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Summer Associates: Key Strategies to Increase Your Programs Acceptance Rates
Course Description:
Competition for summer law associates is steep. In fact, according to The American Lawyer Summer Associates Survey, today’s top tier talent is seeking out opportunities outside of the law sector making the recruiting game tougher than ever before. Add Web 2.0 and summer associates have become a lot savvier about their choices, their desires and overall career options.
Traditional firms that haven’t revisited their recruiting strategies to attract the younger generation are struggling to fill their programs with prime candidates. Savvier firms that have embraced new media technologies, like YouTube, are experiencing greater results. Combined with a new attitude and focus on proper training and mentoring, they’re attracting the best and brightest into their fold.
Find out how to recruit best-in-breed summer associates by attending this crucial 75 minute audio conference. CCM’s expert faculty will provide key strategies and best practice techniques used by leading firms to attract top-notch talent. Plus, you’ll learn:
- What summer associates are looking for in their job search
- How to build a strong summer program that provides a healthy mix of training, mentoring and hands-on experience
- How to revamp your old recruiting strategies with newer, fresher techniques to attract a stronger candidate pool
- Key follow-up strategies that work
- How to be competitive in an economically challenged society while managing associate program costs
- Advantages/Disadvantages of shortened summer programs
- How to manage your online reputation and properly utilize Web 2.0 to attract key associates
- How to reduce turnover and retain great associates
Featured Faculty:
Frank Troppe, Vice President, Providus Group and Executive Director, Branch
Productivity Institute
Frank Troppe serves as Vice President of Providus Group and Executive Director of the Branch
Productivity Institute. Prior field and corporate experience ranges from Business Development Manager to Senior Vice
President of Operations.
Staffing industry experience includes professional services (legal, financial and IT), construction,
clerical, production, distribution and assembly. Additional service sector representation includes technology, financial services and healthcare. Earned J.D. from Loyola University of Chicago Law School and B.A. from Northwestern University.
Frank Troppe is a noted author and speaker on workforce strategies and business development. He
has written three books and over 30 articles on performance management – all from the perspective of
an award-winning field manager and executive.
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Pricing:
Your CD recording includes the complete audio conference presentation, audience Q&A and presentation materials.

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