Ballard Spahr Aims to Balance Hybrid Work With Relationship Building in Training New Associates

The Legal Intelligencer examines how Ballard Spahr will be embracing customized training for associates after merging with Pacific Northwest firm Lane Powell. Dee Spagnuolo, partner-in-charge of attorney career advancement, and Allison Kinsey, director of coaching and career development, are quoted in this article.

“We want to make sure that we know that people have the opportunity to build those relationships because there are fewer opportunities for in-person touch points in hybrid,” Dee said. “We’re very intentional about how we can retain and build those relationships in a hybrid environment to ensure that level of collaboration that builds legal excellence and supports our clients is supported and even grows in a hybrid environment."

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