Associate Career Development Program
Our Career Development (CD) Program assists associates in the development of their professional skills and goals. In addition, the Firm employs a fulltime Director of Professional Development whose responsibilities include creating a personalized career development program and establishing formal and informal mentoring relationships for each associate.
Training Programs
Many of our practice groups give a presentation to new associates which introduces them to the things they need to know about the various areas of practice. Associates are also invited to attend regularly scheduled practice group meetings. Among other benefits, these presentations and meetings help associates make informed decisions when the time comes for them to choose their areas of concentration.
In addition to the practice group program meetings for new associates, the CD Program offers seminars for all of our attorneys on a wide range of topics. These programs are taught by partners and associates and supplemented by nationally known presenters. Programs offered recently include:
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Billing Practices
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Bluebooking
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Business Entity Formation
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A Field Guide to Conflicts
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Drafting a Contract and Writing Clearly
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Ethics and the Business of Law
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Hillman Advocacy Seminar
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How to Give Innovative Public Presentations
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How an Hour Becomes a Dollar
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How to Conduct Due Diligence
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How to Work Effectively With a Legal Secretary
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How to Write a Motion and a Brief
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How to Write a Research Memo
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Legal Research
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Your Career at Warner Norcross & Judd
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Practice Management
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Transitioning to Partnership
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Who Are Our Clients?
Practice Group Training/Benchmark for Associates
Once associates have chosen their areas of concentration, they will be provided with detailed Training and Development Plans. The individualized Plans identify the training benchmarks and seminars that associates will need to succeed in their chosen areas of law.
Associates Committee
Associates have an opportunity to help shape the firm policies and practices that impact associates by serving on the Associates Committee. The Committee has 10 members including a representative from each class and three "at large" appointees chosen to ensure diversity of gender, office location, practice group, etc. The Committee meets monthly and reports periodically to the firm's Professional Staff Committee and Management Committee.
For more information on the Firm's training programs, please contact:
Carin L. Ojala
Director of Recruiting and Development
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
900 Fifth Third Center
111 Lyon Street NW
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503-2487
Direct Line: (616) 752-2173
Fax: (616) 222-2173
E-mail: cojala@wnj.com