So says British Lawyers.com in a recent article called Train and Gain. The article explains that offering lawyer training–especially in the soft skills–helps in-house legal departments attract and retain top talent. It cites a recent British Law Society study showing that in-house lawyers are clamoring for soft skills training to advance careers, especially on topics like client communication, managing external law firms to get the best value, and handling company cost-cutting. Given that competition is fierce for good in-house legal talent, employers wanting to stay competitive should supply it.
Does your law firm have all of the clients that it will ever need? Are you and your attorney co-workers fully developed leaders within your firm or corporate legal department? Does your legal career satisfy every professional desire of yours?
If not, you might consider additional professional training.
Law firms hire trainers for a variety of reasons, including to: help attorneys improve certain critical skills (rainmaking, communication, leadership and the like), and guide attorneys through thorny issues (diversity and associate retention, among others). Training provides the educational framework necessary to move forward and make improvements; then it’s up to the attorneys themselves–alone or with the help of a coach–to implement change.
International Lawyer Coach Inc. offers interactive, energeetic and highly customized training for our lawyer clients on a variety of topics. Is there an interesting topic that isn’t listed on our Training page? If so, call us: 281-247-4080.
Welcome to the International Lawyer Coach Blog! My goal is to is to share information through this Blog that will make life easier for my fellow international lawyers.
Blog posts share practice tips about ways to enhance your international law practice, develop more clients, travel more efficiently, work smarter, and the like. I will also pass along recommendations from other practicing international lawyers about ways to enhance your practice.
What kind of information would you like to see in the Blog? Please review the categories below, and email your suggestions to: Janet@InternationalLawyerCoach.com.
Please also contribute tips to share with your peers - favorite international business hotels or other travel tips, helpful resources, and the like.
Whether you are an active international lawyer, an aspiring international lawyer, or one who is contemplating transitioning from the practice, we welcome your input!
