Associates and Senior Associates: Making It to Partner 2017

Topics

• Talk Unlike a Lawyer
  • Writing to engage and explain, not soothe your own ego
  • Presenting on the law without boring your audience to death
  • Knowing your place (you`re not that special)
  • Thinking like a journalist
• How to Succeed in a Competitive Environment: What No One is Telling You
  • The difference between being a good senior associate and being a good partner
  • Don`t get left behind: where the legal profession stands now, where it`s going, and where you fit in
  • Building and maintaining a client base: where to start, how to succeed, and why being a good lawyer isn`t enough
  • Understanding the economics of law and leveraging that information for your career
  • Disaster averted: avoiding the pitfalls that can sink a career
  • The in-house trap: first-hand experience on why going in-house may not be all it`s cracked up to be
• Ethical Dilemmas: Learning from Others` Mistakes
  • The path to success in the legal profession is fraught with peril. Ethical dilemmas can quickly threaten to derail your goals. Work through a practical series of ethical predicaments and real life examples to gain the knowledge, skills and strategies to ensure your ethical, and career, survival