"For years, law firms confused exposure with education. We believed that if you threw young lawyers into enough difficult situations, they would eventually become lawyers. Sometimes they did. Sometimes they became good lawyers despite us, not because of us."
"The future of a firm is not its current book of business. It is not its current partners. It is not the cases on the trial calendar. The future of a firm is the young lawyer sitting in the office right now, wondering whether anyone is going to teach her how to practice law."
"The good news is that small and midsize firms do not need a seven-figure professional development budget to create a meaningful training program. They need intention. They need structure. They need repetition. They need accountability."
Many law firms have historically relied on exposure rather than structured training for young lawyers, leading to mixed outcomes. Larger firms have developed extensive training programs, while smaller firms often struggle to implement effective training due to resource constraints. The future of a firm depends on the development of its young lawyers. Effective training does not require a large budget but rather intention, structure, repetition, and accountability. Training should be relevant to the firm's actual work to be effective.
Read at Above the Law
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