Paula Post: ‘It’s All About Relationships’

“Throughout my career I’ve felt drawn to collaboration,” Post said. “From the beginning I knew collaboration was a key element of what we were going to do. It’s essential to how we work. It makes us better individually, as a group and as an industry.”

Within her firm, she has provided an atmosphere that fosters collaboration and cultivation with weekly one-on-one meetings and roundtable sessions. Outside of official meetings, the team is encouraged to rely on each other daily and work together on complicated issues.

“Cultivation is how we grow, and collaboration is how we work. I’ve seen some environments that don’t encourage this and I don’t think it’s beneficial to our team or to our clients,” Post said. “Continuous learning and improving is not only an option for us – it is necessary. It betters us for our clients.”

And these principles don’t stop at the firm doors. Post has long embraced the belief that we can all learn from each other. It’s not uncommon to walk into her office and see her laughing and smiling on the phone with opposing counsel.

 “I often collaborate with attorneys on the plaintiff side – through a common issue with a creative solution for both our clients or something on a larger scale. Over the years, I’ve developed good, meaningful relationships with attorneys on the defense side and the plaintiff’s side as well.”

And when it comes to clients, Post has placed them at the forefront.

“Our clients come to us for various needs – they are the reason we have a firm – and we try to show our gratitude to them in how we treat them and handle their needs,” she said. “I learned early in my career, if you work hard and take care of your clients – the business will take care of itself. It is a natural result of doing what’s right. It always starts with your convictions.”