David Cruickshank advises law and other professional services firms on practice management, leadership development and talent retention strategies. He works with professional development partners, departments and hiring partners to convert training to a strategic advantage of the firm. David creates customized programs on time management, delegation, feedback and business development skills. He has worked as a training consultant in top 50 firms in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States since 1990. As a former law professor and practitioner in Canada, he became well known for the study and practice of skills such as negotiation, interviewing, drafting and effective communications. He teaches as an adjunct at the Pepperdine Law School master’s program and is a frequent conference speaker. David has most recently been Director of Professional Development at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison in New York. He has a master’s degree in law from Harvard Law School. His law degree and B.A. were earned at the University of Western Ontario. David lives in Manhattan and enjoys weekends of cycling, kayaking and running in upstate New York.
David Cruickshank advises law and other professional services firms on practice management, leadership development and talent retention strategies. He works with professional development partners, departments and hiring partners to convert training to a strategic advantage of the firm. David creates customized programs on time management, delegation, feedback and business development skills. He has worked as a training consultant in top 50 firms in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States since 1990. As a former law professor and practitioner in Canada, he became well known for the study and practice of skills such as negotiation, interviewing, drafting and effective communications. He teaches as an adjunct at the Pepperdine Law School master’s program and is a frequent conference speaker. David has most recently been Director of Professional Development at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison in New York. He has a master’s degree in law from Harvard Law School. His law degree and B.A. were earned at the University of Western Ontario. David lives in Manhattan and enjoys weekends of cycling, kayaking and running in upstate New York.