Suzanne Fine

Suzanne is an experienced learning and development professional, adept at teaching globally applicable skills relevant to lawyers and other professionals such as business services, in professional services firms. She has 25+ years experience working at senior executive level in and with global law firms. Suzanne was most recently Vice President of Knowledge & Learning for Lex Mundi, the leading global association of independent law firms, where she advised on professional development and training for member firms globally.

Prior to joining Lex Mundi, Suzanne worked at Linklaters, based in London, where she was Global Head of Knowledge and Learning. She was instrumental in developing and delivering the Linklaters Law & Business School, a global overarching umbrella for all training and development at the firm, offering a coherent training structure for both lawyers and support staff at the firm. The curriculum included the Linklaters Practice Diplomas for Lawyers and Partners, and a global framework for Business Services. At Linklaters, Suzanne also led various projects to enable fee earners to electronically retrieve information around deals done and the sharing of legal knowledge, including a new global learning and performance management system.

Previously Suzanne was Director of Legal Training at Lovells, (now Hogan Lovells) and has also held significant roles teaching in Law Schools in the UK, including The College of Law, (now University of Law), where she was a Principal Lecturer and Head of the Bar Vocational Course, and Nottingham Law School (where she became a Visiting Professor). She is also a qualified Barrister and Solicitor in England & Wales.