How I Made Partner: 'You Can't Make Partner on Your Own,' Says Heather Speers of Cooley
"You can't make partner on your own. You will need support from those above you, below you, and beside you. In turn, you will need to make sure you are supporting all of them. That means being proactive on cases and taking ownership to help your supervisors, offering support when your year-mates seem overwhelmed, and providing training and mentoring to those you supervise."
Legal Departments Retreat From Secondees, Spend More on Interim Counsel
“Although secondees are meant to function like a full-time attorney and provide relief for the in-house team, many clients find they provide only limited utility and require so much training that the costs outweigh the benefits," Navy Binning, a managing director at Major, Lindsey & Africa, wrote in a blog post.
From Relationships to Revenue: What Law Firms Can Learn from Saul Ewing's Business Development Leaders
The firms that succeed in business development don't just rely on a handful of rainmakers. Instead, they build systems, mindsets, and cultures that support relationship-driven growth at scale. To illustrate what this looks like in action, I sat down with three professionals who live and breathe it every day.

