Lawyers Should Stay Away From A Client’s Office Politics
Not every office is a hive of contented workers performing with the smooth efficiency of a hive mind.
Retiring Partners Should Relinquish Prized Offices
We all have to downsize sometime.
Opus 2 Steps Up Its AI Game With Acquisition Of A Legal Tech Startup
With the addition of Uncover’s technology, the litigation software is delivering rapid innovation.
Don’t Let ‘Holiday Party’ Become ‘Will Work For Food’
Mind your manners and your paycheck.
Donald Trump Got Indicted For Toilet Espionage But We Still Need To Talk About This Bear Cop
When you think about it, is a deputized bear really weirder than keeping classified documents in a bathroom with two chandeliers?
Office Politics Make Law Firm Holiday Parties Incredibly Stressful
Get ready to act interested in old war stories and laugh at jokes no matter how horrible they are.
Office Politics: Are You Safely Navigating The Waters Of Your Firm?
If you’re not thoughtfully analyzing the political landscape of your firm, you are self-imposing a ceiling on your career advancement.
AI Is Killing Legal’s Billable Hour. It’s Also Repeating Its Worst Mistake
Law firms and legal departments are writing the future of the profession in separate rooms. What happens when they actually work together?
The Fine Line Between Flirting And Begging For A Job
"So I thought you should know… your law clerk has the ogle eyes for you."
How To Nag
If you're going to nag, says in-house columnist Mark Herrmann, then be sure to do it effectively.
3 Rules Of Office Politics For Lawyers
If you cannot navigate office politics, you have virtually no chance of moving up in your organization.
Surviving A Leadership Coup D’état
We have all been guilty of it: lusting after the proverbial Iron Throne that is our boss’s office.
Filevine’s New Legal AI Platform LOIS Turns AI Into A True Legal Coworker
Legal work isn’t slowing down, and the firms that win won’t be the ones working harder — they’ll be the ones working smarter.
Democracy And Law Firm Leadership
Columnist David Perla speaks with three law firm heads about different leadership models.
Beyond Biglaw: Don’t Become Prey
Conditions are unfortunately ripe for the already brutal legal profession to become even more brutal, according to columnist Gaston Kroub.
The Road Not Taken: Game Of (Office) Drones
The more comfortable you can become with the realities of the potentially dangerous liaisons and roles of in-house counsel, the less frustrated you will be when your colleagues try to use you as a pawn in their own game.
The Road Not Taken: The Art Of The Possible
Office politics: the much maligned nebulous description of human interaction and informal power dynamic prevalent at most workplaces.
Moonlighting: Giving Credit and Taking Blame
How should lawyers divvy up credit for success and blame for mistakes? In-house columnist Susan Moon shares her views.