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2021 Articles

Did the Current Financial Crisis Put Your Firm at a Higher Risk for Fraud? By Shawn McNalis April 2021 Practical advice to prevent fraud from happening at your law firm.
Goals Only Go So Far: Why Engagement Should Top Your To-Do List in 2021 By Amy M. Gardner & Keith R. Sbiral February 2021 Your team—whether one lawyer and a part-time virtual assistant or a team of full-time lawyers and other professionals—must be engaged around the mission, values, and vision of your firm.
ISBA Launches Rural Practice Fellowship Program as Component of Rural Practice Institute By Daniel R. Thies & Lois J. Wood February 2021 In an effort to address the ongoing shortage of attorneys practicing in rural Illinois, the ISBA has launched the Rural Practice Institute Fellowship Program, which aims to connect rural and small-town law firms interested in hiring law clerks and associates with law students and newer attorneys desirous of practicing law in rural areas of Illinois.
It’s #Me(Too) Again: Illinois Law Requires Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Yearly By Christina Hynes Mesco February 2021 In 2019, the Workplace Transparency Act amended the Illinois Human Rights Act to require yearly sexual harassment prevention training for all employees in Illinois.
It’s Time to Start Leveraging Your In-Firm Network By Jocelyn Brumbaugh April 2021 A look at how to create a cross-marketing collaboration framework in a predominantly virtual environment.