Early Feedback From 2022 Columbia and Kellogg Emerging Leader Development Program Attendees

“Getting to connect with such an amazing, varied cohort of my fellow fourth years for such an extended period of time was incredible. It made me feel even more invested in and connected to the firm as a whole than I already did, and I appreciate having "contacts" at my level in so many offices and practice areas.”

“I made great friends and came out the program feeling reenergized and more connected to the firm as a whole.”

“I left the conference with new resources for matters, future clients, and great friends.”

“An invaluable experience with so many highly informative and practical sessions, active discussions, and great activities to get to know colleagues from around the world in an amazing city!”

“Once in a lifetime opportunity”

“An incredible way to both look back at your career and build foundations for the next steps forward.”

“This course, I believe, really created an advantage for me and added a lot of tools to my toolbox. I would tell all those eligible to move heaven and earth to attend.”

“[The Emerging Leader Development Program] is a great way to flip mentally from the role as a junior of being an executor who is good at getting things done and taking direction to being a leader who is good at strategizing, seeing the future, and giving direction. I found this program incredibly helpful for growing into the role of a "Managing" Associate, taking ownership of my place in the firm, buying into my work and going the extra mile, and avoiding just being a pencil pusher or punching the clock in and out. I felt like I really grew as a lawyer and the skills translated to any kind of career pursuit possible, not just big law firms.”

“It was a truly incredible and transformative experience. We not only came away with volumes of practical and insightful information that will make us more effective in our practices and more well-versed in the needs of our clients, but we also had an unparalleled opportunity to meet and bond with our colleagues across practices groups and from offices around the globe.”

“I don't think there was one thing that I found most valuable (there were many) but overall the program reinvigorated me and made me want to become a better associate and really focus on what's next for my career and invest in it.”

“It was truly a rewarding and enriching experience (and incredibly fun). Everything was extremely well organized and the program exceeded all expectations. The curriculum was interesting and entertaining and the dinners / social time provided great bonding experiences for folks across so many offices.”

“Perhaps the best part of the program was that it gave me the opportunity to step away from my practice for a week and the space (and new vocabulary and tools) to think more critically about how to optimize my work in a way that best serves the client as well as my own professional and personal needs.”

“The programming was absolutely invaluable to taking our practice to the next level.”

“The program was a fantastic opportunity to explore the value proposition that we offer to our clients and to reflect on how we provide legal services in the context of our clients' broader business objectives.”

“Incredibly insightful advice and learning that will help you take your practice and client relationships to the next level.”

“The course curriculum and the opportunity to engage with incredible academics was the best part of the Program. A close second though was the wonderful opportunity to meet and connect with colleagues from all over the world that practice all different kinds of law.”

“The instructors were phenomenal and presented complex information in a very clear and simple way.”

“A wonderful opportunity to participate in world-class business courses and engage with peers in a relaxed, but stimulating, setting.”

“It is a fantastic opportunity to learn from world class professionals and bond with colleagues from other offices.”

“This program is a one-of-a-kind executive training course to help lawyers discover and learn aspects of our industry and of our client's work that are important but rarely addressed in such a purposeful way.”