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 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: February 2019
Bridging the "Practice-Readiness" Gap Through the Legal Externship Seminar by Kristen Uhl Hulse
Because an externship experience centers around how students navigate and develop legal and practical skills in a professional setting, it is an ideal time to engage in reflection to build self-awareness of strengths and motivations and to connect them to the realities of law practice.
Lawyer Human Factors by Marsha Hunter
If a lawyer is having trouble speaking and thinking well and reasoning through answers to questions, well-validated research tells us we should be turning our attention to the human factors of lawyering.
How to Get Lawyers to Work in Teams by Dr. Larry Richard
Building teams of lawyers that really work well is a very challenging proposition, but if you follow guidelines from the latest team science, you have an excellent chance of creating more profitable, successful, and enjoyable high-performing teams.
How Lawyers Can Improve as Professional (Legal) Writers by David Dolkas
A lawyer writes for professional readers — clients, judges, and other lawyers — and the writings submitted to those readers will determine perceptions of the lawyer's competence.
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