PD Insider

An Associate's First Year, with Jennifer Bluestein

Jennifer Bluestein, Chief Talent Officer at Perkins Coie, visits PD Insider to address one of the leading issues facing PD teams: ensuring new associates find their footing and excel at a large law firm.  Jennifer expands on many of the concepts explored in her bestselling PLI Press title, An Associate's First Year: A Guide to Thriving at a Law Firm, sharing well-tested best practices and valuable insights for helping your new associates begin a successful career.

This podcast is produced by PLI, the Practising Law Institute, for PLI's PD Center. For videos and other resources tailored to the professional development community, please visit pli.edu/PDCenter.

How to Avoid Random Acts of Training, with Tammie Garner

Tammie Garner, Director of Professional Development at Jackson Lewis, visits PD Insider to review successful strategies for designing and implementing effective training programs. Tammie sits down with Craig Miller to walk through the theory and practice behind creating level-based curriculum that is meaningful for attorneys at all stages of their careers.

This podcast is produced by PLI, the Practising Law Institute, for PLI's PD Center. For videos and other resources tailored to the professional development community, please visit pli.edu/PDCenter.

Organizational Effectiveness: The Positive Effect a PD Team can have in a Law Firm, with Sandra Bang

H. Sandra Bang, the Chief Diversity and Talent Strategy Officer at Shearman & Sterling, returns to PD Insider for the second installment in her two-part interview. During her conversation with Craig Miller, Sandra shares her expert insights on working with firm leadership to ensure executive buy-in for professional development initiatives.

This podcast is produced by PLI, the Practising Law Institute, for PLI's PD Center. For videos and other resources tailored to the professional development community, please visit pli.edu/PDCenter.

How the Practice of Mindfulness is Used to Address Unconscious Bias, with Michelle Wimes

Michelle Wimes sits down with PD Insider to explore the theory behind implicit bias and the firm-wide practices which can be used to combat it. Michelle explains the unconventional methods she’s implemented: mindfulness and meditation, and the data-driven support for their effectiveness. Michelle and Craig’s conversation offers deep insight and the concrete tools for implementing mindfulness exercises and measuring their success at your firm.

This podcast is produced by PLI, the Practising Law Institute, for PLI's PD Center. For videos and other resources tailored to the professional development community, please visit pli.edu/PDCenter.

Effective Management of the Professional Development Team, with Sandra Bang

PLI's Craig Miller sits down with Sandra Bang, of Shearman & Sterling, to address the universal question: how can I successfully manage my professional development team? Sandra shares her insights on how to lead a PD team with empathy and efficiency.

This podcast is produced by PLI, the Practising Law Institute, for PLI's PD Center. For videos and other resources tailored to the professional development community, please visit pli.edu/PDCenter.

Attorney Wellness, with Andrea Colby

Andrea Colby, executive coach and Principal at Pro Se, LLC sits down for a frank and illuminating conversation about attorney mental health. Now a trusted advisor for legal teams, Andrea opens up about her struggle with depression early in her career as a litigator, and how her experience has informed her advocacy for mental health awareness. Andrea shares her insights and advice for professional development teams looking to make attorney wellness a priority within their firms in this essential watch for the PD community.

Mentoring Programs for Attorneys, with Ida Abbott & Morgan Smith

Ida Abbott, President of Ida Abbott Consulting, and Morgan Smith, Professional Development Director at Dykema, visit PD Insider to explore the theory and practice of successful attorney mentorship programs. With the expert perspective of the PD consultant and in-house PD director, their conversation covers the range of considerations facing any law firm developing or managing mentorship programs.

This podcast is produced by PLI, the Practising Law Institute, for PLI's PD Center. For videos and other resources tailored to the professional development community, please visit pli.edu/PDCenter.

Effective Attorney Performance Evaluation Systems, with Tim Henderson

Tim Henderson of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP shares his insights on implementing effective attorney performance evaluation systems. He discusses his innovative methods for ensuring objectivity and transparency, and making performance evaluations meaningful for every member of the firm.

This podcast is produced by PLI, the Practising Law Institute, for PLI's PD Center. For videos and other resources tailored to the professional development community, please visit pli.edu/PDCenter.

Data-Driven Professional Development, with Sammy Elzarka

Sammy Elzarka of Michelman & Robinson shares his expertise in data-driven professional development, focusing on instructional design and learning systems with measurable outcomes and meaningful results for your firm.

This podcast is produced by PLI, the Practising Law Institute, for PLI's PD Center. For videos and other resources tailored to the professional development community, please visit pli.edu/PDCenter.

Experiential Programming, Cross Departmental Partnerships and Teaching Valuable Soft Skills, with Matt Galando

Matt Galando of K&L Gates reviews some of his innovative PD initiatives, including experiential programming, emphasizing cross-departmental strategic partnerships, and teaching the valuable soft skills for successful legal practice.

This podcast is produced by PLI, the Practising Law Institute, for PLI's PD Center. For videos and other resources tailored to the professional development community, please visit pli.edu/PDCenter.