A Valuable Learning Experience
Participants will increase their effectiveness and value to their organizations by learning to:
- Offer legal advice that enables the achievement of business goals
- Understand financial reporting and the financial impact of legal advice
- Master communication and negotiation skills to build cross-functional consensus and drive results
- Build relationships with key decision-makers and frame advice for maximum impact
A Dynamic Program
Taught by faculty from Willamette University's Atkinson Graduate School of Management and College of Law as well as industry practitioners, the 4-day program is highly interactive and individualized. It has historically been approved for 24 Oregon CLEs and 24.5 Washington CLEs.
The program includes an opening dinner with a panel of experienced in-house counsel from prominent local businesses as well as an individual one-hour leadership coaching session.
What recent executives and participants say
“The Atkinson program deserves credit for helping our Assistant General counsel advance in the Company's leadership ranks. He has worked hard on the business side of the Company, and is doing well transitioning from looking at things first from the legal perspective, to taking a broader, more comprehensive view of the Company's strategic goals and projects. I'm very encouraged, and think the program was a worthwhile investment.”
Corey J. Parks
Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel
Les Schwab Tire Centers
“Traveling to Portland from Indianapolis was well worth the trip. The WU LAB program was very well managed and full of substantively helpful content. Each instructor is an expert who shared tips to help with our professional legal development and career.”
Julie Ragsdale
VP and Associate General Counsel
Strada Education Network
