Lisa A. Brown
Chief Performance Officer and Chief of Staff
Overview
Lisa shares her insight on lawyer development as a featured speaker at conferences and law schools nationwide.
Talent and Leadership Experience
For more than a decade, Lisa was the chief talent partner at Schiff Hardin LLP. Lisa designed and implemented leading talent management systems for lawyers — including professional development, practice development, recruitment and diversity — that propelled the firm to national recognition in attorney satisfaction and diversity. She also supported top leadership on its broader strategic and operational initiatives.
Litigation Experience
Before becoming Schiff Hardin’s chief talent partner, Lisa was a partner litigating complex commercial and class action cases.
Credentials
Bar Admissions
Illinois
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Certifications
HR Certification Institute — Senior Professional in Human Resources Certification (SPHR)Education
University of Chicago Law School
J.D. (1995)
Wesleyan University
B.A. Phi Beta Kappa (1990)
Insights & Events
Latest
News
Other Perspectives
- Strengthening Recruiting and Interviewing Practices
Hiring Partner Conference, National Association for Law Placement (NALP) Foundation, Houston, 2018 - Charting a Career Path and Authentic Leadership Styles
Women in Law Summit, Women’s Bar Association and Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, 2018 - An Innovative Approach to Hiring Lawyers: One Firm’s New Program Reflects Its Firm Values and Eliminates Implicit Bias
Symposia on the State of Diversity in the Legal Profession, Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession (IILP), Chicago and Seattle, 2017 - Data-Driven Recruiting
Metrics, Diversity and Law Conference of the Research Group on Legal Diversity, American Bar Foundation, Chicago, 2016
Leadership & Community
Professional Associations
- National Association of Legal Career Professionals (NALP)
- Professional Development Consortium (PDC)
Civic Activities
- The Posse Foundation, a nationwide college access and youth leadership development program — Advisory Council Board, Career Coach, Interviewer
- University of Chicago Law School — Advisory Council; Women’s Mentoring Program; Alumnae Advisory Board
Firm Leadership
- Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Honors
- Illinois Leading Lawyers, 2017-19