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Ideas on leading in the law

Essays on leadership, vulnerability, and culture change — written for the attorneys, managing partners, and legal departments doing the hard work of leading well.

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The Armor of Infallibility: Why the Best Lawyers Struggle to Lead

The habits that make a brilliant advocate — control, certainty, the refusal to be wrong — quietly work against the leader. Here is how to take the armor off without losing your edge.

July 18, 20266 min readRead More →

Growth

From Advocate to Leader: The Skill No Law School Teaches

You were trained to win. You were never trained to lead. That gap — not talent — is what separates the partners who scale a firm from the ones who simply carry it.

July 10, 20265 min read

Culture

Vulnerability Is Not Weakness — It Is the Foundation of Trust

In a profession built on certainty, the leaders who admit what they do not know are the ones who build cultures people refuse to leave.

June 28, 20264 min read

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