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Eight Ways Flexible Legal Talent Makes Law Firms Stronger
By: Jay Harrington It’s common for law firms to treat headcount as fixed and demand as variable. The result is lawyers working longer hours when demand spikes and the firm carrying excess capacity when it slows. Flexible legal talent—experienced contract attorneys brought in on a flexible basis—offers another approach: maintaining a strong permanent team while…
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Legal Career Stories: Amber Hilliard on Building a Career with Flexibility
Who chooses to work on a contract engagement basis? What kinds of opportunities exist? And what do the career paths of attorneys doing this work really look like? We often hear these questions from attorneys at all stages of their careers. The answers are more nuanced—and often more compelling—than people expect. In our experience, for…
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Flexible Litigation Attorneys and Law Firm Staffing Strategies
Flexible Litigation Attorneys and Law Firm Staffing Strategies By: Andrew Cary. Andrew is a Partner at Latitude and founder of the company’s San Francisco Bay Area office. A former Partner at Am Law 100 firm Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, he has more than 20 years of experience advising and representing businesses in complex litigation matters, including…
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Why AI Is Likely to Increase Legal Demand—Not Reduce It
Why AI Is Likely to Increase Legal Demand By: Jay Harrington. Jay is the leader and founding Partner of Latitude’s Detroit office. A former Big Law attorney and founder of a boutique law firm, he has spent more than 25 years practicing law and advising lawyers and legal organizations on strategy, productivity, and practice growth. He…
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What is Flexible Legal Talent?
What is Flexible Legal Talent? Flexible legal talent refers to experienced attorneys and legal professionals who provide interim, contract, or project-based support to law firms and in-house legal departments. These professionals join your team for a defined period or specific need, working alongside your existing staff with the same level of skill, judgment, and professionalism…
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Insights on Legal Leadership from ACC Annual Meeting 2025
Leadership in the legal profession continues to evolve — shaped by new expectations, changing team dynamics, and a growing emphasis on connection and trust. At this year’s Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Annual Meeting, Latitude invited in-house counsel and legal department leaders to pause and share their own perspectives on what great leadership looks like today.…
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Business Etiquette: A Leadership Perspective on Connection and Trust
By: Tori Keith. Since 2017, Tori has been a certified Business Etiquette Trainer with the Emily Post Institute, and she trains attorneys on specific topics relevant to professionalism in the legal industry. Etiquette as the Foundation of Leadership Relationships When most people hear the word “etiquette,” they picture a list of outdated rules, like knowing which…
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Building Resilient Legal Teams Through Recognition and Mattering
How do you build a workplace culture that supports both high performance and personal well-being? For in-house legal teams, this question can become overshadowed by the pace of business. But as founder and CEO of the Stress and Resilience Institute, Paula Davis, reminded us in her recent appearance on the Leveraging Latitude podcast, recognition and…
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GC Perspectives on Career Growth and Leadership
Written by Michelle Culligan, this article was originally published in the Minnesota Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel members LinkedIn group. Over the course of my legal career—first as a GC and now as a partner at Latitude supporting legal department and law firm leaders across industries—I’ve had countless conversations about what it takes to become…
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Leading with Intention: Your First 6 Months as General Counsel
The transition into a general counsel or CLO role is both exciting and demanding—an opportunity to lead with impact and strategic alignment across the business. Whether you’re launching a legal function or taking the reins of an established department, your first six months carry high expectations and a steep learning curve—but also a rare opportunity…
