DuxLex Leadership Institute

 

A hybrid, comprehensive, leadership development course designed for attorneys and staff in law firms and legal departments

Registration and More Information
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Overview

Practical. Leadership. Skills.
Spring Session
March – June 2025

The DLI Leadership Institute is a three-month, hybrid, comprehensive leadership development course designed for attorneys and staff in law firms and legal departments. The content focuses on practical, learnable, leadership and management skills applied in a legal context. The course consists of:

 

  • Online learning modules on more than 20 practical leadership topics
  • Eight live cohort meetings via Zoom
  • Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI II) Personality Assessment, with live cohort debrief
  • Change Style Indicator Assessment, with live cohort debrief
  • Two, one-on-one coaching calls to support participants in applying leadership concepts
  • Each participant will complete a personal leadership plan at the end of the course

Who would benefit from DLI?

  • Managing Partners
  • Practice and Industry Group Leaders
  • Partners
  • Senior Associates
  • Executive/Management Team Members
  • Staff Leadership – CEO, COO, CMO, CTO, CLO, and Directors
  • High Potential Leaders – attorney and staff

Benefits of Participation

  • Participants understand their role and responsibilities as leaders
  • Increased awareness of changes in the legal marketplace and implementing strategies for change
  • Improved management and leadership skills
  • Group learning – participants share best practices and learn from each other
  • Emphasis on practicing leadership skills and adopting growth mindsets to be stronger leaders

Topics

  • Why do we need strong leaders today?
  • Shifting from peer to leader role
  • Creating a learning culture
  • Communication skills; managing difficult conversations
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Giving and receiving feedback
  • Influencing others
  • Persuasion skills
  • Mentoring, coaching and sponsorship
  • Stress & resiliency for yourself and your team
  • Delegation, followership and accountability
  • Inclusive leadership
  • Developing high performing teams
  • Leading remote and hybrid remote teams
  • Leading across generations
  • Creating vision and engaging others in it
  • Developing a strategic plan
  • Encouraging and leading innovation
  • Process improvement
  • Project management
  • Understanding change styles and leading change
  • Ethical leadership
  • Reflection and developing a leadership plan

Course Expectations

Participants are expected to commit four to six hours per month, on average. Participants are expected to attend eight cohort meetings via zoom (recorded for those who can’t make the meetings) and two 50 minute coaching sessions throughout the three month course.

Participants will develop a personal leadership plan at the conclusion of the course. 

Schedule

The DLI will run from March through June, 2025. Sessions will be recorded and made available if participants cannot make the live session. One-hour cohort meetings are scheduled about every two weeks.

Tuition

Early Bird Registration
(prior to March 7, 2025)                              $2,295.00 USD

 

Standard Tuition
(March 8, 2025 – March 25, 2025)            $2,495.00 USD

 

Late Tuition
(March 25, 2024 – April 7, 2024)            $2,995.00 USD

 

A $50.00 discount is available for payment by ACH or Wire. Contact mark@duxlex.com for more information

 

Discounts are available for three or more participants from a single firm or company. Contact mark@duxlex.com for more information.

 

CLE Credit: The course may qualify for CLE credit in most jurisdictions. A $125 fee will be charged for application for CLE credit in your jurisdiction. Contact mark@duxlex.com for more information. 

 

Value & Paying it Forward

The training, cohort meetings, two assessments, and coaching sessions are valued at $4,500.00 USD if offered separately.

 

Five percent (5%) of revenue from the program will be donated to youth leadership programs, including the World Scout Foundation. 

How to Register

Contact mark@duxlex.com to register.

Questions about the Course?

Contact Mark at mark@duxlex.com

 

Mark Beese

Course Facilitator
President
Leadership for Lawyers llc

Mark Beese is President of Leadership for Lawyers, a consultancy focused on helping lawyers and other professionals become stronger leaders.  He provides training, coaching, and consulting in the areas of leadership development, innovation, and business development.  He serves law firms, legal departments, law schools, legal networks, and industry associations on a global basis.   

Mark has trained thousands of lawyers and business leaders how to be more effective leaders. His clients range from Global 10 and Amlaw 200 firms to small and medium sized firms around the world. 

 

Mark is an adjunct faculty at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and former adjunct faculty at the Center for Creative Leadership.  He is a Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management and an inductee in the Legal Marketing Association Hall of Fame for lifetime achievement. 

Law Firm Partner

“Highly recommend this course to anyone interested.  The skills and tools learned and developed are invaluable in both personal and professional growth!”  

Law Firm COO

“All of the learning modules were packed full of useful information that I could immediately apply to my firm. I especially enjoyed the monthly meetings with my cohorts from around the world. Their unique insight and suggestions on how to address problems I was dealing with, was invaluable. If you love learning and are willing to invest the time to get through the modules, you will walk away armed with many new leadership tools.” 

Managing Partner

“The program gave me monthly opportunities to reflect on real issues relevant for the leadership of my law firm, and get valuable input from colleagues around the globe. The program gave me a broader agenda to use when managing our firm, and showed me tools to use when doing so.”  

Practice Group Leader, Law Firm

“The best part of the was discussing leadership and management strategies with colleagues around the world. It is reassuring to hear we all face similar struggles, and helpful to discuss different methods for resolving them.”

Senior Associate, Law Firm

“I found the program provided me with leadership skills that I could implement into my everyday practice. The most valuable module was on feedback, but I also really enjoyed the material on unconscious bias and managing this in a leadership setting.”

Law Firm Partner

“This was one of the best, most interesting presentations I have seen in a long time.  Thank you for this – very timely and engaging!”