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Avocado Toast and “OK, Boomer!” How to Talk to Each Other & Leverage a Multi-Generational ProfessionA facilitated conversation between the generations featuring:A Boomer, played by _____Two Millennials, played by _____Moderated by a Gen-X’er, played by _____Description: The generation gap between millennials and baby boomers is more than just a meme. In the legal profession, the gap—if not bridged—can have significant consequences on the future of the profession and ultimately, on the ability to deliver quality ongoing legal services to the public. What are the barriers to a smooth transition and how can we overcome them? This program will facilitate an honest conversation across three generations of lawyers and identify ways to work together for the future of our profession and access to justice for our communities.Act 1: Setting the Stage: An Overview of the GenerationsAct 2: Let’s Get Real: A Candid Conversation About the BarriersAct 3: Why We Care: Impacts on Access to JusticeAct 4: Common Ground: We Really Aren’t That DifferentAct 5: Bridging the Gap: Passing It OnOutline: Act 1: Setting the Stage: An Overview of the Generations Explanation of the Generations – Who, What, and When (PowerPoint) Act 2: Let’s Get Real: A Candid Conversation About the Barriers (Moderated Discussion)Sample Questions for Boomers: Why do you care if I’m in the office as long as I get the work done?How is loyalty reflected by “butts in seats”?Why won’t Boomers use an "out of office" message when they are out of the office?Why are you so resistant to technology?Why do you never go home to your family? Why didn’t you ever leave your first job?Why won’t you go get mental health counseling?Seriously though, why golf?Do you think Boomers internalized the scarcity mindset of their depression era parents and this made them more concerned with stability and organizational loyalty?Why the reluctance of so many boomers to retire from law practice?Sample Questions for Millennials:Why do you feel like you have to multi-task all the time? Why are you always on your devices?Why do Millennials use technology over face-to-face even when you're both in the office (literally down the hall from each other)?Why aren’t you loyal/committed to your employer? Why don’t you care as much about your career? Why are you so resistant to criticism? Why to Millennials put on their "out of office" message at 3:00 on Friday to say that you will be back on Monday morning?Additional Issues of Discussion:Work/life balanceConcept of “loyalty” Changing client demands for responsiveness and efficiencyIncreased pressures for marketingAct 3: Why We Care: Impacts on Access to Justice An Overview of Oregon’s Lawyer Demographics (PowerPoint)Question to the Panel: What are the biggest risks that the generation gap presents with respect to the rule of law and the preservation of competent legal practice? Act 4: Common Ground: We Really Aren’t That Different Identifying Common Themes (Moderated Discussion)Sample Questions:What is important to you as a lawyer? What is important to your success?What do you expect from your mentors?Do you want to see the generations after you succeed?What are you worried about? Overview of Key Findings Multiple Generations in Law Firms: Working Together, NALP, March 2020 (PowerPoint)Act 5: Bridging the Gap: Passing it On (Moderated Discussion)Sample Questions:What do you need from the older generations to support your career as a lawyer?What do you need from the next generation to feel confident that you are leaving your clients in good hands?From the Millennials to the Boomer: What’s one thing that you admire from the Boomers that you want to adopt in your practice/career?From the Boomer to the Millennials: What’s one thing that you admire that from the Millennials that you wish you had adopted in your practice/career?From the Boomer: The shifting landscape of political correctness can be overwhelming. How do I talk to younger lawyers who may feel entitled to insist on political correctness?We know job sharing is good for employers and employees, why is it so hard to get part time work, and how do we counter the aversion (usually Boomers have) to hiring someone w/ a disability?How do Millennials feel about Boomers/Gen X asking them tech questions?What are some examples of successful cross-generational outreach? Any suggestions for dealing with an older lawyer who considers use of active listening to be an interruption and responds by shutting others down in conversation?What Boomer values best hold up today, and would best assist younger lawyers in practice?Are there behaviors that each generation can change to better work/mesh with the other generations?With the legal industry changing so much since Boomers started practice, how is good retirement and financial planning different for attorneys in the Gen X, Millennial, and Gen Z generations as opposed to attorneys in the Boomer generation? ................
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