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Eight Ways Flexible Legal Talent Makes Law Firms Stronger
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 adding experienced lawyers…
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The Cravath Model and the Challenge of Volatility
I started my legal career as part of the system I’m about to describe. As an associate at one of the world’s largest law firms, I saw what it builds: rigor, skills, and institutional knowledge that compound over the years. Indeed, what the Cravath Model gets right is foundational. It’s a traditional law firm staffing…
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How Flexible Attorneys Keep Legal Teams Moving at Full Speed
When an experienced relief pitcher heads out to the mound mid-game, they understand the situation they’re stepping into—what the score is, what the stakes are, and what the team needs from them in that moment. Bringing a contract attorney onto a legal team often works in much the same way. Flexible attorneys typically join teams…
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De-Risking Lateral Partner Hires with Flexible Legal Talent
Lateral partner recruiting has become a higher-stakes exercise, as law firms use lateral hiring as a growth engine, and bidding wars for partners—particularly those with large books of business—have intensified, raising both the potential upside and the cost of getting it wrong. As a recent Law.com article reports, firms are responding by conducting more diligence, and doing so…
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Flexible Litigation Attorneys and Law Firm Staffing Strategies
Flexible Litigation Attorneys and Law Firm Staffing Strategies At the start of each year, I often find myself in deeper conversations with litigators and firm leaders—conversations focused on staffing strategy, practice sustainability, and how best to prepare for the year ahead. These discussions tend to move quickly beyond any single opening or immediate need…
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Why AI Is Likely to Increase Legal Demand—Not Reduce It
Every major technology introduced to make lawyers more efficient has ultimately increased the demand for legal work. In theory, email was supposed to streamline communication. Document review technology was supposed to reduce staffing needs. In reality, both technologies changed behaviors, raised expectations, and expanded the volume of work flowing through legal teams. Today, some argue…
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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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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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Thriving in the Law: Well-Being Resources for Legal Leaders
Last updated: May 6, 2026 In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re continuing our focus on attorney well-being with a curated roundup of resources that inform, inspire, and support. From burnout to belonging, and from redefining success to building resilient, high-performing teams—these podcasts, webinars, and articles spotlight insights from Latitude and leading voices across…
