Audio Conferences

  June 21, 2006 at 02:00PM ET

Law firms today are using coaching to “grow” associates into better partners, improve the performance of their current partner/leaders, and to boost firm performance and profitability.

Coaching has emerged as a very powerful tool in law firm business development. Forward-thinking firms are now hiring in-house or external counselors with an eye towards bottom-line business objectives: increasing revenues through controlling practice group development.

Join IOMA and our panel of legal experts to learn how coaching can significantly impact the decision-making and leadership skills of your practice group leaders. You’ll also hear how coaches are being utilized to successfully strengthen practice groups from both the bottom and the top.

This 90-minute program will explore:

• Prime examples of how coaches are increasingly being used for the development and achievement of individual attorney business plans and revenue goals
• Why major law firms are increasingly turning to coaching to improve their long-range organizational and financial performance
• How coaching can help your law firm stem costly associate and partner attrition
• Why coaching is important to law firms with an eye on developing partner/leaders on all levels
• Utilizing an in-house counselor to track, monitor and assist associates with career planning
• What it takes to move forward with a sound approach to coaching and career advancement
• How to select the “right” external coach for your law firm when creating an in-house position isn’t a viable option
• Who within your firm must be involved in order to make coaching work and more!

Featured Faculty

Kristen McManus Powers
Career Development Manager
Arnold & Porter LLP

Daniel Toohey, Esq.
Executive/leadership coaching
Mr. Toohey retired from law practice after almost four decades with Dow Lohnes, & Albertson, where he served for several years as managing partner.

Caren Ulrich Stacy
Director of Professional Development, Recruiting & Legal Personnel
Arnold & Porter LLP