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Reinventing Associate Training with Abdi Shayesteh (AltaClaro)
Oct 12, 2023
Abdi Shayesteh, founder and CEO of AltaClaro, discusses reinventing legal education and training. AltaClaro uses experiential learning techniques to provide associates with hands-on practice. The podcast covers Abdi's early entrepreneurial experiences, issues with traditional law firm training, learning science principles used by AltaClaro, and training trends for law firms in 2023.
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- Altakara is an experiential learning platform for lawyers, providing interactive and practice-based training to enhance their skills and confidence in real-life legal work.
- Altakara's courses go beyond traditional legal training, such as M&A and litigation, to cover a range of essential skills for lawyers at different stages in their career.
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Altakara: Revolutionizing Legal Training
Altakara is an experiential learning platform for lawyers, providing interactive and practice-based training to enhance their skills and confidence in real-life legal work. Through a multimodal approach, Altakara offers bite-sized videos, mock assignments, and live sessions with vetted practitioners. Their programs cover various practice areas, including corporate, M&A, capital markets, real estate, IP, and tech. By leveraging education science principles, Altakara focuses on active learning, where lawyers learn by doing, resulting in higher retention rates and improved practical skills. This innovative approach helps law firms bridge the training gap and better prepare their associates to serve clients effectively.
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