Training and development Training and development. It is in the firm's interest to ensure that new associates receive the best possible legal training. That's why the firm evaluates and trains its new lawyers through several formal programs which are intended to chart and promote professional and personal growth and to lay the groundwork for possible Membership evaluation.
All associates go through an initial orientation program.
All associates participate in weekly or bi-weekly service group lunch programs focusing on topics of interest to their substantive area of law. In 2000, litigation associates participated in informal weekly litigation luncheons where Members of the firm and associates discussed anything from the latest Supreme Court decision to the law of golf. Each associate is encouraged to track her or his progress through use of a self-directed, formal training schedule that establishes recommended time frames for the accomplishment of certain professional goals and tasks within the associate's area of practice. By using this training schedule and its progress benchmarks as a framework, associates and their mentors are able to address gaps in the associate's training or professional experience at the appropriate time. All rights reserved.