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A Stetson University
Advanced Practice Seminar

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After four years of college, three years of law school, a prior career, a firm or court clerkship, and countless hours of hard work, you’ve earned your respectable salary and great benefits. You are justified in expecting to be satisfied and fulfilled in your practice. Why, then, do statistics suggest that you and many of your colleagues are dissatisfied? Why this early in your career?
WE UNDERSTAND WHY
...and we offer concrete insights and strategies that are essential for the development of a successful and satisfying legal career, including how to make your life experience and education relevant to your practice, develop mentoring relationships, build technical skills, and address skill-set deficiencies.
Relevant Topics for Associates
  • managing a seemingly overwhelming workload
  • establishing a personal code of ethics and other aspects of “practical professionalism”
  • remedying skill-set deficiencies
  • working with support staff
  • understanding the economic underpinnings of a law firm
  • developing mentoring relationships
  • responding appropriately to negative or overly positive reviews
  • grasping the importance of taking responsibility for one’s own career development
  • handling ethical dilemmas that arise in the daily professional life of a lawyer ... and much more.