Laura Williams shared her insights on the importance of leadership and organizational culture in law firms, ahead of her participation in the Canadian Legal Summit. Laura emphasized that a firm’s culture is shaped not by its stated values, but by how its leaders behave, particularly under pressure.

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Law firm culture is built by leaders, not statements: Laura Williams

The HR lawyer will speak at the Canadian Legal Summit on building competitive advantage through leadership and culture

Law firm culture is not built through all-hands meetings, values statements, or off-site retreats. It is built – or broken – by how leaders behave when the pressure is on, says Laura Williams, Managing Partner of Williams HR Law LLP and CEO of Williams HR Consulting Inc.

“If you’re focused on fostering the conditions for a high-performance team, culture is everything,” says Williams, who has spent more than 30 years in the legal and consulting fields and built two firms from the ground up.

Williams sat down with Canadian Lawyer ahead of the Canadian Legal Summit on October 14 at The Carlu in Toronto, where she will take part in the closing fireside chat on building competitive advantage through leadership and culture. Her message to managing partners is direct: good intentions expressed on paper are not enough.

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