Georgetown Law's Law Firm Leadership program provides a comprehensive overview of management and leadership principles and skills for new and emerging leaders in law firms. This unique three-part course features one-on-one coaching in between two on-campus classroom sessions, enabling partners to learn and apply new leadership skills. Topics include:
- Making the shift from lawyer to leader
- Understanding the evolving legal industry and the implications for leadership
- The challenges of a changing law firm economic model
- Understanding your own leadership style
- Leadership and decision-making
- Leading teams effectively and handling conflict
- Organizational culture as a mechanism for integrating busy professionals
- Innovation and change management
- Effective strategic planning
- Managing law firm growth
- Achieving success through organizational alignment
- Managing risk and professionalism in law firms
Participants in this course will learn how to:
- Develop and apply core leadership skills critical to gaining the trust and respect of lawyers
- Manage at various levels in the firm: yourself, teams, practice groups, departments and committees
- Navigate a challenging competitive environment
Who Should Attend?
This course is designed for law firm partners who have assumed leadership roles within the past two to three years and partners who have been identified by their firms as potential leaders.
