Training
Quite Possibly The Most Effective Thing You Can Do To Differentiate Your Firm in 2016
November 12, 2015
By Steve Gluckman – As competitive pressures accelerate, law firms continue to look for new ways to differentiate themselves from competitors. Offering training resources to clients is a proven and accepted practice among firms of all sizes and has done much to help differentiate them in the marketplace. However, is there more we can be
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Career Counseling for Lawyers: It’s Never Too Early
April 6, 2015
By Naomi Beard & Jessica Hedrick – As part of the outplacement process, law firms have long invested in specialized career coaching services for departing associates to ensure thoughtfully executed and ultimately successful career transitions. Any attorney who has worked with a career coach through such a transition can point to numerous advantages afforded them by
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How to Diagnose the Four Most Common Writing Symptoms That Partners Report
March 30, 2015
By Ross Guberman – When partners report the symptoms of associates’ writing problems, they often sound like a patient who goes to the doctor and says, “I don’t feel so hot, but I can’t quite put my finger on it.” So below I reveal the four writing symptoms that BigLaw partners most often report. And then
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The “Modern” Lawyer Learner – Overwhelmed, Distracted & Impatient
March 9, 2015
By Steve Gluckman – Overwhelmed, Distracted and Impatient… Nope, I’m not talking about my 3 year-old son. (Well, actually I could be, but I’m not at the moment). Instead, I’m referring to, as Josh Bersin of Deloitte calls it, “The Modern Learner.” He states, “As training moves to more digital formats, it’s colliding with new
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How to Make Your Best Lawyers Even Better
November 17, 2014
By Naomi Beard – We all know the conundrum: Skills that make for a successful associate (researching effectively, writing succinctly, performing even the smallest tasks with acute attention to detail) are not identical to the strengths that make a partner (attracting and keeping business, understanding and analyzing client objectives, anticipating and articulating the dynamic relationship between business
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Combining KM & PD to Turbocharge Attorney Performance
November 3, 2014
By Chris Boyd, Guest Contributor – A corporate associate learning how preferred stock anti-dilution adjustments work and why they’re used in venture financing deals – that’s professional development (PD). A corporate associate quickly finding examples of past anti-dilution adjustment provisions to use in drafting documents for a current deal – that’s knowledge management (KM). PD and KM
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Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Test?
September 8, 2014
By Ross Guberman – Here’s a single-question pop quiz: How do you feel when you hear the words “Writing Test”? A) “Sign me up!” B) “I’d rather have a root canal.” C) “It depends on whether I’m the one taking the test.” D) None of the above. In theory, PD conferences brim with buzz about bridging
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Financial Literacy – No Longer Optional for Lawyers
August 11, 2014
By Betsy Munnell – Last week I had coffee with an old friend and former law firm partner who quizzed me about my post-practice career as a business development coach. We discussed the considerable challenges facing lawyers, young and not so young, struggling to build robust professional networks and self-sustaining practices. We bemoaned the miserable progress
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Helping Lawyers Learn From Their Mistakes
August 11, 2014
By Kathy Morris – I led a program for people in large firm lawyer training on recovering from mistakes resiliently, one of six skills attorney respondents to a practice-readiness survey identified as important yet “not teachable.” The program addressed: (A) what lawyers should do [face and fess up to a mistake; bring solutions to the assigning
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Turning Law Students into Client-Service Providers
August 8, 2014
By Heather Frattone – As we prepare our students for the “fall” recruiting season, we are increasingly focused on helping them to understand the transition from law student to client-service provider. As law students, you are educational consumers and are expected to take advantage of the school’s opportunities to develop your legal and analytical skills, your
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