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In a recent webinar, a panel of DEI professionals joined Laura Leopard, CEO and Founder of Leopard Solutions, to discuss the latest data analysis and insights regarding the progression of DEI. This webinar also showcases the latest survey results from DEI professionals across the legal industry.

Succession planning is crucial for law firms, especially large ones. Failing to prepare and implement a succession plan can lead to disastrous results, including loss of clients and revenue.

Tune in to our After Party podcast, where we continue the insightful conversations from the recent webinar, "Building a Lasting Legacy: Empowering Organizations Through Strategic Succession Planning."

Watch our recent webinar, where a panel of industry experts joined us to discuss the importance of succession planning on organizational management, its role in ensuring smooth leadership transitions, and the empowerment it offers to the next generation of professionals.

This report, authored by Laura Leopard, Founder and CEO of Leopard Solutions, sheds light on the critical issue of succession planning within organizations, focusing on the legal sector.

While top law firms are taking steps towards gender equality, challenges for women in Big Law persist. Our data reveals that many women are leaving the industry at the height of their careers, despite more women than men being hired straight out of law school.

The Leopard Solutions Women Leaving Law 2022 report showed that a large number of women are choosing to leave Big Law at the peak of their careers. Conversely, more women are being hired than men out of law school. Their exits at the later career stage could pose future risks to firms. We recently surveyed women currently working in the Top 200 firms to get their insights directly, and combined with an in-depth analysis of the Leopard Solutions database to offer key strategies that law firms should consider implementing. Get the report to gain an understanding and insights into how to combat this trend.

Leopard Solutions’ 2022 In-House survey showed that the majority of respondents (98%) hire outside counsel, with litigation (50%), corporate (17%), and intellectual property (10%) being the most in-demand practice areas. How can firms stand out amongst the competition?

In our recent webinar, a panel of female industry professionals joined Laura Leopard, CEO of Leopard Solutions, to delve deeper into the results of the women working in the Top 200 survey and discuss the opportunities and obstacles facing today's women attorneys.

Listen in on the afterparty podcast on the recent The Challenges of Women in Big Law webinar, whereby the esteemed panelists continued the discussion by exposing women’s challenges and spotlighting areas where they have been able to excel. What are the top 200 firms doing to support gender equality, and how can they help level the playing field for women against their male counterparts?