Needs Analysis for Global Law Firm
The Client Need
"The firm recognized a need to prioritize the ongoing development of leadership and management skills. We wanted a comprehensive, firmwide program aimed at helping associates identify and cultivate the skills they need to continue thriving through each stage of their career."
- Global Law Firm
The Design
A needs analysis and firmwide skills framework for a first-ever, comprehensive, 6-year leadership and management curriculum for all associate levels.
Audience: Audience: Associates across 18 international offices and practice groups
Skills in Focus: Management skills; leadership
Features: Needs analysis across 18 international offices and practice groups
The Details
Socratic Arts conducted representative focus groups with junior, mid-level, and senior associates & partners, and analyzed existing skill definitions (when available), then identified global competency areas, leveled skills for each area, and based on these findings – developed a 6-year training roadmap.
Focus groups were composed of a representative sampling of associates and partners across firm practice areas and office locations. All were interviewed using a set of structured questions.
The skills framework identified six competency areas (with associated skills, behaviors, and traits at each tenure level) including: communication, time management & project excellence, delegation & feedback, presenting & presence, teaming & building teams, and building relationships.
Based on the strength of the needs analysis and framework, firm leadership greenlit the development of a 6-year curriculum for associates.
The Awards
AWARD-WINNING PROGRAM: Brandon Hall Excellence Awards recognize the best organizations that have successfully deployed programs, strategies, modalities, processes, systems, and tools that have achieved measurable results.
