An Update on Milbank’s Big Bet
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Two years ago, when all other large law firms were slashing expenses to prop up partner profits, Milbank Tweed went in the opposite direction and invested heavily in an executive education program for midlevel associates. The program, called Milbank@Harvard, required all 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th year associates to spend one week per year at Harvard University taking course work from HLS and HBS professors along with Milbank partners. At the time, I wrote an in-depth analysis for the Am Law Daily. See Milbank’s Big Bet, May 11, 2011.
In the video below, Bloomberg Law provides an update on the program via an interview with David Wolfson, the Milbank partner who oversees the firm’s professional development programs. Here are three takeaways fromLee Pacchia’s interview with Wolfson:
- Two years in and its a big success.
- The skills gaps are primarily in business and leadership.
- The idea for Milbank@Harvard came from a German partner.
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