
Scott Westfahl (r), Director of Executive Education at Harvard Law School, interacts with LCLD Board Member Mark Roellig (c), General Counsel at MassMutual, and other Members at the 2015 Annual Membership Meeting. (Photo by Joe Mahoney)
EQUIP
2015 LCLD Strategic Board Goal |
2015 Leadership Summit |
2015 Annual Meeting |
Ensure that Fellows are equipped with cutting edge skills that will allow them to become leaders in their organization and the legal profession. |
Potential Pilot: Build a 4-5 day Senior Leadership Program for Fellows Alumni. |
Action Item: Collaborate with Deloitte and Harvard Law School to develop a 2017 pilot for senior Fellows Alumni. |
Potential Pilot: Develop a Fellows self-evaluation process that emphasizes interaction with their MP/GC. |
Action Item: Create a self-evaluation process for the 2016 Fellows that clearly defines interactions with MP/GCs and other direct supervisors. Evaluation should also use skills taught in the program as the basis for examining performance and progress. |
CONNECT
2015 LCLD Strategic Board Goal |
2015 Leadership Summit |
2015 Annual Meeting |
Build LCLD organizational infrastructure that grows regional Member cooperation and collaboration. |
Potential Pilot: Continue to develop regionally-focused collaboration efforts and Fellows networking opportunities that take advantage of best practices. |
Action Item: LCLD staff should develop a regional outreach plan for 2016 that emphasizes bringing Members together regionally and opportunities for Fellows to interact directly with Members, with a focus on business development and client service. |
ELEVATE
2015 LCLD Strategic Board Goal |
2015 Leadership Summit |
2015 Annual Meeting |
Elevate the profile and reach of LCLD in Member organizations. |
Potential Pilot: Use virtual learning modules to assist in LCLD program activities. |
Action Item: Continue to develop e-learning modules as an essential element of the LCLD Pathfinders Pilot curriculum. |
Action Item: In 2016, we will begin using virtual learning, like e-learning modules, to expand our programs. |
COLLABORATE
2015 LCLD Strategic Board Goal |
2015 Leadership Summit |
2015 Annual Meeting |
Continue to develop collaborations with other legal diversity organizations. |
Potential Pilot: Serve as a convening agent for groups working to impact diversity in the legal pipeline. |
Action Item: Convene a group of interested Members to uncover possible collaborative opportunities with pipeline organizations. |
Action Item: Produce a plan to bring together Pipeline organizations, Members, and law school leadership to create a common set of goals including creating metrics. |
INSPIRE
2015 LCLD Strategic Board Goal |
2015 Leadership Summit |
2015 Annual Meeting |
Inspire the next generation of legal leaders to think about the legal professional positively and expansively. |
Potential Pilot: Create a campaign and fuel and grassroots movement to emphasize the legal profession’s proud history of leading for justice and social change.
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Action Item: Present an advocacy plan at the next Annual Meeting that studies how LCLD could create a social media movement around What would the world look like without lawyers? Or #a lawyer did that. |
Action Item: Partner with the Fellows Alumni to tell success stories that champion the profession. |