Monique Burt Williams, CEO of Cadence Counsel, speaks with David Lat about what to look for in a chief diversity officer (CDO) and best practices for ensuring the CDO's effectiveness once hired. Welcome to Cadence Corner. In this occasional series of informal conversations, I will interview Monique Burt Williams — CEO of…
What do lawyers, especially in-house counsel, need to know about change management in these rapidly changing times? If you’ve been feeling stressed out, anxious, or depressed over these past few months, you are not alone. When the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), a leading organization for in-house lawyers, surveyed its members in…
Ed. note: This is the latest installment in a series of posts from Lateral Link’s team of expert contributors. Monique Burt Williams is the CEO of Cadence Counsel, where she helps corporations and other organizations diversify their in-house legal divisions as they strive to reflect a global economy. I was five years old when I first…
Corporations will do well to strategically utilize the first-tier contract attorneys increasingly at their disposal. Highly skilled attorneys trained by the most distinguished law firms are increasingly looking to shift their skill set into the gig economy, guided by a desire for the flexibility and control that was lacking during…
Highly skilled attorneys trained by the most distinguished law firms are increasingly looking to shift their skill set into the gig economy, guided by a desire for the flexibility and control that was lacking during their intense years of law firm training and which is very visibly cropping up for…
