Summer has a way of catching law firms off guard.
One partner is finally taking that long-awaited family vacation. An associate is out on parental leave. Another lawyer is juggling summer camps, travel, and kids home from school. Meanwhile, clients don’t take the summer off. Deadlines still arrive, deals still close, and litigation schedules rarely
Your law firm isn’t just a business; it is your most critically important work. These are your clients, and you have an ethical duty to protect their interests. This must mean you have to give away all of your work for free and never earn a profit, right? After all, wouldn’t free legal representation be
Lawyers must be cautious with client work. We carry numerous duties to our clients that we must uphold. All of these duties are manageable once you understand the rules. Some firms get overwhelmed when considering conflicts of interest, but this need not be an obstacle to getting freelance attorney help. Most freelance attorney relationships
I don’t know if you know this, but sometimes lawyers have strong personalities.
That’s my little lawyer joke.
I get it. We’re lawyers. We are cautious, justifiably so. That is our one job – to protect our clients.
At the same time, we can’t do it alone. It is simply impossible to do legal work
Freelance lawyers have become an increasingly valuable resource for law firms that need flexibility, specialized expertise, or additional capacity. But like any attorney relationship, working with freelance lawyers raises important ethical considerations for the law firms that hire them.
Fortunately, the rules are manageable once attorneys understand the basic framework. We’ve addressed many of the
On April 22, law firm leaders will come together for an executive webinar hosted by Equivity, a provider of high-level virtual operational support for law firms: “Building a High-Performance Law Firm: AI, Talent & Operational Support.” This inaugural session launches a new leadership series focused on one central idea:
High-performance firms don’t work
In a recent USA TODAY article, “They balanced life and work. Now more women are quitting. Here’s why,” journalist Jessica Guynn examines a troubling reversal in women’s workforce participation, and the structural forces behind it.
During the pandemic, flexible and remote work arrangements became necessary, and made it possible for many women to balance
Lawyers are trained to push through stress, long hours, and competing responsibilities. But for attorneys who are also mothers, the challenge of balancing a demanding legal career with family life can stretch emotional, mental, and physical bandwidth in ways the profession doesn’t always acknowledge.
On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, the Orange County Bar Association’s Mommy
Let’s be honest for a second: not every part of practicing law is fun. Some of it is… a grind.
Every lawyer has That Thing they dread. Maybe it’s writing fact sections. Or cite-checking. Or slogging through discovery. Or researching an obscure legal issue that makes your eyes glaze over.
Whatever it is—you don’t have
We’re thrilled to share that Montage Legal Group co-founder and owner, Erin Giglia, was recently featured on HeraHub’s Flight Club podcast, hosted by Felena Hanson, founder of the Hera Hub female-focused coworking community.
Each episode of Flight Club offers an inspiring behind-the-scenes look at female entrepreneurship, highlighting the pivotal moments when women find their “lean