How to Lateral: Building a Transferable, and Marketable, Skill Set

Program Chair: Justin Lee, Co- Chair, Young Lawyers Committee

Cultivating new leaders requires building strong attorneys who have built their credibility and mastery across multiple legal fields. That often means moving your practice setting. Whether that is from non-profit to government service, or private practice to non-profit, or moving between firms and companies, identifying and building skills that employers look for in different facets of the legal profession is key to making your next job search a success. This panel will feature speakers who have successfully transitioned between several different areas of practice and can shed insight on what skills, qualifications, and experiences that they—as hiring managers—look for in their job candidates.

Key Takeaways:

• Identify common legal needs across non-profit, government, and private sector practice settings.
• Pinpoint industry-neutral skills and experiences most valuable to employers across industries
• Understand how to best build transferable skills within a specialized practice setting.