The pandemic has been challenging and disruptive, but I have also viewed this time as an opportunity for new learning. Every time I realize I don’t have the skills required, I say to myself “time to learn a new COVID skill!” What new COVID skills did you develop over the last seven months? When lockdown … Continued
It’s been six months since most of us have been to our offices. The stress and uncertainty remain, even if it feels “normalized” at times. During the pandemic, we have been conducting numerous Wisnik Well-being webinars for law firm professionals. We have covered topics including Maintaining Your Well-Being During Challenging Times, Virtual Communication Skills, and Thriving While Working … Continued
By Shannan Buckley On March 13th, I left the office for what I thought would be a couple of weeks. I left my succulents behind, and my favorite black flats under my desk. I told my colleagues that I would see them in April, and I genuinely believed that would be the case when I … Continued
These are strange times we are living in. For the first time ever, my law firm recruiter friends can take a two week vacation in August. “Back to school” means kids might only be in a classroom two days a week. For me, an “oddity” that I am witnessing is having really good roles to … Continued
It’s August and the uncertainty the pandemic has caused still remains five months later. I have been thinking a lot about the emotional toll COVID has reaped. As I speak to clients, I hear fatigue and a low-grade depression. In the same sentence where they acknowledge how lucky they are to have a job and … Continued
Over the past few weeks, I have received three calls I had never experienced before. They were each from an industry leader in marketing, recruiting and PD whom I’d known for more than twenty years. They called to ask me if they should take the buyout package their firms were offering. None of these women, … Continued
Bloomberg Law INSIGHT: Law Firms Should Focus on Business Development Hiring in Pandemic
Most firms are conducting virtual summer programs for the first time ever. Although most law students are happy to have a job and get paid this summer, there are definitely challenges that arise from working from home for those new to law firms. As I conduct training programs for summer associates nationwide to help them … Continued
I have been working from home since March 16. As I reflect on the past 100+ days, there are actually a few things silver linings I want to acknowledge. Nature: As a kid who grew up on a treeless street, I have appreciated nature my whole life. It started with Sunday visits to the New … Continued
Thirteen weeks into our COVID-19 quarantine restrictions are starting to lift, but life does not feel less stressful. The past week has raised painful issues our country needs to deal with regarding racism and violence against Black Americans. At moments I feel overwhelmed with sadness, especially when my 18- and 20-year-olds ask me, “What’s wrong … Continued