What will the future millennial‐led workplace look like? If today’s trends continue, we can say one thing about that future workplace — it will exist 24/7. When I teach intergenerational workplace dynamics, I spend a great deal of time discussing how the concept of work hours has changed over the past century. As the 18th […]
The U.S. News and World Report Law School rankings came out on Monday and, with them, the congratulatory press releases from well-ranked law schools, and the “rankings shouldn’t matter” announcements from lower-ranked ones. So far, at least one law school has changed deans. Yesterday morning, the University of Dayton School of Law which, coincidentally or not, […]
Recently, we swore in a new class of lawyers in Illinois. Many of these new lawyers were Millennials — people born between 1980 and 2000 — who have had a tremendous effect on the legal workplace. A recent American Lawyer article on millennials at large law firms pointed out the number of firms recognizing their […]
This is the last in my Future is Now: Legal Services 2.017 conference wrap-up posts. I am incredibly grateful to all of the speakers who shared their perspectives with a packed audience last month. Another theme that emerged from the day—both in the speakers’ talks and in the town hall discussions—was the importance of diversity […]
In January, the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, the Illinois State Bar Association’s Women and the Law Committee, and the Chicago Bar Association’s Alliance for Women launched an informal mentoring program for law students and attorneys early in their careers.
We recently spoke to three Black lawyers who are leading Illinois bar associations. These attorneys are working to combat challenges that exist for Black lawyers, judges, and law students, build fellowship in the legal community, and support the participation of Black and other minorities in the legal system.
We spoke with Dr. Diana Uchiyama, Executive Director of the Illinois Lawyers’ Assistance Program (LAP), about the ongoing challenges legal professionals face, how it’s leading to retention challenges, why stigma around mental health remains, and how LAP can help.
Times have changed. Twenty years ago, the bench and bar showed resistance to the incorporation of technology in the courtroom on various levels – fear of the unknown, disassociation with change, monetary inadequacies, and even antiquated rules of procedure and evidence stood in the way. Fast forward to today to discover the courts and practitioners […]
In reading about lawyers’ mental health, I keep running across the word “resilience.” What is resilience and why is it important for lawyers to build resilience? Resilience is Important to Everyone The definition of resilience is the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties. Psychological resiliency is the ability of a person to adapt to life […]
Client portals are a convenient, centralized hub used to transmit and store client messages, documents, invoices, feedback, and much more.
I’m a Diversity and Inclusion Manager at Skadden. I’ve always been involved with diversity and inclusion (D&I), but after graduating from law school, I litigated for 7 1/2 years. I worked at both a boutique and a mid-size firm where I focused on premises and product liability work. I also had the opportunity to serve […]
The Future is Now, as we at the Commission have been repeating the last few months. The future of legal services, the future of our profession, the future of education, and the future of diversity and inclusion is evolving as we speak. What will diversity and inclusion look like in the future? It might look […]
