Law firms traditionally get a bad rap for overworking and underappreciating employees. Recognizing this reputation is particularly important at a time when the youngest members of the workforce seek employers who help them experience personal fulfillment by feeling they are making a difference in the world.

As the American Bar Association predicts, roughly half of the U.S. workplace will be made up of millennials by 2020. As foreboding as this might seem to some—law firms large and small must find new ways to attract and retain younger attorneys if they wish to thrive in today’s environment.