Training is an ongoing necessity for lawyers, encompassing CLE/CPD requirements, state and local ordinances, and updates in laws and regulations - and training these highly intelligent professionals can be difficult for many law firms. But why? And how can firms address these challenges?

Law firms have always found it challenging to deliver value-added professional development for lawyers that they actually use.

Since our inception, SkillBurst has worked to solve the first issue by developing digital legal professional development courses that deliver brief, interactive training modules law firms can seamlessly customize to fit their needs.

And now, we’re streamlining the process of deciding what courses to offer or take (and in what order).

As summer associate season gears up and a new class of first-year associates prepares to enter law firm life in the fall, legal professional development is more important than ever, and it’s time to start thinking about how to set these young lawyers up for success, for their individual practices and as part of the larger firm.

Last week, our Senior Director of Innovation Sam Moore had the privilege of attending Legal Innovators California and chairing the dynamic panel “Harnessing the Power of Generative AI in Legal Practice.”

When he debriefed with colleagues and fellow attendees Anusia Gillespie and Ian Gillespie post-conference, they all noticed a common theme: junior associates need “future skills,” and they need them now.

So, how can law firms address this need?