Work/life balance. It used to be a topic that filled this blog, but I’ve barely written about in the past few months. Of course we all know the reason why, however, the question now becomes: what will happen to the debate. Jordan Furlong has written a great post on his blog, Law21, concerning the legacy [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘New Associates’
May 12, 2009
Associate Training Back in the News
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 [...]
December 9, 2008
LSAT and GMAT Registrations Are Up
It appears that law schools and business schools have nothing to worry about, and may actually see a silver-lining in the economic cloud. Registrations for the LSAT are up 6.2% and GMAT registrations are up 10.4%. For more information click here.
In the long run, law firms will also benefit. The biggest contributor to current high [...]
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 [...]
November 12, 2008
Associate Retention through Professional Development
In an article earlier this year, Big Firm Associates: Why They Go and How to Keep Them, I found a very interesting quote: “…most importantly, firms could spend as much time on professional development as on marketing.” I don’t know if firms are using this type of benchmark to measure the amount of resources committed [...]
November 4, 2008
Prepare2Practice Workshop
Legal research, legal writing and business development are some of the most important skills that a new lawyer can have, especially in this economy. However, these skills are often neglected in law school (by both the students and the schools) or not taught at all. With that in mind…Cable&Clark is proud to launch a new [...]
