Speaking of Law Firm Leadership Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:24:21 -0400 http://www.alas.com en-us © 2026 Speaking of Law Firm Leadership yes da9a7c14-14f3-51df-96ad-d249b485754d Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society episodic false Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) law, lawyer, law firm, leadership, management, culture, risk management, professional liability Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society https://storage.buzzsprout.com/up7je8oylxc0uawjxsdagc028t6n?.jpg Speaking of Law Firm Leadership http://www.alas.com Confronting the unique mental health and well-being challenges encountered by law firm leaders Confronting the unique mental health and well-being challenges encountered by law firm leaders A conversation with Hailyn Chen (Co-Managing Partner of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP) and Dr. Bonny Forrest (Principal at Firm Leader Inc.) 

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]]> A conversation with Hailyn Chen (Co-Managing Partner of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP) and Dr. Bonny Forrest (Principal at Firm Leader Inc.) 

Watch the video version of the episode here. 

]]> Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society Buzzsprout-17117742 Wed, 07 May 2025 13:00:00 -0500 1275 law, lawyer, law firm, leadership, management, culture, risk management, professional liability, Chen, Munger Tolles & Olson, Forrest, Firm Leader, mental health, well-being full false Facilitating successful partner succession Facilitating successful partner succession A conversation with Ken Van Winkle
Managing Partner
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP

]]> A conversation with Ken Van Winkle
Managing Partner
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP

]]> Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society Buzzsprout-16247828 Tue, 17 Dec 2024 02:00:00 -0600 819 law, lawyer, law firm, leadership, management, culture, risk management, professional liability, Van Winkle, Lewis Roca, succession full false Notes to my younger self: lessons on law firm leadership (the role a managing partner plays in choosing their successor) Notes to my younger self: lessons on law firm leadership (the role a managing partner plays in choosing their successor) A conversation with Roger Warin
Former Chair
Steptoe & Johnson LLP

]]> A conversation with Roger Warin
Former Chair
Steptoe & Johnson LLP

]]> Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society Buzzsprout-13512544 Thu, 14 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0500 907 law, lawyer, law firm, leadership, management, culture, risk management, professional liability, Warin, Steptoe & Johnson, lessons full false Notes to my younger self: lessons on law firm leadership (leadership ideals for the law firm managing partner) Notes to my younger self: lessons on law firm leadership (leadership ideals for the law firm managing partner) A conversation with Kalpana Srinivasan
Managing Partner
Susman Godfrey L.L.P.

]]> A conversation with Kalpana Srinivasan
Managing Partner
Susman Godfrey L.L.P.

]]> Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society Buzzsprout-12779057 Fri, 12 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500 1893 law, lawyer, law firm, leadership, management, culture, risk management, professional liability, Srinivasan, Susman Godfrey, lessons full false Notes to my younger self: lessons on law firm leadership (addressing the quest for law firm talent) Notes to my younger self: lessons on law firm leadership (addressing the quest for law firm talent) A conversation with Betty Temple
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

]]> A conversation with Betty Temple
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

]]> Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society Buzzsprout-10837065 Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500 1361 law, lawyer, law firm, leadership, management, culture, risk management, professional liability, Temple, Womble, lessons full false Notes to my younger self: lessons on law firm leadership (five principles for becoming a successful law firm leader) Notes to my younger self: lessons on law firm leadership (five principles for becoming a successful law firm leader) A conversation with Jeffrey E. Stone
Partner and Chairman Emeritus
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

]]> A conversation with Jeffrey E. Stone
Partner and Chairman Emeritus
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

]]> Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society Buzzsprout-10362429 Wed, 06 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0500 2133 law, lawyer, law firm, leadership, management, culture, risk management, professional liability, Stone, McDermott, lessons full false Thinking intentionally about culture in a changing workplace environment Thinking intentionally about culture in a changing workplace environment A conversation with James Goodnow
President and CEO
Fennemore Craig, P.C.

]]> A conversation with James Goodnow
President and CEO
Fennemore Craig, P.C.

]]> Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society Buzzsprout-9124584 Thu, 16 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500 1075 law, lawyer, law firm, leadership, management, culture, risk management, professional liability, Goodnow, Fennemore Craig, remote work full false Thinking strategically about technology Thinking strategically about technology A conversation with James Goodnow
President and CEO
Fennemore Craig, P.C.

]]> A conversation with James Goodnow
President and CEO
Fennemore Craig, P.C.

]]> Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society Buzzsprout-9124462 Thu, 09 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500 1212 law, lawyer, law firm, leadership, management, culture, risk management, professional liability, Goodnow, Fennemore Craig, technology full false Reinforcing strong firm culture in challenging times Reinforcing strong firm culture in challenging times A conversation with Hailyn Chen
Co-Managing Partner
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

]]> A conversation with Hailyn Chen
Co-Managing Partner
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

]]> Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society Buzzsprout-5862748 Thu, 15 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500 1045 law,lawyer,law firm,leadership,management,culture,risk management,professional liability, Chen, Munger Tolles & Olson, motivation full false Building the general counsel's relationship with law firm leaders Building the general counsel's relationship with law firm leaders A conversation with Mark McLaughlin
Former Management Committee member and former General Counsel
Mayer Brown LLP

]]> A conversation with Mark McLaughlin
Former Management Committee member and former General Counsel
Mayer Brown LLP

]]> Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society Buzzsprout-2498812 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 11:00:00 -0600 1960 law, lawyer, law firm, leadership, management, culture, risk management, professional liability, McLaughlin, Mayer Brown, general counsel full false Fostering effective client succession Fostering effective client succession A conversation with Susan Brewer
Chief Executive Officer
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

]]> A conversation with Susan Brewer
Chief Executive Officer
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

]]> Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society Buzzsprout-2132027 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 15:00:00 -0600 974 law,lawyer,law firm,leadership,management,culture,risk management,professional liability, Brewer, Steptoe & Johnson, succession full false Assembling an effective next-generation leadership team Assembling an effective next-generation leadership team A conversation with David Foltyn
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Honigman LLP

]]> A conversation with David Foltyn
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Honigman LLP

]]> Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society Buzzsprout-1309585 Tue, 17 Sep 2019 16:00:00 -0500 1035 law, lawyer, law firm, leadership, management, culture, risk management, professional liability, Foltyn, Honigman, succession full false Principles, variations, and challenges of organizational culture Principles, variations, and challenges of organizational culture A conversation with Dr. Bernard Banks
Associate Dean for Leadership Development and Clinical Professor of Management
Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management

]]> A conversation with Dr. Bernard Banks
Associate Dean for Leadership Development and Clinical Professor of Management
Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management

]]> Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society Buzzsprout-1388611 Wed, 10 Jul 2019 16:00:00 -0500 835 law, lawyer, law firm, leadership, management, culture, risk management, professional liability, Banks, Northwestern Kellogg, Schein full false