Attorney Training and Development Program

About the Role Kelley Drye's Attorney Training and Development Committee sponsors programming that supports attorneys at all levels, from summer associates to first-year associates and beyond, including mock training, coaching, lectures and on-demand options to support professional development. The program includes opportunities for summer associates to negotiate in a mock leveraged buyout and to argue a motion in Kelley Drye's trial advocacy program, a multi-day first-year orientation and an ongoing curriculum focused on writing and navigating the professional world, and shadow training with hours credit. What You'll Do

• Participate in interactive mock training opportunities and one-on-one coaching, plus classroom-style lectures and on-demand options
• Take part in mock LBO negotiations as a summer associate and argue motions in the trial advocacy program
• Complete a multi-day first-year associate orientation followed by an ongoing learning curriculum focused on legal writing and professional development
• Engage in communication, management and leadership skills programs and practice-specific training led by internal subject matter experts
• Attend trial advocacy workshops, including mock depositions and co-chairing a mock trial
• Receive coaching from a legal writing consultant, access on-demand writing modules, and real-time writing support from the firm's legal writing expert
• Through the annual evaluation process identify substantive areas of interest and set development goals with your practice group leader and timetables for implementation
• Benefit from on-the-job training through shadow training with hours credit What We're Looking For
• Attorneys who are committed to ongoing professional development and are excited to participate in the program's training components
• Willingness to engage in mock exercises, coaching, and shadow training
• Interest in developing writing, communication, management and leadership skills, and in exploring practice-specific areas
• Ability to set development goals in collaboration with a practice group leader and follow through on timetables Compensation & Benefits
• Hours credit for shadow training and participation in formal training programs
• Annual evaluation process to identify substantive areas of interest and development goals