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• Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder

  New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.

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  My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness Coach

  Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.

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  Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader

  Constance Rhebergen at Bracewell discusses how she handles the stress of being a practice chair, how sources of stress have changed in the legal industry over the past decade and what law firms can do to protect attorney mental health.

• Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce

  In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.

• How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates

  One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.

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  Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCD

  Kelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she鈥檚 learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.

• 3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice

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  Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation 鈥� thus informing legal strategy with greater precision 鈥� and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel鈥檚 performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.

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  My Nonpracticing Law Job: Librarian

  Lisa A. Goodman at Texas A&M University shares how she went from a BigLaw associate who liked to hang out in the firm's law library to director of a law library herself in just over a decade, and provides considerations for anyone interested in pursuing a law librarian career.

• Legal Briefs Can Benefit From Cleaned Up Case Citations

  Federal courts have recently been changing the way they quote decisions to omit insignificant details and string cites, and lawyers should consider adopting this practice to enhance the readability of their briefs 鈥� as long as accuracy stays top of mind, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.

• 5 Best Practices For Firms Designing DEI Programs

  Nikki Lewis Simon, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Greenberg Traurig, discusses best practices 鈥� and some pitfalls to avoid 鈥� for law firms looking to build programs aimed at driving inclusion in the workplace.

• Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs

  Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, now at Greenberg Traurig, offers strategies on writing more effective appellate briefs from her time on the bench.

• Ask A Mentor: How Do I Juggle Billables And Other Activities?

  While involvement in internal firm initiatives can be rewarding both personally and professionally, associates' billable time requirements don鈥檛 leave much room for other work, meaning they must develop strategies to ensure they鈥檙e meeting all of their commitments while remaining balanced, says Melanie Webber at Fisher Phillips.

• Making Legal Cents: How To Adapt As Clients Tighten Budgets

  Amid a dip in corporate legal spending and client pushback on bills, Shireen Hilal at Maior Consultants highlights specific in-house counsel frustrations and explains how firms can provide customized legal advice with costs that are supported by undeniable value.

• Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents

  Like the ancient Spartans who held off a numerically superior Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, trial attorneys and clients faced with arbitration against an opponent with a bigger war chest can take a strategic approach to create a pass to victory, say Kostas Katsiris and Benjamin Argyle at Venable.

• General Counsel And Legal Ops Must Work Together

  It is critical for general counsel to ensure that a legal operations leader is viewed not only as a peer, but as a strategic leader for the organization, and there are several actionable ways general counsel can not only become more involved, but help champion legal operations teams and set them up for success, says Mary O'Carroll at Ironclad.