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Attorney
By
Attorney
Career Profiles of the Profession
Who?
Name:
David Hambourger
dhambour@winston.com
What?
Primary Practice Area & Subspecialty Fields:
Technology Partner
When?
In Practice Area:
ABA since 1986
W & S since 1999
In the Legal Profession:
Since 1980
Where?
Employer:
Winston & Strawn
http://www.winston.com
Size/Sector:
850 lawyers
City/State:
Chicago, IL
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Law School:
Loyola University of Chicago
Other Post-Graduate Education:
Northwestern University, MBA
Undergraduate School/Degree:
University of Illinois, BA-Finance
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Why?
Pluses/Challenges of Practice Area:
Extremely dynamic, new challenges daily, terrific visibility, able to make immediate positive changes. Challenges: sometimes too many "opportunities".
Core Skills/Key Knowledge Needed in Your Practice Area:
Thorough knowledge of law firm operations as well as a deep understanding of the technology that can be applied to the practice.
Advice to Lawyers and Law Students Interested in Your Practice Area:
Seek broad based experience both in the legal & technological arenas.
How?
Career Path to Current Position:
Law school, 4 1/2 years as a clinical instructor at a law school legal clinic, 1 year off for an MBA, 12 years at the ABA ramping up its legal technology efforts, then hired as Of Counsel and Director of Practice Support at Winston & Strawn.
Influences and Mentors:
Professor Ron Staudt
Suggested Reading About Your Practice Area:
Industry publications (Law Technology Product News, Am Law Tech, etc.), listservs, "Who Moved My Cheese?".
Job Search Techniques Used in Finding Your Position:
Pure networking.
Bar Affiliations and Activities:
ABA-Law Practice Management Section-Council Member
College of Law Practice Management-Fellow
Recent Professional Presentations:
Legal Tech Toronto, Chicago. ABA Tech Show, Law Marketing Association.
Memorable Career Moment:
Giving a speech in a basement room for the New Mexico Bar Association...to one person! I was a real hit!
Intriguing Interests:
Collecting obituaries of inventors, doing errands, watching my kids blossom.
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