HLC Global Lawyer Development framework - Flipbook - Page 27
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader | Lawyer Development Framework
Associate (Entry-Level)
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Anticipates clients’ and leaders’ needs and takes initiative to meet those needs
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Sets high standards for quality of work; strives to improve; gives best effort on
every project
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Takes responsibility for project issues (i.e., “owns” the problem, seeks to understand
assigned tasks, follows through)
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Understands how their task fits into the larger case or project
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Applies technical knowledge, uses previous experience, and adapts principles
through recognition of patterns to solve a current problem or find new ways of
solving client issues
Associate (Experienced)
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Analyzes complex or large amounts of information and identifies potential solutions
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Makes complicated ideas or situations clear and understandable
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Weighs the value and impact of different solutions and makes suitable recommendations
among the many options available for addressing complex problems or issues
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Uses multiple perspectives, imagines alternatives, and estimates potential outcomes
for various courses of action. Uses this analysis to anticipate obstacles and gather all the
facts that might help a case, address a problem, or avoid an obstacle
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Solves clients’ problems in novel ways
Senior Associate
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Demonstrates courage to question fundamental assumptions in ways that lead to the
creation and implementation of innovative solutions or case strategies
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Integrates information and findings from various sources and translates them into
insights and solutions not apparent from piecemeal analysis
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Identifies interrelationships between smaller issues and how they affect other issues and
the overall case and client
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Advises clients of new issues that may occur
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Goes beyond problem focus to spot potential opportunities for clients
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