Content and Delivery
Our courses are based on Seyfarth Shaw content, designed
by a creative team of instructional designers and delivered in a practical, engaging and
high-energy fashion by an unparalleled group of former plaintiff's attorneys, investigators, judges
and others. Seyfarth Shaw at Work's combination of meaningful content,
vibrant design and high-energy delivery makes us more than just another law firm training group,
more than just a team of consultants and more than a training vendor offering "cookie cutter"
courses. It makes Seyfarth Shaw at Work uniquely qualified to partner with you and
provide the missing piece for all your global and pro-active compliance needs.
CONTENT: Course Provider Credentials
- The content for our courses is provided by the attorneys of Seyfarth Shaw, who bring a wealth of expertise in employment, labor, corporate and compliance matters. Seyfarth Shaw is regularly involved in landmark litigation, and many of these experiences provide our training course design team with latest trends and best practices. This input has proved critical, given that our conduct and EEO training programs have been reviewed by enforcement agencies, across industries, in the context of specific consent decrees. Our company is a testament to Seyfarth Shaw's dedication to client education since its inception, in 1945. For more information about Seyfarth Shaw LLP, please visit its website at www.seyfarth.com.
DESIGN: Course Designer Credentials
- Developed live courses at/for Northwestern University and the University of Michigan;
- Developed Computer-Mediated Instructional Simulations for the School of Education, University of Michigan [Cited in such publications, as "Academic Computing - Global Classroom"];
- Developed Interactive Simulations utilized by the United States Department of Defense [DOD] schools;
- Co-author of American Bar Association book on instructional methods for conduct training [now in 2nd edition];
- Cited as national instructional design authority by American Bar Association, Winter Wyman, Aspatore Books Executive Publishers, the H.R. Manager Legal Reporter and many others;
- Extensive design of both leader-led and web-based courses -- with an emphasis on blending delivery solutions and designing across platforms;
- All Equal Employment Opportunity-related courses designed by SSAW have been reviewed and approved by governmental agencies in the context of consent decrees.
DELIVERY: Training Team Credentials
It has become increasingly critical that trainers employ successful interactive facilitation tools and techniques to create a participant-friendly atmosphere in order to involve and "capture" learners from the moment they walk through the door. Thus, all Seyfarth Shaw at Work trainers are dynamic facilitators who have undergone several months of comprehensive train-the-trainer and certification processes to deliver a uniquely engaging and entertaining experience.
- Experienced former plaintiff's attorneys, judges, investigators who have "seen both sides" and talk from a plaintiff's, jury's or agency representative perspective;
- Completion of a six month integration and orientation process that includes extensive client feedback;
- All training team members must prove ability to engage at a high-level, entertain and effectively facilitate to imprint practical skills: we do not use "lawyers who teach" - - our goal is simple: to make your policies practical and to make the law come alive;
- Our trainers have served as advisors to national and global discrimination task forces, and on university and law school faculty. Seyfarth Shaw at Work trainers also have served as general counsel to U.S. and global corporations of all sizes. They have helped craft EEO and fraud legislation, monitored compliance programs and faced all the topics/issues on which we train as real-world litigators, investigators, representatives and judges.
- Trainers' practices include, representing plaintiffs and employers in employment discrimination lawsuits involving the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title VII, Americans with Disabilities Act, Family Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act and other employment-related state claims, as well as having extensive Natonal Labor Relations Board experience.