Solo practitioner Adam Seiden is chair of the New York State Bar Association and writes about the U.S. Surgeon General’s report in 2024called “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation.” The report is about how the pandemic has increased loneliness amongst Americans, and that the result can be increased risk of stroke, heart disease and dementia in older adults.

Rachael Bosch, CEO and founder of Fringe Professional Development, and Dareth Finn, a partner at VOYlegal, impart advice from their years as recruiters in the legal industry to Gen Z associates starting out in their law careers. Bosch and Finn note that the current generation of junior associates appear to have different challenges than their senior counterparts, mostly struggling with the more fluid requirements of being part of a practice.

Firms such as Husch Blackwell, one of the big law firms on the Am Law 100, started using an outside provider that uses AI with training young attorneys. The AI uses real-world scenarios to help with training, and other top firms in the country are also doing the same.