{"id":30,"date":"2017-07-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hub.findingsimple.com\/nz\/posts\/upskilling-junior-lawyers"},"modified":"2023-03-13T02:41:10","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T02:41:10","slug":"upskilling-junior-lawyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.co.nz\/legal\/posts\/upskilling-junior-lawyers","title":{"rendered":"Why Upskilling Junior Lawyers Should be Your Firm\u2019s Priority"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro-paragraph\">The law firm model is broken. Industry commentators and those who work within it are increasingly pointing out how the traditional pyramid law firm model (a select number of senior partners delegating tasks down to a large cohort of associates and juniors) is unsustainable in the disrupted economy we currently live in.<sup>[1]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900\"><strong>A changing legal industry calls for change within firms<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Increasingly dominated by new technologies, the legal market is experiencing great changes to hiring, largely driven by trends such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Boutique and NewLaw firms adopting an inverse pyramid structure (a higher ratio of senior practitioners to support or junior staff)&nbsp;or, as in LegalVision\u2019s case, a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawyersweekly.com.au\/news\/18640-pyramid-firm-model-shows-cracks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018square\u2019 business model<\/a>&nbsp;that places core teams (marketing, sales, product and operations) on equal footing.<\/li>\n<li>Companies <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.thomsonreuters.com\/answerson\/legal-work-moving-in-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">moving more of their legal work in-house<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.com.au\/re-emergence-mdps\/\">Multidisciplinary practices<\/a>&nbsp;such as PwC Australia and KPMG pursuing aggressive&nbsp;lateral-hiring&nbsp;and expansion strategies.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.afr.com\/technology\/lawyer-matching-platform-lexoo-to-launch-in-australia-20170223-guje97\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Platforms such as Lawyers On Demand, Lexvoco and Lexoo<\/a>&nbsp;connecting consultant lawyers with specific skill sets directly to clients.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More traditionally structured firms that intend to survive in future need to urgently address and improve staff retention, and provide an appealing culture for the next generation who will inevitably inherit and drive the legal industry forward.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900\"><strong>The benefits of upskilling and empowering junior lawyers<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>No doubt upskilling your firm\u2019s junior lawyers requires time and financial investment, but there are benefits in doing so, including:<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">1. Freeing senior staff to focus on more high-value, complex work<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Junior lawyers possess enthusiasm, energy and fresh perspectives \u2013&nbsp;qualities that firms should harness to enable the organisation\u2019s senior lawyers to focus on more high-value and complex work, and <a href=\"http:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.com.au\/business-development-for-law-firms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">business and strategic development<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">2. Improving staff retention and engagement<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The remit of the junior lawyer is changing thanks to the same technology that is driving disruption in the legal industry. For example, artificial intelligence is now making a play on the work of junior lawyers&nbsp;while activities like proofreading, document review and research (quintessentially components of a junior lawyer\u2019s training) <a href=\"https:\/\/digitallawyer.news\/articles\/are-you-training-your-lawyers-differently-yet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">are already heavily automated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawyersweekly.com.au\/corporate-counsel\/21041-cracking-junior-lawyers-expectations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">career prospects and training some of the major reasons why graduate lawyers accept a potential employer\u2019s offer<\/a>, upskilling your firm\u2019s junior fee-earners is an effective way to improve staff retention and engagement.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">3. Encouraging fresh perspectives that can move your firm forward<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawyersweekly.com.au\/opinion\/20019-the-end-of-junior-lawyers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In his article in <em>Lawyers Weekly<\/em><\/a>, Bob Murray \u2013 principal of global consultancy firm Fortinberry Murray and international expert in strategy and leadership \u2013 predicts the reversal of demand in the global legal industry, where grads and younger lawyers may eventually be sought after more than the current crop of senior and mid-level partners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrads and junior lawyers don\u2019t come with so many of the assumptions and so much of the Pavlovian baggage that senior partners and even senior associates are lumbered with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLaw itself, in the future, will be the concern of youth and technology,\u201d says Murray, who also noted that many of the current partners will need to eventually \u201cleave law to the youngsters who can take it in the new digital direction that it is bound to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Investing in the development of your junior lawyers\u2019 skills will enable your firm to not only keep up with new technology and survive in the current climate of digital change, but also take your practice into the future.<\/p>\n<p>Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.australasianlawyer.com.au\/news\/hsf-named-best-australian-law-grad-recruiter-for-third-year-231796.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">named as Australia\u2019s best recruiter of law graduates for the third year in a row<\/a>, recognises the need to empower junior lawyers in these ways.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt HSF we fully appreciate that the practice of law has changed and that clients expect more agility, efficiency and greater value from their legal advisers&#8221;, says Peter Butler, senior partner and former managing partner and head of litigation for HSF. &#8220;This is why we support upskilling, mentoring and empowering our junior lawyers from the moment they join us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs their technical legal abilities continue to develop, we also encourage our junior legal staff to assist with the firm\u2019s innovation strategies, business development and knowledge management. Not just to free up more senior legal practitioners for more specialised work, but to help our junior practitioners to become the firm leaders, and industry specialists, of tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900\"><strong>Tips to upskill your firm<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>s junior lawyers<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Consciously investing in your junior staff in the following ways will immerse them in your firm\u2019s culture, build loyalty and allow them to add value more quickly:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.com.au\/retaining-non-lawyer-talent\/\">Offer personalised onboarding<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>that personally engages and recognises each junior staff member\u2019s specific talents. This can enhance job satisfaction, productivity and reduce turnover.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enhance their non-legal skills&nbsp;<\/strong>in areas such as interpersonal communication, business development,&nbsp;teamwork and problem-solving. While day-to-day immersion in legal work will effectively build professional skill development, these \u2018soft skills\u2019 are increasingly vital in client-focused legal services.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Offer greater access to <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/legal.thomsonreuters.com.au\/products\/practical-law\/whats-included.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">digital legal guidance and knowledge solutions<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>(including&nbsp;practice&nbsp;notes, precedent documents and legal updates) can enable your junior staff to learn faster and upskill at any time, including remotely.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adopt a mentoring process&nbsp;<\/strong>that matches more senior practitioners with junior legal staff \u2013 enhancing the former\u2019s staff management and knowledge-sharing capabilities, while enabling the latter to be work ready more quickly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While clients are increasingly baulking at the concepts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawyersweekly.com.au\/news\/16378-firms-put-onus-on-students-to-up-skill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">effectively paying firms to train their junior staff, large team leverage and overservicing<\/a>, it\u2019s an inescapable fact that junior lawyers are the industry leaders and legal innovators of the future.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, junior lawyers were generally regarded as somewhat insignificant \u2013 with upskilling being an almost accidental by-product of surviving a firm\u2019s pressure-cooker environment. In an era of increasing disruption, however, upskilling a firm\u2019s junior lawyers should be a matter of priority and conscious design. A firm\u2019s survival in this market will greatly depend on the engagement, enthusiasm and skills (\u2018soft\u2019 or otherwise) of its staff.<\/p>\n<p>Sources:<br \/>\n<sup>[1]<\/sup>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.afr.com\/business\/legal\/threat-to-law-firms-as-pwc-kpmg-expand-legal-capabilities-20160602-gpa3w2; https:\/\/www.crikey.com.au\/2013\/10\/31\/law-firms-pyramid-scheme-model-coming-undone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.afr.com\/business\/legal\/threat-to-law-firms-as-pwc-kpmg-expand-legal-capabilities-20160602-gpa3w2; https:\/\/www.crikey.com.au\/2013\/10\/31\/law-firms-pyramid-scheme-model-coming-undone\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The law firm model is broken. 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