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The New Lawyer Supplement

May 21, 2008

Training Days

Diane Downs, the firmwide manager for attorney development at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, offers some tips on how to make the most of your firm’s training programs.

By Diane Downs

      You've finished law school, interned at the legal clinic and passed the bar exam. Now, it is time to turn your attention to learning to be a lawyer. Employers offer a variety of opportunities for on-the-job training. The big question is what is the right combination of hands-on learning and formal training and how are you supposed to fit it in with all of those billable hours? Evaluating training and development o...

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