Webinar Recording: Staying Connected During COVID: How to Maintain and Strengthen Critical Relationships

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About the Program

In this program, we will conduct two live mini-coaching sessions, to address the following challenges:

1. How are you staying in touch with mentors and sponsors while working remotely during COVID?
2. What are you doing to maintain and advance client relationships during COVID? What challenges are you facing in forging new relationships and continuing to build your professional profile while working remotely?

Speakers

Joi Bourgeois, Global Director of Diversity & Inclusion at Kirkland & Ellis

Joi Bourgeois serves as the Global Director of Diversity & Inclusion at Kirkland & Ellis, leading the Firm’s efforts to recruit, retain, and promote diverse and women attorneys internally. After graduating from New York University School of Law, Joi began her career as a corporate associate at Rogers & Wells (now part of Clifford Chance), moving on to spend 17 years as a partner and professional coach with Greiner Consulting Group, and later serving as the Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. Now, drawing upon over 30 years in the industry, Joi brings to Kirkland & Ellis her exceptional skills in connection, counseling, and strategy. She works closely with senior Firm leaders and clients who share the Firm’s commitment to inclusion, making space for more diverse attorneys through recruitment and sponsorship efforts.

Additionally, she collaborates with the leaders of Kirkland’s vast network of D&I-focused committees, subcommittees, and affinity groups to introduce innovative programming to the Firm which highlights the importance of diversity and fosters a sense of belonging among the Firm’s diverse and women attorneys.

A proven leader and invaluable member of the Firm, Joi extends her talents to Kirkland and its clients to mold future leaders in an increasingly diverse legal profession. She is sought after as a speaker by law schools and professional organizations, including as a driver of diversity initiatives and programming at the New York City Bar Association.

Jennifer Greiner, President & Founder, Greiner Consulting Group, LLC

Jennifer Greiner has over 25 years experience advising law firms and their attorneys, and is a market leader in legal career management, having built one of the premier consultancies in her field. She has established a preeminent reputation for an innovative and individualized approach to coaching, career counseling, and transition planning, working principally with partners, counsel, and c-level management on varying aspects of leadership and transition. As a testimony to her success, many of Jennifer’s long-standing clients continue to rely on her for guidance concerning a wide range of associate and partner development matters.

In demand as a presenter and writer, she speaks frequently on professional development topics, and has made important contributions to the legal community at large, leading and facilitating workshops for bar and professional associations and law schools. With residences in San Francisco and New York City, Jennifer maintains a bi-coastal management of her business. With coast-to-coast operations, she remains the lead on business development and client relationships.

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