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Turning Lawyers into Firm Leaders: Best Practices to Train, Develop and Drive Results

Course Description:

In today’s challenging and rapidly changing environment, legal practices need strong direction.  Unfortunately these skills rarely accompany a lawyer’s typical strengths.  As a result, there’s a tremendous need to train and develop future firm leaders. Consider,

  1. Do your star associates stay with your firm or do they jump ship just after a few years? 
  2. Have you taught them the skills that make them valuable to your clients? 
  3. Are your partners behind the effort to train and develop your associates?

As associate attrition rates rise, it’s more important than ever to identify future firm leaders early on and steer them in the right direction.  Unlike mythical tales, great leaders aren’t born...they’re taught, trained, molded and motivated. 

In order to succeed, your firm must align leadership, purpose, strategy, core values and culture. And partners need to set the example and show associates how to meet the firm’s expectations and their own. So how and where do you begin?

Join CCM and our expert faculty in this in-depth audio program to learn key strategies and practical techniques to mold and motivate future firm leaders.  In just 75 minutes, you’ll learn how to:

  • Apply top firm strategies to effectively train and develop your star associates
  • Implement a mentoring and shadowing program that works
  • Identify management vs. leadership skills in your associates
  • Recognize the personality traits of inspiring leaders
  • Ensure your associates master the leadership competencies that drive results
  • Encourage partners to be self-aware and assure their behavior models firm value.

Featured Faculty:

David H. Freeman, J.D., CEO, David Freeman Consulting Group

David H. Freeman, J.D., a former lawyer from New York, is founder and CEO of the David Freeman Consulting Group, a veteran team of business development experts dedicated to increasing revenue in firms through:

  • Accelerated cross-selling
  • Leadership training and coaching
  • Business development training and coaching (partners and associates)
  • Retreat design, facilitation, and speaking

David has twenty-five years of experience and has worked with thousands of lawyers as a coach, consultant, trainer, retreat designer, and certified facilitator in nearly one hundred law firms across North America (with nearly half in the AmLaw 200). He is on the Board of Editors and writes a leadership column for American Lawyer Media’s newsletter, Marketing the Law Firm, he has written a book called “Weekly Reminders for Revenue-Focused Leaders”, he produces “Tips of the Month” focused on leadership and business development, and he is also an internationally recognized speaker who has appeared at scores of law firm retreats, national and regional legal industry conferences, bar associations, and law firm network conferences.

Dr. Sharon M. Abrahams,Director of Professional Development, McDermott Will & Emery, LLP.

Dr. Sharon M. Abrahams is the Director of Professional Development for the international law firm, McDermott Will & Emery, LLP. Dr. Abrahams has over twenty years of experience in the training and education field specializing in client relations, marketing, sales, communication and management development training. She has conducted seminars for the American Bar Association, NALP, ALI-ABA, multiple local bar associations, American Conference Institute, Harvard, Yale, Northwestern and Cornell Law Schools, the Association of Legal Administrators as well as for various other legal and non-legal organizations. Dr. Abrahams holds a masters degree in training and education and a bachelors degree in business administration from the University of Miami. She received her doctorate in adult education at Nova Southeastern University.

Steve Armstrong, Director of Career Development, WilmerHale LLP

Steve Armstrong is Director of Career Development for WilmerHale LLP, with overall responsibility for the firm's professional development, mentoring and career-counseling programs. He is a member of committees that focus on diversity, work-life balance, women's issues, and partnership elections; has been co-chair of the committee responsible for associate evaluations, promotions, and compensation; and is involved in projects that have to do with, for example, the structure of career paths and the better management of large matters.

MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE:

We're so confident you'll get what you want out of this conference that we'll refund every penny if you're not completely satisfied. No questions asked! It's 100% risk-free!

Pricing:

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CD and Event Materials
$365.00

Your CD recording includes the complete audio conference presentation, audience Q&A and presentation materials.

CLE:

CCM provides audio conference attendees with CLE credit processing services. To expedite CCM processing your CLE request, please complete and submit the evaluation form available from CCM at the conclusion of the audio conference. It will be necessary to enter the following information: name of each attorney requesting CLEs with full contact information, including e-mail address, bar number, and the state in which the attorney wants credits. Each attorney requesting credits must submit an evaluation.

Please be advised CCM audio conferences are subject to approval from each CLE issuing organization and approval is not guaranteed (state bar associations in Delaware, Indiana, Kansas, Ohio, and Pennsylvania do not grant CLE credits for audio conferences). The approval process takes approximately 6 - 8 weeks for most organizations but can take as long as 3 - 4 months. You will be notified via e-mail with the final status of your CLE application.

Any person applying for CLE credits must attend the audio conference from start to finish (attendance will be taken for compliance reasons). Requests for CLE credits must be received no later than two weeks following the conclusion of the audio conference or live conference. CLE credits are not available for CD recordings.

If you have any questions regarding CLE credits, contact Jill Adler at 631.368.2082 x 21 or jill.adler@meeting-matters.com.

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