Scott A. Westfahl

Winter Term 2013

Lecturer on Law

Education

• Dartmouth College B.A. (summa cum laude) 1985, Government
• Harvard Law School J.D. 1988

Appointments

• Director of Professional Development, Goodwin Procter LLP

Additional Information

Mr. Westfahl will assist with the teaching of the Problem Solving workshop in the Winter 2013 Term.

Biographical Statement

Scott Westfahl joined Goodwin Procter in 2004 as the firm's Director of Professional Development. In this role, he is responsible for all aspects of the professional development of Goodwin Procter attorneys, focusing primarily on issues involving feedback, mentoring, diversity, professional skills development, attorney integration and alumni. In 2008, he was chosen as one of Law Firm, Inc. magazine's five "Innovators of the Year" for his work in developing an attorney assignment system and database called iStaff, which effectively ties attorney work assignments to their professional development needs. Mr. Westfahl currently serves as Chairman of the Professional Development Consortium, a 400-member professional association for law firm professional development and training leaders across North America and the U.K. He is a frequent guest lecturer and is the author of the book You Get What You Measure: Lawyer Development Frameworks and Effective Performance Evaluations, (NALP, 2008), as well as a contributing author to the recently-published book The Art and Science of Strategic Talent Management in Law Firms (West, 2010). Prior to coming to Goodwin Procter, Mr. Westfahl spent six years leading professional development for the Washington, D.C. office of McKinsey & Company. Mr. Westfahl is also an experienced business and federal regulatory attorney, having practiced law with Foley & Lardner's Washington, D.C. office from 1988 to 1998. He earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1988, and graduated summa cum laude from Dartmouth College in 1985 with a B.A. in Government.