James Cornell, Office Administrator at Shook, Hardy & Bacon, lead our huddle on How Successful Firms Develop Talent.

He spoke on the importance of firms demonstrating their value, the Great Resignation and tying together a roadmap for professional development. Some of the concepts discussed included the financial benefit of professional development, building firm culture, and the ability to advance from within the firm.

The Successful Firm Project is dedicated to providing our community of legal professionals with the relevant resources they want and need to advance their firms. A portion of this huddle focused on two specific development programs at Shook, Hardy & Bacon.

Successful firm subscribers, take a look at the archive here which includes a brief and complete outline of the huddle.

About the Presenter

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James Cornell

James L. Cornell leverages 20-plus years of management and leadership experience in law firms, along with service as a volunteer leader and Past President with the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) to bring together the holistic perspective of today's legal management professional and the business of law. James focuses on communication, collaboration, leadership, vision, and creative solution-generation to address the administrative and operational challenges of modern legal organizations. James has the privilege of being the Office Administrator for Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP in their Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. offices, and can be reached at (202) 210.5321, jcornell@shb.com or via Linkedin.