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The Sorcerer’s Apprenticeship: A Magical Solution to Training Associates?
Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Reports, Volume 15, Number 9, November 2009
(subscription required)
 
Fostering Cultural Competence Is Necessary—and Profitable
The Complete Lawyer, Volume 4, Number 6
Read it online
 
Up, up... or Away
National Magazine, September 2008
Download in PDF format
 
Women and Mentoring: Debunking the Myth
ABA e-newsletter, June 2008
http://www.abanet.org/women/abbott1.pdf
 
New Career Paths for Lawyers
Law Firm Partnership and Benefits Report, June 2007;
online at www.ljnonline.com (subscription needed)
 
Diversity Challenges in Global Law Firms
NALP Bulletin, April 2007
 
Electronic Mentoring: A Means for Promoting Diversity in International Firms
Diversity & The Bar Magazine, November/December 2006;
Read it online
 
Increasing Diversity Through Mentoring Programs for Minority Law Students
Diversity & The Bar Magazine, September/October 2006;
Read it online
 

Mentoring Groups and Mentoring Circles
Peer Bulletin No. 143 (August 1, 2006)
(also available in my newsletter here)

 
Mentoring Bridges the Generation Gap
Diversity & The Bar Magazine, July/August 2006;
Read it online
 
Reaching for the Stars: How Mentors Inspire High Performance in Minority Associates
Diversity & The Bar Magazine, Minority Corporate Counsel Association, May/June 2006;
Read it online
 
Starting a Women's Initiative
Women in Law Newsletter, Issue No. 5; online at
http://www.womeninlaw.com/newsletter5/initiative.htm
 
Overcoming Differences to Achieve Meaningful Mentoring Relationships
Diversity & The Bar Magazine, Minority Corporate Counsel Association, March/April 2006;
Read it online
 
Mentoring Programs for Minority Lawyers: A Word to the Wise
Diversity & The Bar Magazine, Minority Corporate Counsel Association, January/February 2006;
Read it online
 

Tips for Managing the Entitlement Mentality: Battle of the Generations
Law Practice Magazine, ABA Section of Law Practice Management, December 2005; online at
http://www.abanet.org/lpm/magazine/articles/v31is8an3.html

 

Investing in Long Term Success (a roundtable discussion)
Law Practice, September 2004; online at
http://www.abanet.org/lpm/mo/premium-ep/magazine/articles/v30is6an4.html

 

Women in Law Firms: Redefining Success
Law Practice, April 2004; online at
www.abanet.org/lpm/magazine/articles/v30is3an2.html

 
Retaining Minorities and Women
New York Law Journal, April 26, 2004; online at
http://www.law.com/jsp/nylj/specials.jsp (NYLJ subscription required)
 
Associate Reviews: Performance Standards Make Them Valued, Not Dreaded
Daily Journal Extra, March 17, 2003
View article in PDF format
 
Get New Associates Off to a Great Start
NALP Bulletin, October, 2002
 
Up and Coming: Work Allocation System Evens Career Development Path
Daily Journal, September 13, 2002
 
The Importance of Work Allocation Systems for Associate Development
Professional Development Quarterly, August 2002
View article in PDF format
 
Women and Mentoring: Debunking the Myths
Perspectives, American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession, Vol. 10, No. 2, Fall 2001
Of Counsel, Vol. 20, No.4, May 2001
 
Legal Employment Professionals Need Mentors Too
NALP Bulletin, April 2001
 
Adapting Mentoring to the Modern Legal Workplace
LexisOne, January 16, 2001
 
Learning From Your Mentor
New York Law Journal, September 5, 2000; online at
http://www.law.com/special/professionals/pay/fy_2000_09_05h.shtml
 

Self-Directed Mentoring: Initiating Mentoring Relationships to Promote Professional Development
Performance in Practice, American Society of Training and Development, Summer, 2000

 

Mentors Are Yours for the Asking
San Francisco Attorney, June-July, 2000
The Bottom Line, Vol. 20, No. 2, 1999
Leadership and Management Directions, ABA Law Practice Management Section, Spring, 1998

 
Why a Varied Mentor Network Can Help You
The Bottom Line, Volume 21, No. 3
San Francisco Examiner, March 12, 2000.
 
Retaining Associates
The Bottom Line, Vol. 20, No. 5, October, 1999
 
Staying in the Game: Retain Legal Talent and Maintain Your Competitive Edge
San Francisco Attorney, January, 1999
The AILTO Insider, Fall/Winter 1998
 
Practical Steps for Reducing Stress
The Practical Lawyer, December, 1998.
 
If You Want To Be an Effective Mentor, Consider These Tips
S.F. Examiner, October 18, 1998
 
Outside Help for Inside Problems
The Bottom Line MCLE self-study quiz, Winter 1998
Originally appeared in The Bridge, September, 1997
 
The Value of Billing
California State Bar Journal MCLE self-study quiz, November, 1997
Originally appeared in The Bottom Line, Winter, 1996
 
Ten Principles for Effective Networking
Leadership and Management Directions,
ABA Law Practice Management Section, Spring, 1997
 
Achieving Parity: Women Lawyers' Self-Help Efforts
Law Governance Review, Spring, 1997
 
Generational Shift
The Recorder, February 18, 1997
 
Take Control of Your Time
in Simmons, Jeffrey R., Editor, Life, Law and the Pursuit of Balance
(Maricopa County Bar Association, State Bar of Arizona Young Lawyers Division, and American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, 1966)
Originally appeared in The Bottom Line, Fall, 1995; reprinted in the California State Bar Journal, April, 1996, as an MCLE self-study quiz.
 
Inside Sales
The Recorder, May 29, 1996 (marketing for associates)
 
Designing a Management Training Program for Lawyers
The CLE Journal and Register, March, 1996 (with Beth Summers, Ph.D.)
 
Emotional Abuse Has No Place in the Law Firm
The Bridge, March, 1996
 
New Beginnings
The Recorder, November 22, 1995
 
Affirming the Firm
The Recorder, September 22, 1995 (mentoring)
 
Making Meetings That Work
The Recorder, June 30, 1995
 
Bootstrapping Your Career
The Recorder, May 31, 1995
 

Equality Remains Elusive for Women Lawyers Who Practice in Rural California
Equal Access, American Bar Association Section of Litigation, Spring, 1995

 

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