Intentional Professional Development In The Legal Department: Scott Westfahl, Director Harvard Law School Executive Education
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Lawyers focus on developing technical skills and learning the law, but few of us spend much time on developing ourselves as leaders or cultivating a network. Scott Westfahl, Professor of Practice and Director of Executive Education at Harvard Law School, is here to tell you that technical skills are only one leg of the stool – to succeed in The Legal Department, lawyers must develop their leadership skills and build relationships. And of course, we must invest in developing our teams. Scott shares concrete, practical tips on how to do this. If you can't make it to Cambridge for the Harvard corporate counsel program, this episode is a sample of the great content it offers.
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