Solving Biglaw’s Gender Gap
The time has passed to get mad about the gender gap -- but the time has not passed to do something about it.
4 Ideas For Advancing Diversity And Inclusion In The Legal Profession
Everyone's always talking about how to improve diversity in the law; here are some concrete ideas for doing so.
Pursuing The Pro Bono Story: A Conversation With Alicia Aiken
This Pro Bono Week, get inspired to give back with PLI’s Pursuing Justice: The Pro Bono Files, a one-of-a-kind podcast hosted by Alicia Aiken.
Where We Can Go From Here
While larger market forces will likely continue to drive direction and there’s no one distinct path ahead, legal professionals should try to take advantage of what is in their control today in terms of legal marketing.
Biglaw Docket Scanner: Firms Do Battle Over Unpaid Fees
Here's a list of large law firms that have appeared in litigation as a plaintiff or defendant from March 29 to April 7.
Market Surges For Outside Privacy Counsel
A significant portion of corporations employ outside counsel for privacy and data security matters, according to a Bloomberg Law/International Association of Privacy Professionals survey study.
What’s Possible: How To Get Business In 30 Seconds Or Less (Give Or Take Two Years)
Maybe you dread making "cold calls" -- but it's far easier than you think to turn "cold" conversations into warm ones, according to columnist David Perla.
The Trump Gold Card: A New $1 Million Pathway To A U.S. Green Card
A new proposal would let wealthy foreign nationals secure an opportunity for a U.S. green card with a $1 million 'gift' to the government, sparking legal and ethical debate.
What’s Possible: The Empathetic Lawyer
What sets superior lawyers apart throughout their careers, according to lawyer turned entrepreneur David Perla, is one quality in particular: empathy.
What’s Possible: 3 Tips For Building Professional Relationships
Even in a world of dashboard-based outside counsel relationships, the legal business will always be driven by personal connections -- so here's how to develop stronger connections with your own clients and colleagues.
Why Legal Entrepreneurs Should Be Unreasonable, But Not Irrational
Here are three attributes vital for startup success, according to lawyer turned entrepreneur David Perla, now president of Bloomberg Law.
How To Start A (Career) Revolution
For those with an appetite for risk, there is limitless potential within the practice of law, according to columnist David Perla.
How Innovative Legal Teams Are Turning AI From Promise To Practice
In recent years, AI has moved beyond speculation in the legal industry. What used to be hypothetical is now very real.
‘As Lawyers, We Would Not Accept The Type of Failure We Have In Diversity In Anything Else We Do’
Law firms and in-house groups have failed to diversify their workforce, despite strong efforts and best intentions
The Renaissance Law Student: 3 Tips For Getting The Most Out Of Law School
In order to seize existing and emerging opportunities, law students must educate themselves in topics—from marketing to finance to Six Sigma—that might become relevant to their pursuits.
What’s Possible: An Introduction
Please welcome David Perla, president of Bloomberg Law and Bloomberg BNA’s Legal division, to the pages of Above the Law.
Legal + Tech + Data = Possibilities
Legal technology continues to attract a small community of passionate individuals, like David Perla of Bloomberg BNA.
The Future Of Law And Technology: An Interview With Bloomberg BNA’s David Perla
In advance of the big ILTA conference, we interviewed David Perla of Bloomberg BNA about the future of law and technology.