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November 9, 2015 by Michelle Spencer Leave a Comment

Toeing the Line: The Reality of Law Firm Training

Toeing the Line: The Reality of Law Firm Training

I have been very interested in the series of posts regarding law firm training that Casey Flaherty has written this week on the 3 Geeks and a Law Blog. You can read them here, here, here, and here. I’ve alternately cheered and been incensed by his content. Originally, I was pleased with the additional emphasis […]

Filed Under: Attorney Training, Blog, Law Firm Training Tagged With: change, professional development

November 9, 2015 by Michelle Spencer Leave a Comment

Basic Competence vs. Experience and Mastery

Basic Competence vs. Experience and Mastery

Let me begin with a question. Would you rather have employees with basic competence in your organization or ones with experience and even mastery of the knowledge and skills required in their roles? The only situation I can imagine where anyone would truly wish for basic competence would be if there was only incompetence currently. […]

Filed Under: Blog, Learning & Development Tagged With: competencies, mastery

November 9, 2015 by Michelle Spencer Leave a Comment

Building the Framework for Excellent Attorney Training

Building the Framework for Excellent Attorney Training

This post is both a response to Ken Grady’s two-part Seytlines series on looking to Navy SEAL training for ideas on how best to train lawyers and also a follow up to my post on L&D silos in law firms. Based on the original Navy SEAL training article, Grady presents four principles for “implementing elite […]

Filed Under: Associate Development, Attorney Training, Blog, Law Firm Training Tagged With: competencies, engagement, excellence, motivation

November 9, 2015 by Michelle Spencer Leave a Comment

Learning and Development’s New Strategy

Learning and Development’s New Strategy

Curate, Converse and Connect More; Create Less Yesterday afternoon, I listened to the best conversation I have heard thus far about what learning and development’s new strategy should be and how to get there. The speakers were Nigel Paine and Andrew Jacobs, learning and development (L&D) rock stars in the UK. They deftly built a framework […]

Filed Under: Blog, Learning & Development Tagged With: culture, curation, L&D, strategy

November 9, 2015 by Michelle Spencer Leave a Comment

Want to Improve Attorney Technology Use? Start by Breaking Down the L&D Silos in Law Firms

Want to Improve Attorney Technology Use? Start by Breaking Down the L&D Silos in Law Firms

I have long wondered why there are two different teams in law firms doing similar functions. I am referring to the professional development and technology training teams. Both perform learning and development functions, and yet they are usually in two different departments that work alone, except in rare instances. They frequently even have two different […]

Filed Under: Associate Development, Attorney Training, Blog, Law Firm Training Tagged With: attorney, Legal Tech Audit, NALP, professional development, training

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