CBA Record July-August 2025

Steve & Linda Patton

Leadership Skills: Courses in this category prepare legal aid professionals to become leaders—or become better leaders—by focusing on supervisory skills, nonprofit finance and management, and more. Lawyering Skills : Courses in this category will develop legal aid lawyers’ “hard” lawyering skills, such as trial advocacy or motions practice. Professional Skills : Courses in this category teach legal aid advocates essential professional skills that will make them better advocates for their clients and team members with their colleagues. Wellness: Courses in this category will help enhance legal aid advocates’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being in a demanding field of work. CBF Patton Legal Aid Training Academy programs cover four categories:

Nielsen Career Consulting Career Counseling For Attorneys Coaching support for your career in or out of the law • Career Transition • Job Search • Interview Prep • Professional Development • Difficult Workplace Guidance • Wellness Support Over 30 years of experience counseling over 5,000 lawyers and other professionals.

Sheila Nielsen, MSW, JD sheila@nielsencareerconsulting.com

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