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Established in 1999, the Institute of Knowledge Development (IKD) is a premier provider of development programs for legal professionals across the Asia-Pacific region.

In private practice, lawyers are increasingly expected to demonstrate cross-functional management skills, business savvy and effective leadership behaviours to drive high performance in their firms and practice groups. IKD’s reputation for high-quality, innovative programs in this field has developed from significant expertise in working with lawyers and in-house counsel from private and public sector organisations.

This is relevant to lawyers who are keen to progress their careers and step up to either a Senior Associate or partnership role.

Customised to cater specifically for the needs of individual law firms, IKD’s development programs enable a firm’s lawyers to stand out in a competitive client market.

Coaching is an effective and efficient way to fast track a lawyer’s career by customising professional development to individual needs and personal preferences.

Specific performance challenges are set and reviewed to ensure there is a substantial return on the investment of time and financial resources.

 

Building on the success of IKD LegalScores – which measures the performance of in-house legal teams – IKD LawFirmScores is designed to measure how well a law firm performs against client expectations.

Using a proprietary set of metrics, LawFirmScores collates and analyses data relating to the provision of legal services in order to measure and improve client satisfaction.

 

Partners are required to represent the firm in both professional and social settings with confidence and effectiveness.

Leadership in a law firm context presents unique challenges as individuals are required to manage budgets, client relationships, a growth strategy and whole-of-life demands.

Partners must engage with clients – at times through difficult conversations – and deal with fee and service quality issues whilst driving their own high performing teams comprising a range of personalities.

The PBL experience will ensure partners are focused on the next phase of their career.

This program enables senior lawyers to lead and manage a team of direct reports, understand their own and other’s personal strengths and areas for development and engage in impressive interactions with clients.

To become a people developer, lawyers must learn to work through challenging people issues and manage their own and their team’s workload effectively.

The SLP experience will ensure senior lawyers have a clear development plan for their next career phase.

 

Formal and informal presentation skills are critical for a lawyer in private practice in a range of settings. Internal and external CLEs, pitching to clients and appearing in court all require a high level of competence and confidence.

Effective technical experts are not necessarily as skilled at translating legal material to engage their audiences in a meaningful and highly memorable manner.

APS provides tools, techniques and valuable developmental feedback to assist in effectively imparting relevant business information to a variety of audiences.

IKD offers a unique perspective in the learning and executive development marketplace. Our programs draw on the expertise of IKD learning professionals and, where appropriate, the practical knowledge of lawyers.

 

Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 July 2009 20:04