Make clear that the questions are simply part of the process – part of their development and getting the work done right. Make sure that time is set aside – they don’t have to chase you, nor you them.

Thine and Ari Kaplan partnered to analyze the impact that the competitive marketplace is having on the legal industry and how organizations are approaching the hiring, development, and promotion of associates.

While the use of executive coaching within law firms has grown significantly, there is still a majority of firms beyond the Am Law 100 where coaching has yet to find its place.

In life outside work, what feeling fills the space when the experience you have is not what you imagined?

We are delighted to announce that Sang J. Lee has been honored as a member of 2021’s Fastcase 50. The award, which was created in 2011, recognizes the legal industry’s smartest, most courageous innovators, techies, visionaries and leaders who have made important contributions.

The Volta Coaching Insights Survey is the only industry-specific survey that explores the use of coaching in law firms in the U.S.

Using coaching as a framework for leadership is a great way to think about collaborating with and supervising others.

The key to answering common behavioral questions questions is always to “show your work”. This question isn’t so much about the challenge itself as it is about how you responded to it and how you describe meeting the challenge.

We hope you will stand with us NOW. There is still so much work to be done. And we're not sitting still.

This report is intended primarily for Professional Development, Talent Management and HR professionals in law firms. It is also intended for partners and senior administrators curious to learn more about the use of upward reviews in law firms.

Networking, whether for career purposes or for business development, has to be about so much more than that a well-rehearsed 30 second “pitch.”

Once you make a decision to pivot your career, how do you go about making it happen?

Many of the ways in which people typically experience and receive feedback in the office no longer apply. And yet, feedback is more important than ever.

Mondays. We all hate ’em—with good reason. Our weekends are ours, a time for family, friends, fun (and of course some chores).

Leaders who already demonstrate empathy and those who quickly flex to develop their interpersonal skills will emerge as the winners, as will their law firms.

Who would you be more likely to have questions for or want to strike up a conversation with? Who are you more likely to remember? The project finance partner? Or the bridge builder?

Old habits are hard to break and new ones hard to learn—even when the new habit is better, when you want to change. Change takes time no matter how much you want it. Start small. Build slowly. Practice every day.

Volta Talent Strategies has created a unique coach training program specifically designed for law firm professionals who want to coach lawyers and other legal industry professionals. Including representatives from leading law firms, the first cohort of Volta Certified Coaches graduated from the program in September 2019.

If you are gearing up to deliver developmental feedback to a colleague, here are some quick ideas as to how you can do it effectively.

The concept of branding may seem like it is overdone but in order to succeed as an attorney, you must be able to describe what you do, for whom, and how you do it in a compelling and concise manner.