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Maximizing Law Firm Profitability: Hiring, Training and Developing Productive Lawyers | |
| Sue Manch and Marcia Pennington Shannon | ||
| The 23 chapters of our comprehensive desk reference address virtually every aspect of developing a firm’s most valuable resource — its lawyers — covering topics including: development of lawyer training programs and training curricula; effective recruitment techniques; teaching lawyers how to manage practice groups; developing an effective performance evaluation system; peer and upward reviews; supporting diversity; retaining top-notch lawyers; and addressing the human factors in a law firm merger. | ||
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Lawyer Development Series | |
| Sue Manch and Marcia Pennington Shannon | ||
| This series offers high-end e-learning courses addressing important development topics such as Mentoring, Preparing for Fall Recruiting and Providing Effective Feedback. These short, but substantive, training programs allow for total flexibility while high quality information. | ||
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Partner & Practice Group Acquisition: A Primer on Management & Administrative Practices | |
| Sue Manch | ||
| Whether your firm is considering hiring one partner laterally or a group of partners, the way the hiring process is managed can have a critical impact on the success of your firm. This primer provides succinct, smep-by-step advice on every stage of the process: strategic and cultural planning for the acquisition; choosing a team to oversee the process; selection criteria; where to look for candidates; all aspects of the interview process; selling the firm; announcing the decision within and outside of the firm; orientation issues; and more. Sample forms and policies provide added tools for a successful acquisition process. | ||
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Recruiting Lawyers: How to Hire the Best Talent | |
| Marcia Pennington Shannon & Sue Manch | ||
| The greatest asset to any law firm is its intellectual capital-the lawyers. How can your practice locate and hire exceptional associates in a competitive marketplace? You'll find the answers in Recruiting Lawyers: How to Hire the Best Talent. Recognizing the importance and complexity of lawyer recruitment, authors Shannon and Manch have thoroughly researched law firm hiring practices and its many shifts over the past 30 years. Recruiting Lawyers is the culmination of their efforts and shares practical searching and screening strategies, smart and ethical hiring practices, and constructive ideas that law firms can immediately incorporate into their recruitment procedures. This invaluable resource addresses the myriad needs of a variety of law office environments. | ||
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Associate Training & Development |
Management & Supervision |
Mentoring |
Performance Appraisal |
Outplacement |
| Attorneys in Transition | |
| Making a Graceful Exit | |
| OP & Career Transition Counseling | |
| Assignment Difficult: The Termination Decision | |
| High Spirits + Energy = Better Job Search | |
Preservation of Firm Culture |
Recruiting |
Retention |



