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Lateral Partner Hires: Selecting and Integrating the Best Fit for the Firm

Course Description:

Once a new lateral partner is on board, how do firms guarantee their contribution and loyalty?

Find out how your firm can improve its odds of success in lateral hiring in
this invaluable audio conference.  Our expert faculty will show you how your firm can:

• Avoid expensive errors in lateral partner evaluation and hiring,
• Assess a lateral candidate’s revenue-generating potential,
• Determine a good compensation level for new laterals, and
• Ensure your lateral hires deliver as expected.

During this comprehensive program, you’ll also learn:

• Why laterals move and why they might leave you
• What's at stake in making a lateral hire
• The most important topics to cover and not cover before you hire
• Steps for integrating lateral partners
• How to be sure that the laterals you hire are a good fit culturally
• Best practices for hiring and training laterals as potential rainmakers
• How to avoid disgruntled legacy partners
• The most common pitfalls in hiring and managing laterals

Featured Faculty:

Ronda Muir, Senior Consultant, Robin Rolfe Resources

Ronda Muir is a Senior Consultant with Robin Rolfe Resources, Inc.Her expertise is in lawyer personalities and organizational development. She draws from her experience in law, behavioral science and conflict resolution to offer business-savvy, psychologically sophisticated and real-world solutions to people management issues in the legal workplace. By enhancing these dynamics, her clients achieve the collaborative, energized culture that best supports lawyers and the clients they serve.

Ronda has advised Fortune 500 corporations and law firms of all sizes on the personal dynamics that are unique to law firms and law departments as they impact such issues as management structure, compensation, retention, leadership development, diversity, risk management, culture, morale and communication. She is a frequent speaker and an award-winning author.

Formerly an attorney at New York's Davis Polk & Wardwell, Co-General Counsel for the TAG Group, based in Paris, France, and Vice President of the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution, Ronda graduated with Distinction in Psychology from Swarthmore College, and received a J.D. with Honors from the University of Texas Law School and a certificate in International Law from the London School of Economics. A mediator with advanced training from Harvard University, she is also certified to administer several assessments, including the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT). Ronda is a member of the ABA Practice Management Group, Yale Leadership Development Committee and the Coaches Training Institute.

Ronda has served on a number of boards, including the Dispute Settlement Center, a Connecticut mediation firm, and currently serves on the Board of Advisors for The Institute for Social and Psychiatric Initiatives at New York University's Langone Medical Center. As part of her community involvement, Ronda oversees leadership training for at-risk youth for Community Centers, Inc. and conducts leadership and teamwork retreats for UNICEF national offices.

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