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She has extensive experience in strategic planning, organizational structure, governance, crisis management, business development, practice management, partnering between inside and outside counsel and RFP development and responses. She designs and facilitates retreats for leadership groups, law firms and corporate teams. Susan is a skilled trainer who works with groups and individuals on career development, mentoring and networking. Most recently, Susan was a management consultant at Hildebrandt International, one of the nation's leading management consulting firms for law firms and corporate legal departments. She served as a faculty member for Hildebrandt Institute's programs on practice management and professional development. Susan was also General Counsel of Turtle Wax, Inc. for five years. Prior to her tenure at Turtle Wax she practiced complex civil litigation and transactional law. She has taught legal and technical writing at the college and graduate level. She has published and spoken extensively on all aspects of law department management. Susan is one of the authors of the seminal West/ACCA joint four-volume treatise, "Successful Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel." She has spoken before the ABA and various state and local bar associations and the ALA, internationally at the Legal Monte Carlo conferences, and is frequently quoted by industry publications such as The National Law Journal, American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel and Corporate Legal Times. View publications list » Susan graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Brandeis University and received her JD from Boston College Law School. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Piven Theatre Workshop, an off-Loop theater company and acting school. |
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