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Essential Reads for the Modern Lawyer

Essential Reads for the Modern Lawyer

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  • Publisher: Globe Law and Business
  • ISBN: 9781837230556
  • Published In: November 2024
  • Format: Paperback , 172 pages
  • Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
    Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Globe Law and Business' journal Modern Lawyer is known for helping professionals navigate the changing legal services landscape, featuring insights from in-house counsel, legal tech specialists, law companies, law firms, and business leaders, who all bring a fresh perspective to legal services delivery.

Essential Reads for the Modern Lawyer draws on the journal’s wealth of opinion pieces, interviews and thought leadership, which together comprise an invaluable and wide-ranging analysis of the topics that really matter to those working throughout the legal ecosystem. The book is divided into six key areas:

  • Business development.
  • Finance.
  • Culture.
  • Leadership.
  • Talent.
  • Technology.

Bringing together the journal’s most popular and impactful articles, this collection is essential for any professional working in legal services looking to develop their career.

Section 1: Leadership
Interpersonal skills: Finding a new way through difficult conversations (July 2017)
By Alison Nolan
We need to have a serious talk about culture (October 2017)
By Peter Alfandary
How leadership challenges evolve over the career of a lawyer (July 2019)
By Christopher Bockmann
Does your personality influence your potential for partnership? (July 2023)
By Edward Walker

Section 2: Culture, diversity and ESG
Ethnic diversity (April 2020)
By Parham Kouchikali, Gillian O’Regan and Steven Ramesh Rajavinothan
Empathy – do lawyers need it? (October 2022)
By Sophie Cameron
Waste not, want not – recalibrating legal(April 2022)
By Eimear McCann
Let’s get physical! Getting real about body inclusion (April 2024)
By Bendita Cynthia Malakia and Morgan Reams

Section 3: Talent
Smart collaboration: increasing the odds of productive lateral hiring (January 2018)
By Heidi Gardner
Are non-execs the key to future success of law firms? (May 2019)
By Claire-Elaine Arthurs and Helen Hammond
Want to attract the best and brightest? (January 2022)
By Janet Taylor-Hall
For the people: can apprenticeships pave the way for a more diverse legal profession?
(July 2023)
By Lucie Allen and Jonathan Bourne

Section 4: Business development
The perils and pitfalls of business development (April 2017)
By Andrea Kennedy
Three power tips for growing a huge book of business (October 2022)
By David Freeman
How to future-proof your career (April 2023)
By Joanna Gaudoin
The art of conversation (October 2023)
By Michelle Elstein

Section 5: Finance
Finance and strategy: Finance issues facing firms (July 2017)
By Brian Dunlop
Data and dialogue: a relationship redefined – employing data analysis techniques on external law firms’ billing (October 2018)
By Jaap Bosman
How corporate legal departments can lessen the impact of law firm rate increases (January 2024)
By Richard Brzakala
Law departments must become more discerning purchasers of legal tech (January 2024)
By Nathan Cemenska and Stephanie Corey

Section 6: Technology
Legal risk and sound management judgement (October 2017)
By Jelena Schidzig and Stuart Weinstein
The lazy lawyer’s guide to winning new business. What’s not to love about marketing automation? (April 2020)
By Rebecca Harding and Andrew Nicholson
The demystification of legal AI (January 2023)
By Uwais Iqbal Data Bites Back (January 2024)
Data Bites Back (January 2024)
By Joanne Frears

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