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Law Practice

Feb. 9, 2024

Legal evolution: bi-directional learning for dynamic progress

The innate disconnect between senior and junior practitioners across that generational divide impedes the seamless transfer of knowledge while the industry's historical struggle with diversity poses yet another barrier.

Olga G. Peña

Attorney, Ballard, Rosenberg, Golper & Savitt LLP

Phone: (818) 508-3727

Email: opena@brgslaw.com

Olga G. Peña and Linda Hurevitz

As lawyers, we live our lives in the pursuit of knowledge. While we amass and grow our mental libraries, some of us overlook a major resource at our fingertips - each other. Longer life expectancies and advances in modern living ensure that the faces we see at work come from all walks of life. Consequently, we must pay greater attention to how we transfer knowledge, especially between longstanding members of the bar and those new to the profession. This intergenerati...

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