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Changing the law
When law graduates Tom Astle, Emma Nicholson and Beth Freeman joined City law firm Lovells two years ago, their careers appeared to be mapped out. They would complete training contracts and move on to specialise in areas such as dispute resolution, insolvency, taxation or employment law. Learning the ropes from a senior partner, the legal eagles would be given their own client cases as they progressed. This is the way corporate law has always worked.
That was until last September, when Lovells joined forces with Cass Business School to launch the worlds first MBA for lawyers. Astle, Nicholson and Freeman enrolled and now spend one evening a month in the classroom on an MBA foundation programme studying concepts such as business strategy, accounts and marketing. After completing the basics, they move on to law-related business master classes and core modules that over seven years will translate into a full-blown executive MBA.
Understanding Swot
Although the business masters qualification is a long way off, the young lawyers are simply enjoying the here and now. Among other things, they were taught Swot analysis - the business planning tool based on strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Id heard the expression bandied around by clients and had a vague idea how it worked, but the Cass guys explained it in a non-intimidating way that is very helpful, says Nicholson. Freeman is equally impressed. You need to be able to communicate effectively with the people you are working for she says. Clients expect you to understand their core business and they take your legal knowledge as given.
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Changing trends, tips to match
The importance of management education in evolving business practices worldwide has been documented quite thoroughly. But with globalisation becoming the key B-word and the emergence of new economies over the past 20 years, the relevance of an MBA in todays business environment has often been questioned.
Michael Lawson, associate dean, School of Management, Boston University, was in town on Thursday and spoke at length at the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the ever-changing global business trends and how management education has been shaping such trends.
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