On September 17, 2015, the local chapters of the Legal Marketing Association and the Association of Legal Administrators co-hosted an event featuring ABA best-selling author Deborah Epstein Henry. The “Finding Bliss In The Future Of Legal Service & Practice” program offered creative and disruptive solutions to improve the delivery of legal services and the daily lives of lawyers.
The program discussed the changes in the legal profession that are forcing firms to face unprecedented financial pressures, with corporate clients demanding more predictability in pricing, increased flexibility in staffing and added value from all legal service providers. Lawyers themselves, overworked and worried about job security, are more stressed and anxiety-ridden than ever. Debbie’s remarks were based on the findings of her new co-authored ABA best-selling Flagship book, Finding Bliss: Innovative Legal Models for Happy Clients & Happy Lawyers. Debbie explored the book’s seven themes to improve legal practice and client service, including: innovation; value; predictability and trust; flexibility; talent development; diversity and inclusion; and, relationship building. Attendees left the program armed with wisdom and inspiration of how to successfully navigate this critical moment of upheaval and opportunity facing the legal profession. Click here to view the presentation.
Deborah Epstein Henry is an internationally recognized expert, consultant and public speaker on the future of the legal profession, careers and the workplace, women and work/life balance. She is also the author of LAW & REORDER, the #1 best-selling ABA Flagship book for 2011. Debbie is President of Flex-Time Lawyers LLC, providing consulting, training and speaking services in the U.S. and abroad. Her firm is well known for running Best Law Firms for Women with Working Mother – a national survey to select the top 50 law firms for women and report on industry trends. Debbie is also a Co-Founder and Managing Director of Bliss Lawyers, a firm that employs high caliber lawyers to work on engagements for in-house legal department and law firm clients.