Law Firm Attorney Development Program
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to
fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” Chinese Proverb
In the book Aligning the Stars, the authors, Jay W. Lorsch and Thomas J. Tierney
point out that: "Starmaking” is more important to a firm's
long-term success than "rainmaking.” Talent is the only source
of a firm's competitive advantage.
Purpose
The purpose of the Law Firm Attorney Development Program is to enable our attorneys
to better serve our clients, to increase our realization and to provide opportunities
for greater achievement and career satisfaction.
Vision
Law Firm seeks to have an attorney development program recognized as preeminent
by our clients, our lawyers and law students.
Core Values
Our attorneys will take responsibility for their career development and satisfaction.
Each attorney, associate, shareholder and of counsel must contribute in some
way.
Supervising lawyers will give clear direction, answer questions, pay attention
to quality and provide real time constructive and supportive feedback.
Teamwork is encouraged at all levels.
Each attorney and staff member will be shown respect. Respect engenders respect.
We will endeavor to provide consistent, real and specific direction on career
advancement.
CLE will be used as a means of acquiring skills necessary to better serve our
clients and enable our attorneys to grow.
We will demand a lot from our lawyers. They will work hard, meet high standards
of excellence, and over time and with our guidance and support, learn to be
outstanding lawyers, trusted advisors and mentors for a new generation of outstanding
young lawyers.
Each associate in our firm has a unique background, unique skills and unique
dreams, but they also share things in common. They all want to learn and become
better lawyers. They want to perform interesting work. They want to feel like
they matter, know where they stand and whether they are on track, and they
want to feel respected by senior lawyers and peers.
The most junior lawyers know more about the science of law and less about the
art of lawyering than they will ever know in their career. When it comes to
the future, many young lawyers are confused. They feel like they are on a trip
to an undefined and constantly moving destination (making shareholder). They
are uncertain of the time expected for their arrival, feel they have been give
no map to get there, and no compass to let them know where they are. They feel
they have no coach or sponsor. Our job as senior lawyers is to teach them the
art of lawyering and help them clear up the confusion. This requires us to
get to know them, to understand what makes them unique and to encourage them
to achieve success as they define it. Our work with our clients is not any
different and just was we get good vibes from helping our clients achieve their
business objective, we get the same feeling helping our young lawyers achieve
their career goals.
"
You will have more fun and success helping other people achieve their goals
than you will trying to reach your own goals.” Dale Carnegie
