Legal Management
March/April, 2007
Volume 26, Number 2
THIS ISSUE'S THEME: Human Resources
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Table of Contents
COVER STORY
Maternity Matters: Developing Effective Parental-Leave Policies 
Law firms will benefit from productive and enthusiastic work forces by promoting and communicating beneficial parental-leave policies and treating pregnant employees well.
BY PHILLIP M. PERRY
Workplace Diversity: What Makes Us Different Makes Us Great
Successful legal administrators are focusing more on multiculturalism and applying that awareness to their firms’ recruiting and hiring practices.
BY BRITTA STROMEYER
With Two Bonus Features:
Appreciate Your Associates: Make Your Firm a Workplace of Choice
To retain top talent and unite multiple generations of lawyers, law firms are placing emphasis on associate training and professional development.
BY JOAN NEWMAN
Get With the Program: Giving Employees the Help They Need
Legal administrators can take the lead in helping their firms select and utilize employee assistance programs to assist lawyers and employees with psychological or other personal problems.
BY PHILLIP M. PERRY
Collaboration Made Easy: Strategies for Building Better Work Teams
Team building in law firms succeeds in large part to sound leadership provided by firms’ legal administrators.
BY TRACY LALONDE
With Two Bonus Features:
Strategies for Better Communication with Colleagues
BY CHARLES A. VOLKERT, ESQ.
Managing Case and Project Teams
BY CHARLES A. VOLKERT, ESQ.
To the Point
We’re Only Human
BY JOHN DELAVAN
Up Front
Practical News & Perspectives
Think Tank
Termination Day: How to Do the Dirty Work the Right Way
COMPILED BY AMY DVORAK
Best Practices
Retirement Readiness: The Benefits of Multiple-Tiered Vs. Traditional Plans
BY BAYLIS R. RESNICK
LawBiz Coach
What Is One Person Worth? The Costs of Employee Turnover
BY ED POLL
Big Ideas
Attorneys for Hire: Contract Work as a Permanent Career Choice
BY JULIAN S. BROWN, ESQ.
Off the Shelf:
New Products for Law Firms
ALA Events:
2007 Annual Conference Preview
ALA Update
News from Your Association
Quick Connect
Legal Management Advertiser Spotlight
Final Thoughts
Obstacle or Opportunity?
BY AMY DVORAK
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