Heather V. Edes

Publications

• Mobile Learning for Lawyers, Professional Development Quarterly (August 2008)
• "Training for Effective Paralegal Utilization," Business Law Today (May/June 2007)
• "Associate Development through Effective Paralegal Utilization," Professional Development Quarterly (2005)
• Contributor to: Best Practices in Attorney Professional Development: Heading Off and Handling Wrong Turns, a publication of the ABA Career Resource Center with the cooperation of the Professional Development Consortium (2004)
• "The 'Whys' and 'Hows' of Work Brokering," Professional Development Quarterly (2003)
• "Converting Learning to Practice," Professional Development Quarterly (2002)

Speaking Engagements

• "The Importance of Work Assignment Systems in an Up and Down Economy," NALP & ALI-ABA's Professional Development Institute, Washington, D.C. (2009)
• "Cost-effectively Teaching Business Development Skills," Professional Development Consortium and WestLegalEdcenter webinar (2009)
• "Mentoring and Protégés: Improving Corporate Culture at your Firm," American Lawyer Media LW Firm Human Capital Forum, New York, NY (2008)
• "Developing and Promoting Leadership Opportunities for Associates of Color" (moderator), Creating Best Practices Series (Boston Lawyers Group), Boston, MA (2008)
• "Real World Experience: On-the-Job Training for Associates" (panelist), American Lawyer Chief Recruitment and Professional Development Officers Conference, New York, NY (2007)
• "Using the Work Assignment Process as a Professional Development Tool" (with Ojen Sirin), Law Firm Associate Retention and Professional Development Conference (American Conference Institute), Washington, D.C. (2007)
• "Work Assignments and Professional Development" (with Ojen Sirin), ALI-ABA/NALP Professional Development Institute, Washington, D.C. (2007)
• "Taking Charge of your Career: Mapping Out Your Personal and Professional Path" and "Understanding the Business of Law and Your Impact on the Firm’s Bottom Line," Law Firm Associate Leadership Summit (American Conference Institute), Washington, D.C. (2006)
• "From Associate to Managing Partner: The Effects of Training and Development on Career Advancement," Training and Development for Professional Services (Ark Group USA), Chicago, IL (2006)
• "What They Don’t Learn in Law School: Training First Year Associates and Integrating Them Into the Firm Culture" (panelist) and "A Panel of Happy Mid-Level Associates - No, This is Not a Typo" (moderator), American Lawyer Chief Recruitment and Professional Development Officers’ Forum, New York, NY (2006)
• "Associate Development Strategies for the Long Haul," Human Capital Development for the Modern Law Firm (Ark Group USA), Miami, FL (2006)  
• "Designing an Effective Business Development Curriculum for Associates,"  Professional Development Consortium Winter Conference, Austin, TX (2004) 
• "Work Assignments and Professional Development" (with Ida O. Abbott),  ALI-ABA/NALP Professional Development Institute, Washington, D.C. (2003)
• "The Best and Worst of 2002:  Revitalizing First Year Associate Training," Professional Development Consortium Summer Conference, San Francisco, CA (2003)

Professional & Civic Activities

• Professional Development Consortium
• American Bar Association
• Association of Legal Administrators

Education

• J.D., University of Michigan, 1996
• B.A., Anthropology and Russian Studies, Oberlin College, 1993