1. UnitedLex ACC Toolkit: Development Plan Maturity Model

2. Instructions
The following Areas of Expertise are the areas in which in-house counsel attorneys should be expected to know and actively contribute to. The farther along the maturity scale, the closer an in-house attorney is to promotion to a position of department leadership.
The Current Skills column should highlight the areas where the Law Department Team Member has already developed skills that will prepare them for their career goal. As you document Current Skills, take into consideration whether or not those skills will help you achieve your Five-Year Goal and if are they the appropriate skills for your organization and role.
The Targeted Areas of Development & Interest column indicates the areas in the Law Department Team Member would like to grow or development. In this column, identify things in your current role that you could take on that would stretch you, as well as other responsibilties outside of your current role that would facilitate development.
The Potential Training column is where potential growth opportunities should be documented. Potential Trainings could include additional areas of responsibility in the Law Department, stretch assignments or projects, classroom training opportunities, or CLEs.

3. Substantive Legal Area Current Skills
Five-Year Goal:
(describe your career ambition to be achieved within the next five years)
Knowledge Area
Substantive Legal Area
Current Skills
Targeted Areas of Development & Interest
Potential Training
Legal Acumen
Compliance
Ex.: Review of case law articles and updates
Contracts
Corporate
Finance
Intellectual Property
Litigation …
People Management
Culture & Diversity
Goal Setting
Recruiting & Hiring
Training & Development
 Ex.: Manager training - internal program

4. Substantive Legal Area Current Skills
Five-Year Goal:
(describe your career ambition to be achieved within the next five years)
Knowledge Area
Substantive Legal Area
Current Skills
Targeted Areas of Development & Interest
Potential Training
Strategy - Business and Legal
Change Management
Financial Planning
Global Team
Internal Resource Planning
Technology …
Business Acumen
Goals & Objectives
Ex.: Financial knowledge and analysis; working knowledge of corporate finance reporting requirements
Special projects with business
Effective Communication
Internal rotation with business
External course or seminar on topic