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 ‘Legal Research Training’
April 13, 2009
Seeking Advice…
This letter to the Jobs page recently appeared in a Washington post advice column:
I’m in middle management at a small law firm. Of every three associates we hire, we inevitably part with two within a year. The pattern is always the same: The associate is hired, struggles with his hours for the first few months, [...]
February 17, 2009
Locke Lord and Loislaw…a Love Story?
Just in time for Valentine’s Day came this news from Above the Law. Here is a copy of their firm-wide memo:
LOCKE LORD BISSELL & LIDDELL FIRM-WIDE MEMORANDUM
In today’s economic climate we recognize that our clients are becoming increasingly sensitive to legal research costs passed on to them as disbursements. In an effort to enable you [...]
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 [...]
September 30, 2008
Integration vs. Orientation
After reading this article from NALP, I’m intrigued by the idea of an ongoing “integration” versus a two-week orientation for new associates. The definitions for these two activities could not be more different. Orientation is merely an “introduction” to new surroundings, while integration is an act of combining into a whole (dictionary.com). I think that [...]
