Presentations
21st Century Legal Practice – Are Your Ready? for Northern Territory Law Society CPD Events in Alice Springs (March 7, 2015) and Darwin (March 9, 2015)
Global Legal Talent Management – fact, fiction or fantasy? for Globalisation of Legal Practice and Education Conference in Paris, France on January 9-10, 2014
Evolving Global Best Practices in 21st Century Legal Education (Co-presented with Professor Nick James, Bond Law Faculty and Associate Professor Rachel Field, QUT Law Faculty) at University of Queensland Student Law Society Legal Education Event in Brisbane on May 7, 2013
Are We Preparing Lawyers for 21st Century Practice? for College of Law in Sydney on August 12, 2013
Can Competencies Drive Change in the Legal Profession (Co-presented with Sandee Magliozzi, Clinical Associate Professor and Director Professional Development and Externships at Santa Clara University School of Law) at UST Law Journal Symposium in Minnesota on October 28, 2013
Are PDCers Certifiable? (Co-presented with Elizabeth Foster-Nolan, Director of Professional Development from Goulston Storrs, Boston and Kathleen Dunn, Director of Professional Development at Patton Boggs, Washington, DC) at PDC Winter Conference in Washington, DC on December 11, 2013
What is the Strategic Contribution of HR to Law Firms? for the Queensland Law Society Inter-Firm HR Roundtable in Brisbane, February 16, 2012
Connecting the Dots Between People and Profitability: The Business Case For Strategic Talent Management in Law Firms for Queensland Law Society Annual Symposium, Brisbane, March 30, 2012
Performance Management and Strategic Talent Management for the Queensland Law Society Inter-Firm HR Roundtable in Brisbane, June 13, 2012
Best Practices in Building and Maintaining Highly Effective Client Relationships for Queensland Law Society, Brisbane, July 26, 2012
Building Global Relationships Through Cultural Competency (webinar with Dianne Rosky, Principal, Rosky Legal Education, LLC) for PLI, November 1, 2012
The Business Case for Talent Management for BALRA in San Francisco, March 25, 2011
Lockstep to Levels After the Dust Settled – Unlocked, Unloaded, Successful? (webinar co-presenter Laura Saklad, Chief Lawyer Development Officer, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP), for the Association of Legal Administrators, April 20, 2011
The Best and Worst of Professional Development – A Year in Review for PDC Annual Conference in Chicago, July 15, 2011
The Business Case for Talent Management in Law Firms for LawAsia From Good to Outstanding – It’s all about your people Conference in Hong Kong, September 9, 2011
Leading Regional Law Firms in Challenging Times – Are You Prepared? for Queensland Law Society Far North Queensland Symposium in Cairns, November 18, 2011
Making Yourself Indispensable: Competencies and Strategic Development for PD Professionals for PDC Winter Meeting in Washington, DC, December 7, 2011
Emerging From the Wreckage: What’s Next and Where Do You Fit In? (co-presenter Susan Manch, Principal, Shannon and Manch) for the PDI Conference in Washington, DC, December 9, 2010
Making the Business Case for Investment in Talent Management in Law Firms for Professional Development Network in Hong Kong, November 22, 2010
Charting the Future: Next Steps for Women Lawyers (Panel session – Moderator: Ann Miller, Law Offices of Ann G. Miller, San Francisco and Co-Panelists: Joanne Garvey, Partner, Sheppard Mullin Ritcher & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, Denra Zumwalt, General Counsel, Stanford University, Palo Alto and Clothilde V. Hewlett, Partner, Nossaman LLP, San Francisco) for USF School of Law Women Lawyers Committee Panel in San Francisco, September 14, 2010
From Law School to Law Firm – Can We Bridge the Gap? (webinar co-presenter with Sandee Magliozzi, Director, Professional Development and Externships Santa Clara University School of Law and Heather Bock, Chief Professional Development Officer, Howrey LLP, Washington, DC) for West, July 8, 2010
Thriving in the New Economy (Panel session – Moderator: Sari Zimmerman, Hastings Law School and Co- Panelists: Mike Gotham, Director of Recruiting and Retention, Perkins Coie, San Francisco, Susan Robinson, Stanford Law School and Tina Paikeday, Principal, Talent Advisory Board) for the Bay Area Legal Recruiting Association, Burlingame, April 15, 2010
Talent Management and the New Law Firm Business Model – Are People Really Our Most Valuable Asset? (Co-presenter Susan Manch, Principal, Shannon and Manch, LLP, Washington, DC), Opening Plenary Session for Professional Development Institute 2009, Washington, DC, December 3, 2009
Increasing Our Value (facilitated discussion) for PDC Bay Area Chapter Conference, San Francisco, CA, July 29, 2009
The Role of Professional Development in Leadership Initiatives (co-presenter Elizabeth Foster-Nolan, Director of Professional Development, Goulston Storrs, Boston, MA) for Lawyer Development Institute on Developing Superior Law Firm Leaders, Washington, DC, June 26, 2009
Filling the Pipeline: Cutting-Edge Techniques for Getting and Keeping Your Clients Workshop (session co-presenter Roberta Montafia, Principal Roberta Montafia Consulting, Florida and Ann Miller, Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP, San Francisco) for the Inter-Pacific Bar Association 18th Annual Meeting and Conference in Los Angeles, April 30, 2008
The Business Case for PD in a Law Firm (Moderator and session co-presenter with Anita Zigman, Director of Legal Personnel and Career Development, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York; Sari Fried-Fiori, Chief Professional Development Officer, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Houston ; Jennifer Bluestein, Director of Professional Development, Baker & McKenzie LLP, Chicago; and Valerie Fitch, Director of Professional Development, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, New York) for Professional Development Consortium Conference in Orlando, Florida, February 9, 2008
Train for Rain: The Strategic Alliance Between Sales and Professional Development (Moderator and session co-presenter with Valerie Fitch, Director of Professional Development, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP; Patty Johnson,Director of Marketing, Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.; and Carolee Swallie, Director of Business Development, Foley Hoag LLP) for RainDance Conference in Dallas, Texas, June 13, 2007
Marketing Needs Assessments For Law Firms for the Management and Marketing section of IBA Second World Women Lawyers Conference in London, June 30 – July 1, 2003
Law Firm Management in the 21st Century – Knowledge Management as the Driving Force (co-presenter Noeleen Farrell, Johnson Stokes & Master, Hong Kong) for LexisNexis Butterworths in Hong Kong, May 29, 2002