Accelerating Lawyer Success How to Make Partner, Stay Healthy, and Flourish in a Law Firm

by Aiken, Juliet; Berman, Lori; Bock, Heather

• ISBN13: 9781634252690
• ISBN10: 1634252691
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2016-09-07
• Publisher: American Bar Association

Summary

Making partner and achieving a sense of success and fulfillment in a law firm is challenging for most young lawyers. Based on original research, Accelerating Lawyer Success examines the factors, competencies, and attitudes that allow some lawyers to flourish and make partner while others struggle. Moreover, the authors show readers how to develop the same mindset and skills that they identified as the key factors behind the success of the lawyers they studied. Given today's difficult job environment for lawyers, this book is particularly valuable for law students, new lawyers, or an associate on the cusp of partnership.

Author Biography

Lori Berman, Ph.D. is the Director of Professional Development for Hogan Lovells. She is also a Research Affiliate and Adjunct Professor at the Georgetown Law School Center for the Study of the Legal Profession. Lori's work has won a number of awards, including the Chief Learning Officer Team Award, the Association for Talent Development (formerly ASTD) BEST Award, and the NALP Annual Award of Distinction. She holds an MA and a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Maryland, and a BA in Psychology from Cornell University.

Heather Bock, Ph.D. is the Global Chief Learning Officer for Hogan Lovells where she leads the attorney training and development function. She teaches at Georgetown Law and is the Executive Director for the Center of the Study of the Legal Profession. Heather is a recipient of the HR Leadership Award of Greater Washington, the Chief Learning Officer Vanguard Award and Chief Learning Officer Collaboration Award. She has written several articles, and co-authored books on attorney development. She holds a B.S., Master of Public Health, and Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from UNC – Chapel Hill.

Juliet Aiken, Ph.D. is the Deputy Director and Research Director at the Center for the Study of the Legal Profession at Georgetown Law. In addition to her research and teaching at Georgetown Law, she directs a Master's Program in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at the University of Maryland, College Park. She holds a B.S. from the College of William and Mary, and an MS and Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park.