Odds are that you became a supervisor of others because you were an excellent trial attorney. Yet helping other attorneys to achieve the best outcomes for their clients requires different and additional skills -- skills you were not taught in law school. And, as you move into management levels in your public defense system, you are called on to engage with the public, administrators, and other criminal justice stakeholders in seeking the overall improvement of our criminal justice systems. This requires using different abilities, those of negotiation and compromise, in contrast to advocacy. This program offers a unique opportunity for defender leaders to step away from their offices, learn these skills, and apply them to their individual management challenges in a supportive learning environment. Our expert faculty will help each participant translate advocacy skills into effective management techniques.
Upcoming Opportunities
No events are currently scheduled.
Past Seminars
Cincinnati, Ohio
Friday, September 24, 2010 - Sunday, September 26, 2010
Lexington, Kentucky
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - Friday, March 28, 2008
Learn to incorporate the theory of management mindset into your daily activities and decision-making moments, to provide better service to clients. Bring your management challenge to work on throughout the conference. With individualized coaching provided by experienced public defender managers in small working groups, you will apply the skill sets taught in the plenary sessions and explore the different dimensions of your management challenge to develop your own management plan for success. This program also offers an advanced holistic management track focusing on the challenges to building a community-oriented, whole-client defender office.