Our training program is dynamic and individually tailored to each associate. While some training is provided in-house, we also call upon outside experts in several areas to help associates improve their skills. For example, most associates and some summer associates attend Gary Kinder's highly regarded writing course to help refine their writing skills. Litigation associates are encouraged to take advantage of the intensive NITA training courses in deposition and trial skills.
Many senior associates work with an outside consultant to develop marketing skills.
This training support is extended to those who wish to develop a practice niche that does not currently exist within the firm. Unlike most large firms, associates are not forced to limit their practices to existing practice groups if they have a sincere interest in another area of law that is compatible with the direction of the firm's larger practice. As a real life example, one of the firm's associates wanted to practice in the area of bankruptcy because of its unique cross-over between a litigation practice and a business practice. He spent his first two years doing any litigation that would get him into a courtroom and then focused on building a bankruptcy practice. The firm supported this interest by allowing him to obtain the necessary training, and today he is an owner at the firm, with a thriving, full-time bankruptcy practice that is highly regarded both locally and nationally.