Associate training and retention has certainly taken a backseat in this new era of layoffs and deferred start dates, but Drinker Biddle is bucking the trend with a new program for its Fall Associates. The comprehensive training program includes courses taught by attorneys, professional development staff and clients. Associates will also shadow partners and may [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Fall Associates’
December 8, 2008
Doctors Trained Like Lawyers?
Does that question send chills down your spine? At a recent symposium on legal education, Professor David Chavkin of the University of Washington School of Law, put it this way:
“If the goal of medical school were to teach students not how to be doctors, but how to think like doctors, would you want to be [...]
December 1, 2008
Generation “Watch Out”
I found a link to this intriguing article from Ad Week on the (non)billable hour blog. Although the article is focusing on graduates in the marketing field, the author’s observations apply to 20-somethings generally. We’ve been hearing about this generation for the past few years, but have law firms adapted? Are we ready for this [...]
October 22, 2008
From the Trenches Survey Series…Results!
Although the total number of responses was small, the results were very interesting, especially in light of all the recent news. To get some perspective, almost all of the responses came from library managers and directors at firms of 201 or more attorneys, and the overwhelming majority had between 6 and 30 Fall Associates this [...]
