University of Alabama School of Law’s Glory McLaughlin looks at some of the silver linings related to the positive outcomes from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the public service and public interest legal communities.
Director of Research Danielle A. Taylor examines NALP data on how fall recruiting for summer programs at law firms has changed over time, as well as the impact on callback ratios during the COVID-19 pandemic.
University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law's Heather Spielmaker comments on trends around on-campus interviewing (OCI).
PSJD Fellow Jennifer Frederick shares her experience with working remotely.
M. Teresa Schmiedeler and Steve Grumm discuss methods for helping law students build resilience in uncertain times.
Want to learn how to increase alumni engagement through data research? Fenwick’s Baina Renaud explores five cost-effective ways to improve your data and better connect with alumni.
Holland & Knight LLP’s Precillia Soares offers tips related to onboarding law students and new lawyers in a remote environment during and after the pandemic.
For Health Wellbeing Solutions’ Marla Warner and Clear Concept Inc. President Ann Gomez share tips for NALP members to help improve well-being at law firms and legal organizations.
Past NALP President Gina Sauer, who is President of Attavita, shares seven tips for virtual presentations in the legal profession, including using signposts and being patient with Q&A sessions.
Husch Blackwell’s Carrie English shares methods to continue to strengthen your company’s culture while stressing the need for ongoing professional development.
NALP President Beth Moeller of UCLA School of Law explains how to provide greater transparency when uncertainty reigns.
Attorneys are turning to virtual meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn about strategies and the science behind delivering successful presentations from Thompson Hine’s Carole Deeter.
NALP’s Recruitment Tools Evaluation Work Group, made up from members of the Recruiting and JD Career Advisors Sections, present the results of a study on the types of resources that recruiters use to evaluate job candidates.
Georgetown University Law Center’s Rob Cacace and Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP’s Jennifer Kraemer Gewertz review Daisy Dowling’s Workparent: The Complete Guide to Succeeding on the Job, Staying True to Yourself, and Raising Happy Kids.
Howard University School of Law’s Lauren R. Jackson explains how counting pro bono hours as part of law firm practice could help even the playing field in the effort to increase DEI within the legal profession.
NALP's Mary Beal reviews the impact of NALP events on the legal careers community over the years in celebration of NALP's 50th Anniversary in 2021.
Nicole Netkin-Collins shares lessons learned from hosting events in a virtual environment and tips for hosting future live events with a hybrid component.
NALP President Traci Mundy Jenkins of Venable LLP offers tips for improving your well-being in a constantly changing environment, including the COVID-19 pandemic, social and political uncertainty, and natural disasters.
NALP President Traci Mundy Jenkins of Venable LLP highlights the accomplishments of the association’s work groups and task forces while encouraging NALP members to be open and accepting toward efforts to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession.
Drake University Law School’s Kathryn Overberg assesses how Career Development Offices faced with budget cuts, including furloughs and layoffs, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Greenberg Traurig’s Bridget Huffstutler and Sandra Minea offer tips for providing real feedback to colleagues in a remote work environment.
Husch Blackwell’s Jennifer Porti describes the challenges of being a new lawyer with a newborn baby during a global pandemic.
Being a part of distributed teams working across the country or across the globe can be a challenge. A thoughtful approach to cross-time zone work and the tools that facilitate it can turn these challenges into opportunities.
Wake Forest University School of Law’s Alison Ashe-Card, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law’s Molly Stafford, and Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law’s Nicole Netkin-Collins close out the final installment of their six-part series on dismantling racism in the legal profession with more questions than answers.
EsquireWell’s Kendra Brodin experts Catherine Duncan and Henry Emmons offer tips for incorporating neuroscience into creating programs for lawyers and other professionals who work for legal organizations.
Fox Rothschild’s Lindsae Badgerow and Perkins Coie’s Michelle Le Biavant examine the key lessons learned from the first ever virtual summer associate programs.
As Career service offices continue to conduct employer outreach from makeshift home offices, it is important to think strategically about how remote technology can strengthen relationships and improve employment outcomes. Read about pros, cons, and best practices for using remote technology to conduct employer outreach.
An up-close look at conversations between cross-racial friends in 2020 who have worked together in the legal profession.
University of Denver Sturm College of Law’s Alexi Freeman and Kristen Uhl Hulse offer best practices for supervising law students in remote work settings.
Greiner Consulting Group’s Melanie Heller provides advice for making virtual mentorships a success for both the mentor and the mentee.
Georgetown University Law Center’s Sunita Iyer reflects on methods for helping law students prepare for on-campus interviews (OCI) held virtually.
Columbia Law School’s Michael Kerman and Julie Anna Alvarez Rivera offer tips on how to start and expand well-being and mindfulness programs at law schools.
Jessica Ellias, Samantha Ciriaco, and Michaela Rossettie Azemi go “behind the screen” to offer a glimpse into the struggles that working parents have been facing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wake Forest University School of Law’s Alison Ashe-Card, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law’s Molly Stafford, and University of Colorado Law School’s Nicole Netkin-Collins examine the role of well-being in dismantling racism in the legal profession.
NALP President Karl Riehl of Epstein Becker Green emphasizes the importance of well-being among the NALP community during the busy summer and early fall periods, as well as planning time for your personal wellness after more than two years in a global pandemic.
Lane Powell PC’s Melissa Berry reviews the book The Law Student’s Guide to Doing Well and Being Well by Shailini Jandial George.
“Be kind, be calm, and be safe.” How the wise words of Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s Health Officer and COVID-era household name across Canada, can help with your OCI preparations on Zoom.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton’s Michael A. Gerstenzang and Elizabeth Claps discuss how a strong alumni relations program can help support law firm leadership.
