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Giving Your Attorneys the Training They Want: Practical Ways to Liven up Your Programs
Join Chelsea Thaxter, Director of Attorney and Practice Development, Gunderson Dettmer, Jeanette Lee, Attorney Learning and Development Manager, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, and Ian Nelson, Co-Founder, Hotshot, during their webinar presentation, where they'll discuss practical (and affordable) ways to make training programs more engaging, effective and fun. Long, dry lectures won’t cut it for the YouTube generation. They'll look at best practices in digital learning (including the use of blended learning techniques) outside and inside the legal industry, and what technologies, tools and methods can be used to liven up your programs. In addition, Chelsea and Jeanette will discuss their efforts to freshen up training programs at their firms.
This presentation will be more action, less theory. Register Now!
Sponsored by: Hotshot
*If you are not a PDC member and would like to attend this webinar, please contact Kathy Bradley at kbradley@pdclegal.org.
Meet the Presenters
Chelsea Thaxter, Director of Attorney and Practice Development, Gunderson Dettmer
Chelsea Thaxter is the Director of Attorney and Practice Development for Gunderson Dettmer. Gunderson Dettmer is the leading business law firm for entrepreneurs, emerging growth companies and venture capitalists with offices in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Ann Arbor, Singapore and Beijing. Chelsea is responsible for professional development for Gunderson’s attorneys firm-wide, including attorney training, mentoring, performance management and career development. She also manages Gunderson’s alumni network. Prior to this role, Chelsea was a corporate associate in Gunderson’s Silicon Valley and New York offices. Chelsea is a graduate of Tulane Law School and Middlebury College.
Jeanette Lee, Attorney Learning and Development Manager, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
Jeanette Lee is the Attorney Learning and Development Manager for Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP. SRZ is the market-leading law firm in the alternative investment area with offices in New York, Washington, D.C., and London. The firm helped pioneer the hedge fund industry over 45 years ago, and today the world's top hedge funds rely on SRZ more than any other law firm for cutting edge solutions. Jeanette is responsible for attorney training and professional development for SRZ's attorneys firm-wide. Prior to this role, Jeanette was a Professional Development Manager at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and an associate in SRZ's Finance group. Jeanette is a graduate of Washington and Lee University School of Law and New York University."
Ian Nelson, Co-Founder, Hotshot
Ian Nelson is a Co-Founder of Hotshot, a company that provides digital learning to lawyers to help them develop their legal and business skills. Before starting Hotshot, he helped start and run the US operations of Practical Law Company. When in practice, Ian was a corporate associate with Kramer Levin in NY and also spent time practicing in London. He has his JD from Hofstra Law School, where he was an editor of the Hofstra Law Review. Ian has spoken and written extensively on innovation in the legal industry, focusing on topics such as legal professional development, digital learning and training.
