Law Practice Magazine

DIVERSITY ISSUE
Table of Contents
FEATURES
Building the Bridge to Inclusion: The Work of Law Firm Leaders
Diversity is everywhere, and unavoidable, in our culture. So who will teach us how to thrive by embracing it in our law firms? Enter the inclusive leader.
Diversity Managers: Crafting Opportunities to Transform Law Firms
Here’s how a new brand of professionals is helping the legal profession look more like client organizations and the talent pool—and the larger world.
- Diversity Directors by the Numbers . Results from a new survey on minority directors in large firms.
- Hiring a Diversity Leader. Paul Hastings’ Anton Mack on the value of looking outside the firm.
Law Practice Roundtable: The New Calculus of Inclusion
Corporate counsel Stephen T. Gannon, Marc E. Manly and Janice Innis-Thompson join managing partners Robert M. Granatstein, David P. Hackett and Gary D. LeClair to discuss their firms’ progress in advancing diversity.
Diversity Matters
The ABA LPM Section’s Standing Committee on Diversity addresses firm management’s role.
Achieving Sustainable Diversity: Colorado’s Approach to the Diversity Dilemma
Clients are demanding greater diversity, minority associate attrition rates are climbing, and fewer minorities are entering law school. Some say dramatic change is needed, and Colorado’s legal community is taking up the challenge.
- Student Teachers. The millennial generation speaks out on diversity.
- Flawed Tradition. Wal-Mart counsel Miguel Rivera’s remarks focus on challenging the law firm business model.
- Resources. Organizations offer resources to assist in diversity efforts.
Look in the Mirror: Is Your Diversity Program Really Making a Difference?
Despite the activity and publicity centered on diversity, the participation of minorities in the senior levels of law firms still lags. All the while, firms keep going to extreme efforts to show the investment they have in structured diversity programs. Why the difference between efforts and results?
TECHNOLOGY
Tips & Tricks
Prettier PowerPoints: How to Stand Out from the Crowd
Here’s what you need to know to add some color and variety to your slides with clip art and photos.
Hot Buttons
The Power of Electronic Evidence: A New Player in an Age-Old Tale
Electronic bank records, wiretaps, MySpace pages—how technology was at the core of Eliot Spitzer’s fall.
BUSINESS
Profitability
Dollars to Dinars: Billing and Collecting in a Global Market
Issues to consider in getting paid for offshore work.
Marketing
How Diversity Can Play a Role in Your Firm’s Business Development
Efforts to build a diverse law firm can offer distinct advantages in attracting and retaining clients.
Managing
Handling Hiring Interviews: An Overview of Best Practices
Tips to ensure you are attracting—not repelling—the people you want.
First Person
Look in the Mirror: Is Your Diversity Program Really Making a Difference?
With all the external pressure to look good publicly, one might ask privately if we are really doing the right kinds of things.
On the Cover
FRONTLINES
Frontlines: Change Agents?
Intelligence, Insights, & Tactics for your Law Practice.
LPM Section News and Events
ABA Annual Meeting programming and other news, from Director Larry C. Smith.
Trends
Taking a More Comprehensive Approach to Retaining Young Lawyers
Firms are turning to new strategies as they rise to the challenge of pleasing, and keeping, younger lawyers.
Strategy
Beware the Obstacles to Executing Your Plans
It takes stamina to stay the course, but if you’re prepared, you might just reach your goal.
Reading Minds
Summer Enjoyments
Recommendations for summer reading from Anne Castle, Dean Donald Polden, Nancy Sher Cohen and David Maister.
Ask Bill
Q & A Session
What happened to the talk about value billing? Authors of the new edition of Winning Alternatives to the Billable Hour: Strategies That Work weigh in.
What REALLY Works
Fashioning a Window into a Revamped Identity
An insurance-related firm needs a new image to broadcast its expanded focus—and they need it fast.
