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Decoding the Data: What Volta’s Latest Survey Reveals about Coaching in Law Firms
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET
Over the past two years - and despite a global pandemic - executive and leadership coaching continues to put down roots in law firms. The latest Volta Coaching Insights Survey, based on responses from over 70 firms in the Am Law 200 and beyond, confirms this. That said, there is always a richer and more nuanced story behind the raw numbers. How are law firms embracing coaching as a tool to develop their most promising talent? Whats changing? What are the hurdles to creating robust coaching cultures? Join Milana Hogan, PDC Chair and Chief Legal Talent Officer at Sullivan & Cromwell, and Nicholas Jelfs-Jelf, CEO of Volta, as they discuss the stories behind the data, and the latest trends and developments in law firm coaching.
About the Speakers:
Nicholas Jelfs-Jelf’s practice focuses on the intersection of talent strategies and the business of law. His expertise spans a range of topics, including hiring and integration, leadership, people management, engagement and retention and business development. In his consulting work with law firms, Nicholas advises his clients on strategy and key processes and programs, such as how to optimize lateral partner recruitment and how to redefine performance management. He also provides leadership coaching to attorneys and law firm executives.
Nicholas has held several leadership positions in top tier global law firms. He began his career as a corporate associate, first at DLA Piper, and then at Freshfields. He later became a Partner and Head of Knowledge Management at Pinsents in London, where he designed and implemented high-impact training initiatives and developed expertise in risk management. Nicholas also served as the Chief Human Resources Officer at Dewey & LeBoeuf, where he built and led award-winning teams in an integrated talent management department designed around the life cycle of an attorney at the firm.
Milana Hogan is the Chair of the PDC Board of Directors and the Chief Legal Talent Officer at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, where she oversees all of the firm’s professional development programming, including the formal assignment systems, partner and associate mentoring programs, upward and downward attorney performance evaluations, human resources, diversity and inclusion, and all formal training and CLE programs. In addition, she oversees all aspects of the firm’s world-wide recruiting efforts. Prior to joining Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in 2006, Milana worked in the New York office of Dickstein Shapiro LLP, and before that in the New York office of Milberg LLP. Milana also serves as a liaison to the American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession and she is the Co-Chair of the ABA’s Grit Project. Milana received her B.A. in Political Science from Brown University and she holds a Doctor of Education from the University of Pennsylvania. Her dissertation explored the non-cognitive traits, like grit and a growth mindset, that impact success in the workplace.
