Returning to “Merit”
July 10, 2026
Your Firm Says It Is Returning to Merit. The Question Nobody Asks Is: Returning From Where? Lately, I keep hearing law firms talk about “returning
Your Firm Says It Is Returning to Merit. The Question Nobody Asks Is: Returning From Where? Lately, I keep hearing law firms talk about “returning
Erika R. Royal, Esq. is the founder of Royal Influence® and creator of Strategic Radical Acceptance™. She spent 22 years as an employment attorney and Partner at an AmLaw 100 firm. She works with underrepresented senior associates and newly minted partners navigating BigLaw, and with organizations ready to give their people real tools for the real environment they’re operating in.