Evolving Legal Profession (Jan 12, 2022)
Recent reports on how the legal profession is changing and how to be successful in it.
"How Counteroffers Can Harm Young Lawyers' Credibility and Hinder Their Careers," Law.com Legal Speak
"Quinn Emanuel to Let US Lawyers Work Remotely on Permanent Basis," The American Lawyer
"Big Space Reductions on Horizon for Law Firms in 2022, Despite Head Count Growth," The Legal Intelligencer
"What We Learned About Law Firm Culture in 2021," The American Lawyer
"Will Talent Drive More Change in Firms Than Clients Could?," The American Lawyer
"Generation Z And The Future Of Legal Education," TaxProf Blog
"How Law Schools Are Preparing Students for the 'New Status Quo' of Virtual Litigation," Law.com
"The Way Back in 2022: Law Firms Delay Returns or Return to Remote Work as Omicron Surges," The American Lawyer
"As Omicron uncertainty mounts, return-to-office plans are being revised again.," The New York Times
"Longtime chief of legal jobs tracking group prepares to retire," Reuters
"NALP Executive Director Announces Retirement After 18 Years," Law360
"The Unpleasant Truth About Law Firm Culture," The American Lawyer
"Law Firms Are Struggling to Make the Hybrid Model Work," The American Lawyer
"Remote-Work Schedules, Off-Hours Commuting, Less Travel: European Firms Adjust to an Omicron World," Law.com International
"Young Lawyers Summit: Navigating the headwinds of the legal profession," Canadian Lawyer
"Baker McKenzie Eyes Eventual Hybrid Work Scheme in Latin America," Law.com International
"'Ripe for Growth': Three Regions Are Targets for Law Firm Expansion in 2022," Law.com
"As a first-year lawyer during the pandemic, I needed to reflect to reconnect," Canadian Lawyer
"30% of these lawyers would like to work fewer hours; those most dissatisfied are younger and female," ABA Journal
"Will Associates Benefit From Early Career Milestones?," The American Lawyer
"As Talent War Escalates, Law Firms Fear Business Pros Getting Poached," The American Lawyer
"Cultivating Art, Not Argument, at a Los Angeles Law Office," The New York Times
"Is the Brass Ring of Partnership Tarnished for Young Lawyers?," The American Lawyer's Young Lawyer Editorial Board
"A Viral LinkedIn Post Births a New Legal Mentoring Organization," The American Lawyer
"Midsize Law Firms Are Seeking Mergers Amid Succession Challenges," The Recorder
"Seeing Long Careers and Burnout Ahead, Many Young Lawyers Want Less Work," The American Lawyer
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