Why Traditional Legal Professionals Don't Stand a Chance August 2014 | Page 23

Learn to know your job.
Your firm may have a very limited
budget for continuing legal education
and does not realizing its return on
investment. Many times, there is very
little in the budget for any Legal
Professional’s continuing legal
education. Most likely, the bulk of the
budget is spent on new associates.
After all, they’re going to be partner
some day.

may be helpful in seeing the overall
picture but you cannot practice law.
Usually, very little in-house attorney
training sessions apply directly to
you. Training specific to the Legal
Professional’s assignments is critical
to get ahead and stay ahead.

In some firms, Legal Professionals are
included in attorney training. However,
Legal Professionals do not perform the
same assignments as attorneys – for
that matter, neither do attorneys
perform the same assignments. What
you glean from an attorney seminar

If your firm will not pay for
additional training, don’t
give up. By demonstrating
the numbers, you can
convince the firm how

How can you get the training you
need?