Essential Reads for the Modern Lawyer draws on Globe Law and Business' Modern Lawyer journal’s wealth of opinion pieces, interviews and thought leadership, which together comprise an invaluable and wide-ranging analysis of the topics that really matter to those working throughout the legal ecosystem.

Section 1: Leadership 6 Finding a new way through difficult conversations (July 2017) By Alison Nolan 12 We need to have a serious talk about culture (October 2017) By Peter Alfandary 17 How leadership challenges evolve over the career of a lawyer (July 2019) By Christopher Bockmann 25 Does your personality influence your potential for partnership? (July 2023) By Edward Walker Section 2: Culture, diversity, and ESG 34 Empathy – do lawyers need it? (October 2022) By Sophie Cameron 40 Waste not, want not – recalibrating legal (April 2022) By Eimear McCann 44 Into the breach? Looking for legal leaders in the climate catastrophe (July 2023) By Clare Harman Clark 48 Let’s get physical! Getting real about body inclusion (April 2024) By Bendita Cynthia Malakia and Morgan Reams Section 3: Talent 60 Smart collaboration: increasing the odds of productive lateral hiring (January 2018) By Heidi K. Gardner 67 Are non-execs the key to future success of law firms? (May 2019) By Claire-Elaine Arthurs and Helen Foord 71 Want to attract the best and brightest? (January 2022) By Janet Taylor-Hall 76 For the people: can apprenticeships pave the way for a more diverse legal profession? (July 2023) By Lucie Allen and Jonathan Bourne Section 4: Business development 82 The perils and pitfalls of business development (April 2017) By Andrea Kennedy 91 Three power tips for growing a huge book of business (October 2022) By David H. Freeman 94 How to future-proof your career (April 2023) By Joanna Gaudoin 100 The art of conversation (October 2023) By Michelle Elstein Section 5: Finance 110 Finance issues facing firms (July 2017) By Brian Dunlop 121 Data and dialogue: a relationship redefined (October 2018) By Jaap Bosman 126 How corporate legal departments can lessen the impact of law firm rate increases (January 2024) By Richard Brzakala 135 Law departments must become more discerning purchasers of legal tech (January 2024) By Nathan Cemenska and Stephanie Corey Section 6: Technology 144 Legal risk and sound management judgement: can artificial intelligence make us better lawyers? (October 2017) By Jelena Schidzig and Stuart Weinstein 149 The lazy lawyer’s guide to winning new business (April 2020) By Rebecca Harding and Andrew Nicholson 156 The demystification of legal AI (January 2023) By Uwais Iqbal 162 Data Bites Back (January 2024) By Joanne Brook