Talent Management and the New Law Firm Business Model
Why Attend?
New law firm business models demand new strategies for managing legal talent.
Over the last 18 months, sweeping changes have come to the five pillars of lawyer talent management – recruitment, orientation, and integration; formal and informal training; evaluation and advancement; compensation; and individualized guidance and mentoring. What has driven these changes? How have law firms responded? With many time-honored systems altered or eliminated, what new tools can be created to develop and manage today’s legal talent?
As law firms adapt to a new environment, professional development can be a credible and effective agent for change, especially in leading the process and evolution of a forward-looking talent development strategy. Led by Susan G. Manch and Terri Mottershead, two nationally-recognized experts in legal talent management, this insightful webinar will explore:
Mega-trends: The drivers of change; emerging law firm business models
Recruiting, integration, and orientation: New approaches in a changed environment
Formal and informal training: What’s out, what’s in, and what’s next
Evaluation and advancement: Competencies, benchmarks, and advancement; developing the talent pipeline
Compensation: “Merit” is the word of the year, but one size does not fit all
Mentoring: Down, but not out; positive trends
Professional development: Opportunities to build consensus for change
And more
Join us for this timely webinar and learn how today’s talent management challenges can be turned into opportunities for real innovation in lawyer professional development.
Participants will have the opportunity to submit their questions to the speakers before and during the program. In addition, registrants will receive a set of downloadable course materials and free access to the archived online program later. This webinar is based on the faculty’s plenary presentation at the NALP/ALI-ABA Professional Development Institute 2009.
CLE credit: This program qualifies for CLE credit in most MCLE jurisdictions that accredit webcasts and courses on law practice management. For specific state information on CLE credit for this course, e-mail in-house@ali-aba.org. (Note: TX and IA credit is not available for this program.)
Faculty
Susan G. Manch is a principal in the consulting firm of Shannon & Manch, L.L.P. Her firm has provided consultation on effective lawyer development practices for over twenty years. Her clients include the majority of the AmLaw 100’s highest-grossing law firms. Ms. Manch’s consulting expertise extends to issues regarding lawyer recruitment and lateral acquisitions, training and professional development, mentoring and career path guidance, performance appraisal systems, leadership, diversity, and career paths. She also designs and delivers customized in-house training programs for lawyers in the top firms in the country and abroad. She has worked with law firms in all parts of the U.S. and abroad on a wide range of issues. Ms. Manch holds a M.Ed. in clinical counseling from the University of Virginia. Prior to becoming a principal in Shannon & Manch, Ms. Manch held positions as a senior marketing executive with SYSCO Corporation and as an Assistant Dean and other academic administrative positions at Georgetown University and The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. She is the author of Maximizing Law Firm Profitability; Recruiting Lawyers: How to Hire the Best Talent; and Partner and Practice Group Acquisition; as well as numerous articles published in professional publications of interest to the legal profession.
Terri Mottershead is the national Director of Professional Development with DLA Piper LLP (US). Her role at DLA Piper includes leading the U.S. Professional Development Department and supporting the talent management initiatives for more than 1,400 attorneys in the firm’s 30 U.S. offices. Ms. Mottershead brings to the position over 25 years of experience in international law practice, legal associations (law firm associations, academic institutions, and law societies/bar associations), consulting, legal education, and training. Prior to working in in-house attorney talent managements, she practiced law in Australia and Hong Kong and was a law school academic and consultant in Hong Kong. Ms. Mottershead is frequently asked to present and consult nationally and internationally on aspects of attorney talent management. She has served on more than 50 boards and committees, and is an award-winning teacher. Ms. Mottershead holds a Bachelor of Laws (with honors) and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, both from the Queensland Institute of Technology in Australia; a Master of Laws from the University of Queensland in Australia; and a Master of Business Administration (with distinction) from the University of Wales.
Total 60-minute hours of instruction: 1.5; total 50-minute hours: 1.8
Times
Eastern 12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.
Central 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Mountain 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Pacific 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Alaska 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Hawaii 7:00 - 8:30 a.m.
