environment and general work-life balance.

Without delegation, you don’t have a scalable business. To grow, you must figure out how to delegate effectively.

In “Why Lawyers Really Struggle with Work-Life Balance,” I gave six steps to building a practice that runs smoothly and allows you to have a life. Here we’ll discuss the fourth step, building better teams.

The Legalweek 2018 sub-conference Legal Diversity and Talent Management featured speaker panels from various sectors — law firms, companies, startups, bar associations and government. Being surrounded by legal innovation and discussions of the ...

They say, “work hard, play hard.” Unfortunately, this adage may normalize workplace behavior that can be very dangerous. In fact, a 2015 study found that workaholics are more likely to drink in excess than their peers. At many major firms, ...