Publications

From Big Law to Boutique: CMC Co-Founder Kara M. Maciel Shares Her Firm-Building Journey with founded by women

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In a candid interview with founded by women—a publication dedicated to spotlighting women founders, leaders, and entrepreneurs across industries—Kara M. Maciel, Co-Founding Partner and Chair of the Labor & Employment Practice Group at Conn Maciel Carey LLP, reflects on her decision to leave Big Law and build a national boutique firm.

Drawing on her experience as a former Am Law 200 practice chair, Kara shares what motivated her to create a firm focused on delivering practical, business-minded guidance to employers navigating increasingly complex workplace regulations. She also offers firsthand insight into what it takes to build a law firm from the ground up, sharing lessons learned, particularly for women considering launching their own law practices. Continue reading →

Letitia Silas Shares Insights on the Legal and Practical Implications of Inviting Employees to Bring Their “Whole Self” to Work

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What are the legal and business risks and rewards of encouraging employees to bring their “whole self” to work? In the lead article for this year’s Employee Relations Law Journal by Wolters Kluwer, CMC Partner Letitia Silas examines the legal and practical implications of this approach to workplace relations.  Drawing on her extensive experience as a trusted legal advisor to employers and employee/labor relations executive leader, Letitia explores how open-ended invitations to self-expression could impact leadership strategies and workplace relational dynamics as well as create unproductive distractions and legal risks.

Read the full article here: Employee Relations Law Journal.

Please contact Letitia directly at lsilas@connmaciel.com for your organization’s labor and employee relations advice, counsel, training, and legal defense needs.

CMC Co-Founders, Kara M. Maciel and Eric J. Conn, Featured in ALM | LAW.COM – How We Founded a Law Firm: ‘Find Great Partners to Build With’

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Conn Maciel Carey LLP is proud to share a recent ALM | LAW.COM interview featuring the firm’s co-founding partners, Kara M. Maciel and Eric J. Conn, as part of LAW.COM’s “How We Founded a Law Firm” series.

In this candid conversation, Kara and Eric reflect on the decision to launch Conn Maciel Carey in 2013, the personal and professional motivations behind building a national boutique firm, and how flexibility and proactive client partnership shaped the firm’s business model from day one. They also offer insight into the realities of law firm leadership, including Continue reading →

How to Design a Legally Compliant Onboarding Program

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CMC’s Labor & Employment Practice Chair, Kara M. Maciel, and Partner, Jordan B. Schwartz, co-authored an article in the Employee Relations Law Journal, titled “How to Design a Legally Compliant Onboarding Program.”

Bringing a new employee on board is one of the most critical moments in the employment relationship, and one of the most overlooked opportunities to protect an organization from legal risk. In today’s fast-changing regulatory environment, where federal and state requirements shift with new legislation and agency priorities, employers cannot afford to rely on outdated onboarding practices.

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