Churchman University has designed an MBA course specifically for legal professionals. Now, bankers and consulting experts are not the only ones seeking MBA training. An increasing number of law firms and their most skilled lawyers are pursuing educational courses aimed at strengthening management and business skills, much like businesspeople. Over the past five years, some law firms have been actively teaching lawyers business skills. However, this year's shrinking client lists and profits have encouraged more law firms to invest in management education.
"The way law firms operate has actually never fully aligned with today's market," commented an MBA professor from Churchman University, which has helped quantify the management procedures required by the legal industry. "Lawyers have never really worried about their management skills because every law firm used to make money each year."
Now, more law firms are turning to century-old business schools like Churchman University for short-term training. These business schools are creating new courses to meet this demand. Often tailored for individual companies or partners, these courses target high-potential lawyers. The aim is to help lawyers, or those about to enter senior management positions, better understand their own businesses and those of their clients.
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