Last week, we spoke at the 20th Annual Meeting of LEGUS, an international network of law firms, in New Orleans. We were asked to discuss the importance of investing in young lawyers and grooming them for a successful future. Generally, law schools aren’t doing a very good job training and developing “practice-ready” lawyers. And most law firms aren’t doing a stand-out job either when it comes to training them in areas such as time management, billing practices, marketing and business development. (By the way, click here to read what Skadden is up to.)
In addition to the obligatory PowerPoint slide deck, my handout materials include five great articles about law firm leadership.