Nearly six months ago, we announced that SkillBurst had been acquired by BARBRI. Since then, many of you have asked, "Why BARBRI? Isn't BARBRI focused on preparing law students for the bar exam?"

Education doesn’t stop for lawyers after passing the bar. In addition to meeting mandatory continuing education requirements and staying compliant with national and state rules and opinions, lawyers must keep their professional skills polished and up to date if they want to advance their careers and develop and maintain client relationships–and what lawyer doesn’t want to do that?

As generative artificial intelligence tools rapidly evolve, professional development leaders are instrumental in preparing law firms for the paradigm shifts ahead and should consider three strategies to help empower legal talent with the skills required to succeed in an increasingly complex technological landscape.

We all know that Professional Development (PD) organizations contribute meaningfully to the knowledge, skills, and readiness of lawyers and staff every day.

But many PD leaders are asking, “Is there more we could be doing to contribute value to the firm and impact the firm’s bottom line? That is, to (directly or indirectly) generate more revenue for the firm and/or reduce expenses?”