Olexiy Soshenko, Managing Partner at Redcliffe Partners was quoted in CEE Legal Matters’ article ‘Skills of Tomorrow,’ discussing the critical skill to develop for team success.
CEELM: What is the one critical skill that you’re investing time and energy in to develop within your team (fee earners), why?
Olexiy Soshenko: This depends on the level of a fee earner. For juniors and mid-levels, it is project management, showing junior colleagues how to manage projects effectively using several techniques. Apart from the fundamentals of legal work, project management is important as lawyers need to be good managers in order to deal with challenging, complex assignments and tasks when assisting clients. Lawyers need to be client-oriented in what they do and, when the project is managed efficiently, the client is pleased and the firm utilises both its own and the client’s resources effectively.
For more senior fee earners, it would be ability to attract and develop clients. The generation of work is a prerequisite for both personal development and the growth of, and further prospects for, the firm.
Read the full article at the CEE Legal Matters (CEELM subscribers only).