The Gift of Opportunity
An important part of making it big in any area of life is remembering where you came from. For Debbie Cafaro, CEO of Ventas, Inc., those memories were vivid, and giving back was the best way to pay forward all that she had been gifted by being able to attend law school. The child of first generation...Generosity Touchdown
It’s no secret that our favorite thing to do is heap praise on law firms we feel are taking the generosity ball and running with it. This week our shout-out is to Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, a national firm whose Chicago office recently held a Heisman trophy event to raise funds for the Lawyers...Leaning in to a Larger Coversation
If you’ve been paying attention to social media buzz at all, then you’ve likely heard about the Lean In campaign. Inspired by the book written by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In “is a global community committed to encouraging and supporting women leaning in to their ambitions.” Given that women...Connecting to Build Better Lawyers
We’ve talked a lot in this space about the important role that building relationships plays in the context of a successful legal career. Perhaps not surprisingly, the latest findings of the Law School Survey of Student Engagement, conducted by Indiana University’s Center for Postsecondary Research,...Let Your Pro Bono Efforts Shine
Whether you’ve done a lot or a little pro bono work in your career, you will be hard pressed not to find inspiration in our featured lawyer this week. For Colby Kingsbury, a partner in the Chicago office of Faegre Baker Daniels, pro bono always has been an integral part of her career. At first, there were...Dare to Dream
Happy New Year, GenGen readers! As we launch into another fresh calendar year, we have a suggestion in lieu of the typical resolutions that occupy so many of our minds this time of year. As suggested by Whitney Johnson in the Harvard Business Review blog, we are asking you to dream. It might sound...
