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• The 2008 Best Law Firms for Women

  The legal profession is in a work-life crisis, with 78% of associates leaving law firms by their fifth year and nearly 50% of women lawyers leaving the profession at some point in their careers. The question is whether law firms will ever abandon their traditional practices to meet today's rising female workforce demands?

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• Violence and the Workplace

  Read on to learn more about employer obligations regarding workplace safety and the steps companies can take to prevent violence form occurring.

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• Breaking Free: How to Work from Anywhere

  With a bit of creativity any attorney can find a way to work remotely. This article discusses tips on how one attorney was able to break free from her office.

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• Business Etiquette

  Displaying appropriate business etiquette can often make the difference between whether a client will hire you, whether others want to work with you, or whether your boss chooses to put you on an important project, or considers you for a raise or a promotion.

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• How to Improve Your Firm’s Morale, Motivation, and Bottom Line

  In most organizations, daily operations are so busy and stressful that showing gratitude is fairly low on the list of priorities. But cultivating an organizational culture of appreciation can be the best possible strategy for growing your business.

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• Exploring Culturally Specific Styles in the Workplace

  While rules for business attire have changed significantly in the last decade, in both "business" and "business casual" dress environments, few employers have yet dared to raise a crucial question: What about ethnic and religious styles?

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• Five Ways for Attorneys to Stay Healthy

  As busy as lawyers are, it can be difficult to stay healthy. What are the warning signs that your body is on the path to illness and what steps should you take?
  

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• Sexual Harassment: What If It Happened at Your Firm?

  Law firms tend not to take sexual harassment complaints seriously enough. Firms should investigate an employee's complaint as meticulously as they would a client's.

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• Tokenized at Work? How to Handle Racial Stereotyping

  Often, people develop a very narrow understanding of what it means to be a minority or a person of color in this society. We all have stereotypes and prejudices that limit our understanding of people whose race, identity, ethnicity, religion, culture etc. are different than ours.

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• The Role of Benefits in Your Law Practice

  It's readily apparent to every law firm HR manager. The American workplace is changing. Downsizing and outsourcing have strained the once solid relationship between employers and employees, and created a more mobile, more fluid workforce.

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