National Women in Law Awards: Allison Murdock
Stinson Leonard Street LLPDeputy Managing Partner (Since 2010)
December 03, 2018 at 07:00 AM
3 minute read
What was your route to the top? I began at Stinson 30 years ago, first focusing on environmental litigation then pivoting to devote most of my career to defending financial institutions in complex fiduciary litigation. As my career progressed, I balanced the demand to be a high performing attorney, critical to my own professional success, with the calling to serve in numerous leadership roles for the benefit of Stinson overall. My leadership roles included serving as chair of the associate evaluation and associate development committees, practice division leader for the financial services litigation division and as a member of Stinson's board of directors. These leadership experiences allowed me to deepen my understanding of Stinson's business operations, develop personal relationships with attorneys across the firm and showcase my leadership skills. I'm honored that Mark Hinderks selected me 8 years ago to serve as Stinson's deputy managing partner.
What keeps you up at night? (i.e. What are your biggest business-related concerns?) Like all law firm leaders, the changing nature of the legal profession and how best to help our attorneys adapt to fast-paced change is always top of mind. Whether it's cutting-edge technology, new competition from alternative legal services providers or increased focus on alternative fee arrangements, change is always in the air. At any given time the challenges and demands facing our attorneys vary widely depending on their practice and clients. In order to provide the highest level of client service we must deploy the right resources to our attorneys at the right time. This always requires leading with both the present and future in mind.
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