Professional Development

Way Beyond Credits

June 3, 2011

But I’m now moving beyond credits. I’ve accepted a position at the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS), a national organization that happens to be housed right here in Denver and focuses on issues that matter to the future of the legal system, including these and the soon-to-be-launched Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers project.

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Redefining CLE

March 30, 2011

CLE is about professional development and that doesn’t stop and start with an event–live or online. And it’s certainly not defined by the credits you submit to a regulatory authority at the end of the year. It’s an ongoing learning process that comes in many forms. Which is why my organization launched this site just over a year ago. Through it, we’re sharing all the information we learn in the course of doing what we already do: planning programs, publishing books, and looking out for the professional development of Colorado lawyers.

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When Classes (and Credits) Aren’t Enough

March 20, 2011

A good conference has high quality presenters teaching on topics that matter. But a great conference brings all the right people to the same place at the same time. This is why we often see attendees who are slow to head back into the conference room after a break. They’re in conversations that matter with people they wouldn’t have seen but for the conference. And while the classes might be great and, yes, they get CLE credit for attending them, this conversation is why they came–whether they knew it at the time they registered or not.

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Where have all the young lawyers gone?

January 5, 2011

Bar associations have been noticing a trend. “Young lawyers aren’t attending networking events.” I’ve been hearing this more and I’ve heard many explanations for it. The most popular reasons seem to be: “they prefer to network online,” and “they just don’t have the work ethic that baby boomers did.” What I haven’t heard is, “Maybe we’re not offering the kind of networking events that young lawyers value.”

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No, really. Marketing “how-to” isn’t continuing legal education.

December 17, 2010

For those of you new to the debate, it’s not a question of whether programs focused on the ethics of marketing should get credit. Those courses are already enjoying accreditation in just about every jurisdiction I can think of. Rather, it’s a movement to allow lawyers to take “how-to” marketing programs instead of substantive practice programs for the purpose of fulfilling CLE credit requirements.

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PLI’s John Mola Makes Some Mad Gnocchi

September 30, 2010

I met John Mola of Practising Law Institute briefly when I was in New York City for the ACLEA conference this summer. I’m somewhat glad I didn’t know about this when we met because I might have embarrassed myself by begging him for an Italian cooking lesson. Great piece on a great San Francisco neighborhood, [...]

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Transitions, Testing and Transparency: Saving Our Future Lawyers

May 27, 2010

Today I stumbled upon this important piece by the President of the State Bar of California. I have to hand it to Howard B. Miller. He attacks a topic that far too many leaders of legal organizations have shied away from: students who decide to attend school using school-reported job statistics and graduate into a [...]

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Marketing Programs for Attorneys Should Provide Value, Not CLE Credits

May 1, 2010

There is a movement underway. A growing number of people think CLE credit should be given for marketing programs. I’m not one of them.

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Your People Are Your Brand

March 16, 2010

I’m still working through some of the great ideas and information I took away from the Legal Marketing Association Conference in Denver last week. While I wasn’t able make all the sessions  (attending a conference a half a mile from your office is always trying), I enjoyed those I attended, including the opening session and [...]

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Where This Blog Is Heading

July 27, 2009

I’ve been dreadfully delinquent and I know it. I haven’t stopped caring–I’ve just been deciding how to refocus given my new position. What I’ve decided, generally, is that my posts will focus more and more on continuing legal education, rather than on events in general. After all, it’s what I do. And our industry is [...]

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