Culture in Law Firms: Best Practices for Engagement and Retention in a Hybrid World | Practice Source - Legal News and Views

Authors: Naomi Beard Nelson, Mary Ellen Connerty and Michelle Egan
“What has emerged from the pandemic is that culture is paramount when it comes to retaining top talent and maximising performance. After all, one constant in all of this is that a firm’s working capital is its people. Firms must be intentional, thoughtful and diligent as they cultivate and redefine who they are and what matters to them.”

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The war for top legal talent is won with an exceptional firm culture. Is your firm ready to elevate its reputation and attract the best?Culture is essential to a law firm’s success and should remain firmly embedded in strategic planning.

When people have guideposts and feel that their work has purpose, they are more productive, collaborative, and committed to their firm’s success. Firm culture also fosters relationship building, promoting loyalty and retention of top talent.

Clients also demand as much. They seek to partner with firms that have shared values and that they know they can trust.

This Special Report looks at the lessons learned during the pandemic and how they can help refine law firm management approaches to:

Culture: Law firms continue adapting strategies to foster culture in a hybrid work environment, exploring how unique workplaces and in-person interaction can build strong relationships.
DE&I: The authors analyse how return-to-office strategies impact diversity, inclusion, productivity, and engagement by addressing employees’ work-life balance needs.
Well-being: Recognising the impact of the pandemic on employee wellbeing, this report examines the need for workplace support. It spotlights best practices for promoting well-being within the unique context of law firms.

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Meet the authors:
Naomi Beard Nelson, Founder and CEO, Beard Strategies, Inc, has been a leader in law firm consulting and executive coaching for over 17 years. Following a decade of practising law in large law firms, she shifted focus to consulting and coaching. Naomi helps firms optimise their talent development, engagement and retention strategies. With deep insight into the shared challenges faced by today’s top law firms, she advances change at the individual and organisational level.

Mary Ellen Connerty, President, ME Connerty Consulting, has over 30 years of experience leading talent development in professional services consultancies and law firms. A proven leader in diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I), talent development systems, leadership growth and culture-building initiatives, she is also a seasoned human capital consultant. Most recently, Mary Ellen spent 10 years at O’Melveny & Myers, leading its DE&I and engagement efforts. She successfully grew the ranks of women and attorneys of colour through innovative recruiting and retention programmes, including new assessment tools that help eliminate bias, an inaugural engagement survey, diversity-specific professional development retreats and an analysis of systemic bias.
Michelle Egan, President, JME Advisors, with over 30 years of experience as a law firm business professional, Michelle Egan helps firms optimise their talent development programmes, retention strategies, human resources initiatives and organisational cultures. Michelle’s work with large firms – both in the United States and abroad – has given her a keen understanding of organisational behaviour and the business challenges unique to the legal industry.

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