EsquireWell Founder and CEO Kendra Brodin defines compassion fatigue and gives legal professionals in law schools and firms strategies to improve their emotional, physical, and occupational well-being in their recruiting and professional development roles.
Southwestern Law School’s Megan Evanich explains how legal career advisors can help students refocus on networking during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Washington and Lee University School of Law’s Freda Coleman-Jackson offers best practices to increase student engagement in a virtual environment.
BLG’s Hayley Niven explains how to sharpen your alumni relations program by expanding your collaboration with business development teams.
Implementing a hybrid work model is not without challenges and requires intentionality and thoughtfulness.
As employers consider new policies for remote and hybrid work, and lawyers desire the flexibility of working remotely, they may be caught off guard by a variety of licensing, tax, and other logistical implications if they reside in a different jurisdiction from where their employer is located.
Katie Hoekstra and Samantha Ciriaco offer tips for career counselors helping students with virtual interviews.
The final installment of a three-part series about dismantling racism in the legal profession by Alison Ashe-Card, Molly Stafford, and Nicole Netkin-Collins is part of the 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition of the NALP Bulletin.
University of Ottawa’s Staci Angelis explores the effects of burnout and stress on lawyers and professionals in the legal field.
EsquireWell Founder and CEO Kendra Brodin explains how legal professionals can manage digital distractions using six methods.
Bossable's Emily Griesing and Jessica Mazzeo provide several easy-to-implement tips, including what not to do when networking.
NALP Executive Director James G. Leipold reviews some of the trends that emerged in 2020 following the COVID-19 outbreak in March, including virtual work environments, struggles to fight racial inequality, and changes to OCI.
Kelley Drye & Warren’s Caitlin Raybourn provides tips for the first time through planning a purposeful summer program for law students at law firms.
Director of Research Danielle A. Taylor shares key findings from NALP’s Survey of Law Students Who Interviewed with Law Firms for a Summer 2022 Position.
Summarizing the key takeaways from the three plenary sessions at the 2022 NALP Annual Education Conference in New Orleans featuring The Yellow House author Sarah M. Broom, former NFL football player Steve Gleason, Thine CEO Sang Lee, and Diversity & Flexibility Alliance President and CEO Manar Morales.
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP’s Terrene Burke describes the importance of a Wellness Action Plan for legal professionals and how to create one specific to your needs.
Southwestern Law School’s Megan Evanich shares four reasons why law schools, legal employers, and recruiters should consider keeping virtual interviews in place permanently moving forward.
Fogler, Rubinoff LLP’s Myriah Graves and Clear Concept Inc.’s Ann Gomez outline the top issues that are concerning hybrid legal teams, including well-being, retention, in-person bias, and team connections.
University of California Irvine School of Law’s Chelsea-Leigh Flucus, the 2021-22 NALP PSJD Fellow, offers observations on continuing the conversation about the positives from remote and hybrid work flexibility.
Sheryl Roberts provides tips for planning and executive both in-person and virtual onboarding.
NALP Director of Research Danielle Taylor shares results from a Pulse member survey on the impacts of COVID-19 on law schools and law firms.
Stephanie C. Mitchell, a speaking and writing coach, offers advice for legal careers professionals conducting interviews with law students in a virtual setting.
NALP President Beth Moeller reflects on her year as head of the association as its member celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the organization’s 1971 founding in 2021.
Becca Newberger of Kirkland & Ellis and Drexel Kline School of Law’s Jim Walsh explore what the recruiting process for the legal community might look like after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides.
UCLA School of Law’s Mishkah Ismail and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman’s Miriam Benor take a lighthearted look at some of the good, the bad, and the hybrid of life during a pandemic.
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law’s Leah Adams explores how the developments of 2020 will impact diversity fellowships this year and beyond.
NALP Executive Director Jim Leipold examines how things have worked out better than expected for employment outcomes related to the Class of 2020, the OCI process, and the remote work experiment-turned-new-reality as the world continues to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Finnegan’s Johnna Story and Optia Consulting’s Jessie Spressart explain the growing relevance of Mental Health First Aid training and certification at law firms.
NALP's Future of the Legal Workplace Advisory Group provides strategies to keep the focus on the future and how we can best serve our organizations.
Business and lawyer coach Alay Yajnik on how law firms can use coaching to drive performance, increase retention, and attract top talent.
Columbia Law School’s Julie Anne Alvarez Rivera shares 10 tips for counseling law students virtually on videoconferencing platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fringe Professional Development Coach and Trainer Katie Aldrich offers steps for talent management professionals to protect their emotional well-being.
NALP President Beth Moeller of UCLA Law offers key takeaways learned from a challenging 2020, with many lawyers and law students working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
NALP Executive Director James G. Leipold explains how declaring email bankruptcy and other radical acts of self-care can help bring a fresh attitude to the challenges that lay ahead in 2021 following a year beset by a global pandemic.
NALP President Beth Moeller highlights some of the amazing accomplishments of NALP volunteers since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.
Pace University’s Elisabeth Haub School of Law’s Elyse Diamond addresses how to support the racial and social justice movement within public interest law institutions.
Dechert’s Nicole Oddo Smith shares tips about what to do before, and when, technology inevitably fails during one of your legal programs.
NALP’s 2019-2021 PSJD Fellow Brittany Valente explains why employers should look at remote work as a tool and continue to offer fully remote internships for law students even after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides.
NALP Executive Director James Leipold explains how an accidental wine spill at the start of NALP’s 50th Anniversary Celebration during the 2021 Annual Education Conference led to a lesson on stress management, well-being, and learning to let go.
Want to learn more about the well-being movement that is fundamentally changing the legal profession? Ogletree Deakins’ Erin McClernon explores the lessons learned from the 2021 Well-Being Week in Law, which takes place annually in May.
