PD Quarterly is a digital journal that offers thoughtful, in-depth explorations of lawyer and law student professional development and talent management topics by PD people for PD people. In every issue leading experts in lawyer professional development, career development, and talent management present advanced-level content in core areas of lawyer and law student PD — sharing research, best practices, lessons learned, and new developments in the field.

Published four times a year (February, May, August, and November), PD Quarterly is provided to NALP members as part of their annual membership fees. Non-member subscriptions are also available.

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In the Current Issue: August 2020

Good Design: How Design Thinking Can Make You a Better Problem Solver by Erin Walczewski
Legal professionals can solve problems better by using design thinking to focus on the people who are experiencing a problem and develop a roadmap that leads to better products, services, and internal processes.

Is Your Global Learning Strategy Truly Global? by Betsey Frank
Questions to ask yourself and some of the main goals to develop when creating a global learning strategy for a law firm.

The Application of Public Narrative to Law Firm Leadership by Anjali Rodrigues and Scott Westfahl
How law firm leaders trained in the Public Narrative leadership practice can more effectively motivate their partners, associates, and professional staff to achieve a common goal.

Article & Issue Archives

PD Quarterly articles are searchable in an article archives. Subscribers can also access past issues (beginning with the November 2014 issue) by clicking the "archive" icon that appears in the top navigation bar when reading an issue of PD Quarterly online.

Archive of Articles November 2014 - present

Archive of Past Issues August 1999 - August 2014

Subscription Information

All NALP members receive PD Quarterly as a member benefit. Non-members of NALP may subscribe to PD Quarterly by purchasing an annual subscription of $350/year (4 issues). Special discount subscription rates are available to employees of law schools, public interest organizations, and government agencies, and PDC members (who are not members of NALP) viewing the PD Quarterly subscription form (PDF).

Author Guidelines

NALP encourages you to consider becoming a contributor to a future issue of PD Quarterly! You can find information about submitting an article proposal here: PD Quarterly Author Guidelines (PDF). We also welcome your ongoing feedback. Articles should provide information on subjects related to lawyer professional/career development and talent management that will be useful to persons who have primary responsibility in those areas for private law firms, corporate legal divisions, government agencies, law-related organizations, law schools, and consulting firms.

Article proposals, potential articles, and questions about these guidelines should be directed to:

Janet Smith
Editor, PD Quarterly
NALP
202) 835-1001
jsmith@nalp.org

Advisory Group

The PD Quarterly Advisory Group is made up of experts in the law student and lawyer professional development fields. The group provides insight and guidance on PD Quarterly's editorial direction.

• Steve Armstrong, Armstrong Talent Development
• Emily Atkinson, Torys LLP
• Stephanie Felder, McGuireWoods LLP
• Andrew Hales, Venable LLP
• Stacey Kielbasa, Chapman and Cutler LLP
• Kay Nash, Wiley
• Beth Shackleford, University of Georgia Law School
• Brad A. Sprayberry, Gunster
• Scott Westfahl, Harvard Law School
• Sheri Zachary, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
• Board Liaison: Timm Whitney, Covington & Burling LLP

Advertising

PD Quarterly offers both half-page and full-page digital advertising opportunities. Those interested in advertising should contact:

Jay Richards
Senior Director for Operations, Member Services, and Meetings
NALP
(202) 835-1001
jrichards@nalp.org