In full disclosure, I am not a medical Doctor, and this
article's focus is the non-medical side effects of Covid.
In particular, the side effects that require law firms and their
leadership-focused attention include the following:
- Societal withdrawal,
- Scattered uncertainty,
- Escape from management/leadership (a.k.a. burnout),
- Unsustainable financial results, and
- Fundamental structural change.
Societal Withdrawal
Dr. Larry Richard, who has studied lawyer personalities, shared
that "the excellent lawyers in our study had an
average Sociability score of only 12.8% compared to an average of
50% for the general public".
Sociability, he described as a "desire to interact
with people, especially a comfort level in initiating new, intimate
connections with others." Dr. Richard shared that
low scorers are "less inclined to enjoy interacting
with others, may prefer to spend more time dealing with
information, the intellect, or interactions that emphasize
