Leadership in Law: Amy Schulman at DLA Piper

Boris  Groysberg; Victoria  Winston; Shirley  Spence

Case | HBS Case Collection | August 2006 (Revised September 2008)

Leadership in Law: Amy Schulman at DLA Piper

by Boris Groysberg, Victoria Winston and Shirley Spence

Abstract

What does it take to build a successful career over time? Describes Amy Schulman's career progression and role as a star senior litigator and top executive at one of the world's largest law firms. It focuses on different stages in her career and what she did to be successful at each stage. The demands on her time--client development, casework, firm leadership responsibilities, mentoring her people, managing her team, spending time with her family--were changing over time. After being chosen to sit on the firm's Global Board as well as its Executive and Policy Committees, Amy Schulman feels that there are things that are being left undone. She must decide how to allocate her time.

Keywords: Work-Life Balance; Employee Relationship Management; Groups and Teams; Time Management; Personal Development and Career; Gender;

Format: Print

18 pages

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Citation:

Groysberg, Boris, Victoria Winston, and Shirley Spence. "Leadership in Law: Amy Schulman at DLA Piper." Harvard Business School Case 407-033, August 2006. (Revised September 2008.)