DESIGN YOUR CAREER AT ANDREWS KURTH

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1 DESIGN YOUR CAREER AT ANDREWS KURTH

2 Straight Talk about Professional Development Professional development is the single thing next to your talent and knowledge that enhances your ability to succeed. Look for a firm with a robust, ongoing professional development program: a firm that has committed resources to help make you the best you can be. As you research top-rated firms, look for specific growth opportunities. If solid and forward-thinking professional development matters to you, Andrews Kurth has the program to fit your interests and meet your objectives. At Andrews Kurth, we re committed to helping our associates succeed. Our line-up and allocation of resources prove it. Our professional development program is strategically designed to meet our associates needs and interests straight on. Our goal is to provide each lawyer with the training, information and tools necessary for a long and successful career. Associate Participation As members of the Professional Development committee, associates representing different practice areas participate in the design of our training and development programs. These associates also have direct input to the committee responsible for associate reviews and feedback, resulting in a more inclusive process. Straight talk: Know where your firm stands on professional development. What are your priorities in building your legal career? Will your firm offer the support and resources you ll need to excel? Will your firm offer guidance in balancing your career and personal life? We encourage you to become comfortable with the answers to these questions. At Andrews Kurth, we believe in careers. Successful careers are launched and developed through experience and ongoing opportunities to develop professional and personal skill sets. Our new associates receive meaningful client contact, backed up by practical training and mentoring. Ongoing training opportunities help you advance and achieve excellence. Straight talk: Invest in yourself by joining a firm that invests in you. At top-rated firms, lawyer development and training has become the cornerstone of successful recruiting, development and retention programs. Andrews Kurth has already made this investment in your future. We ve built one of the strongest professional development programs in the industry. Advancement in a major law firm requires recognized skill in a chosen practice area, effective marketing of that skill to clients, and a sustainable balance between work and personal life. Through the collaborative efforts of our Professional Development Department, the Women s Initiative Team and representatives of our Associates, Marketing, Diversity and Recruiting Committees, we have captured development essentials in an integrated approach, which offers new and established lawyers opportunities to grow and excel.

3 Our Director of Professional Development, Amy Sladczyk Hancock, leads our Professional Development Department with the assistance of a full-time program staff. Amy has extensive experience in designing and implementing professional development programs for AmLaw 100 firms. She is a nationally-known speaker and author in the attorney professional development arena, and her experience is ideally suited to leading the continued advancement and development of lawyers at all stages of their careers at Andrews Kurth. We offer many tools to build your career. Lawyer Training Immersion training in specific practice areas to give new lawyers a working knowledge of their chosen area of law Access to national webinars and podcasts, such as the Practical Law Company and Andrews Kurth s Privileged Membership in the Practicing Law Institute In-depth training for lawyers in more advanced and specialized areas of the law In-house litigation training seminars conducted by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) Specific curriculum on the following topics: Legal ethics and standards of professional responsibility Negotiation and skills to close deals Advanced legal research and writing Time and stress management and work-life balance Communications and high-impact presentations Understanding financial statements, accounting principles, Marketing and business development valuation and Finance 101 Business etiquette and networking Law firm economics Oral and other trial advocacy Timekeeping and billing skills Deposition and litigation practices Business skills basics Opportunities for Interaction and Integration Roundtable discussions of hot topics and legal headlines Meet the section lunches with all the Firm s major practice areas Lawyer relationships, retention and advancement Formal lawyer evaluations annually, plus more informal day-to-day feedback Mentoring, career counseling and advice Lawyer orientation and integration Access to Firm Business Development resources Coaching on how to develop strong and effective relationships with clients Diversity initiatives Women s initiative programs, including mentoring circles, seminars and client events Alumni relations with our former Andrews Kurth attorneys and friends of the Firm Internal and client-oriented Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programming and tracking Pro bono opportunities with billable hour credit Web-based calendar of professional development training and other programs Summer associate training State of the Firm updates from the Managing Professional development partners from our major practice areas who form a faculty to ensure that lawyer training ties directly to advancement opportunities in the Firm Online catalog of CLE programs Helping lawyers build their success is central to the culture of Andrews Kurth. Bob Jewell, Managing

4 Committed Leadership Gives You Strong Support Our Professional Development team is led by a committee of partners from across practice groups and offices of the Firm; this committee includes: Melinda H. Brunger Committee Co-Chair mbrunger@ T F Robert V. Jewell Managing Policy Committee Liaison bjewell@ T F Mark B. Arnold markarnold@ T F David J. Hoyt dhoyt@ T F Neil D. Kelly neilkelly@ T F J. Matthew Lyons MLyons@ T F Kathy Strahan kstrahan@ T F Mark F. Sundback msundback@ T F Rick A. Witte rickwitte@ T F Kay Lynn Brumbaugh kaylynnbrumbaugh@ T F Elizabeth A. Campbell & Chief Diversity Officer elizabethcampbell@ T F Amy S. Hancock JD Attorney/Dir. of Professional Development amyhancock@ T F Thomas J. Perich Chairman tperich@ T F Robin Russell rrussell@ T F Jeffrey E. Spiers & Executive Director jspiers@ T F Howard T. Ayers Senior Advisory Member hayers@ T F In addition to the Professional Development Committee, the firm has the Associates Professional Development (APD) Subcommittee. The APD is a formalized body of peers through which non- attorneys have a direct line of communication with the Associates Committee and the Professional Development Committee.

5 An Integrated Professional Development Program Firm Office Practice Group Integration Formal Training Legal Skills Core Skills CLE Evaluations Annual Reviews Informal Day-to-Day Feedback Career Development Counseling Planning Expectations Curriculum Development First Year Lateral Mid-level & Senior Associate Summer Associate Attorney Professional Development An Integrated Approach Mentoring Firm Practice Group Quality of Life Initiatives Alumni Programming Exit Interviews Strategic Outplacement Mandatory CLE Licensing Offerings Attorney Initiatives Pro Bono & Other Hands-On Training Publication & Speaking Engagements Market & Industry Best-Practices Research New Attorney Orientation Intensive, Business Skills Training Entry-level Immersion & Prepared-to-Practice Curriculum Community Involvement Local/State Bar Activities & Events Philanthropic Organizational Support

6 AUSTIN BEIJING DALLAS DUBAI HOUSTON LONDON NEW YORK RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK THE WOODLANDS WASHINGTON, DC Copyright 2016 Andrews Kurth LLP. Andrews Kurth, the Andrews Kurth logo, Straight Talk Is Good Business and Intelligent Energy are registered service marks of Andrews Kurth LLP. All Rights Reserved. This brochure has been prepared for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal counsel. This information is not intended to create (and receipt of it does not constitute) an attorney-client relationship. Readers should not act on this information without seeking professional counsel. A past performance or prior result is no guarantee of a similar future result in another case or matter. Andrews Kurth LLP is a Texas limited liability partnership. Andrews Kurth (UK) LLP is authorized and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority of England and Wales (SRA Registration No ). Andrews Kurth (Middle East) DMCC is registered and licensed as a Free Zone company under the rules and regulations of DMCCA. Attorney Advertising _0516