Writing & Speaking
Andrea writes and speaks about conflict, leadership, and the inner life of professional work.
Speaking
Challenging Conversations Lab
NALP Professional Development Institute | December 2026 (forthcoming)
What We Get Wrong About Persuasion And What to Do Instead
UNASB | May 2026
Approaching the Iceberg: Navigating High Conflict With Skill and Hope
NALP Annual Education Conference | April 2026
Disagreeing with Dominant Personalities: Conflict Skills for the Rest of Us
NALP Professional Development Institute | December 2025
Embracing Conflict: Skills to Engage Effectively
NALP Annual Education Conference | April 2025
Quieting the Busy Lawyer Brain
Cleveland Bar Association Leadership Academy | 2025
#MeToo and Beyond: What Have We Learned And Where Will We Go?
Louisiana State Bar Association Diversity Conclave | 2019
Published Work
Helping Lawyers to Make Conflict a Choice, Not a Reflex
NALP Bulletin+ | December 2025
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Journal | December 2024
Bold Moves: Deciding Whether to Take the Leap
NAWBO ONE | April 2024
Why You Should Unlearn Certain Valuable Legal Skills
American Bar Association Journal | April 2023
Essays
"Now. Run." The Problem of BigLaw
Medium | January 2023
Medium | June 2022
Hotlines and Apps Won't Get Employees to Report Sexual Harassment — This Will
Medium | January 2020
Three Things Every Woman in Leadership Should Start Doing Now
Medium | October 2019
Three Things Yoga Taught Me About Being an Entrepreneur
Medium | September 2019
On Substack
Andrea writes on conflict, leadership, and what it means to stay grounded in tense conversations. Read her work at andreagilliam.substack.com, including her essay Before the Argument, There Is an Instinct.