Breanna Schmidt Email & Phone Number

United States

As a strategic senior leader, my role encompasses a range of responsibilities aimed at optimizing team performance, fostering engagement, and driving organizational success. Through performance management, goal setting, leadership development, mentoring, coaching, and leveraging Clifton Strengths, I empower our team to thrive in a positive work environment.I drive organizational success by optimizing performance, fostering engagement, and cultivating a culture of growth and development. By incorporating a data-driven approach into every aspect of my role, I ensure that our efforts are aligned with the firm’s overarching goals and objectives, positioning the firm for sustained success in a dynamic and competitive landscape.Performance Management:Oversee all firmwide performance evaluation process, implementing a comprehensive and innovative approach to performance management through feedback mechanisms and goal-setting. Culture and Engagement:Measure employee engagement to drive data driven initiatives to foster growth, productivity, profitability, collaboration and a people first culture. Coaching and Mentoring:Manage the firms executive coaching program and mentoring programs providing professional developing opportunities to enhance individual performance and productivity. Utilizing Clifton Strengths, I provide personalized coaching to help employees maximize their strengths, fostering individual growth and contribution.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

As a strategic senior leader, my role encompasses a range of responsibilities aimed at optimizing team performance, fostering engagement, and driving organizational success. Through performance management, goal setting, onboarding, coaching, and leveraging Clifton Strengths, I empower our team to thrive in a positive work environment.Performance Management:I oversee the performance evaluation process, implementing a comprehensive and innovative approach to performance management through real-time feedback and goal-setting. Onboarding and Integration:I design and implement onboarding programs that facilitate rapid integration into roles and the company culture, setting the foundation for long-term success and engagement.Culture and Engagement:Through initiatives promoting inclusivity and collaboration, I cultivate a positive work environment that enhances employee engagement and productivity. Coaching:Utilizing Clifton Strengths, I provide personalized coaching to help employees maximize their strengths, fostering individual growth and contribution.I drive organizational success by optimizing performance, fostering engagement, and cultivating a culture of growth and development. By incorporating a data-driven approach into every aspect of my role, I ensure that our efforts are aligned with the firm’s overarching goals and objectives, positioning the firm for sustained success in a dynamic and competitive landscape.

Portland, Oregon

I provided leadership and strategic direction over the firms talent development processes, including integration, professional development, retention, training, and diversity and inclusion, as well as performance management, promotion, and compensation programs for our associates, of counsel, and staff attorneys.

Portland, Oregon Area

I provided strategic and administrative support for the professional development of the firm's lawyers by designing and implementing integration and training programs; administering non-partner evaluation processes; supporting mentoring and coaching programs; providing career counseling; and supporting diversity and inclusion initiatives and programs.

Provided consulting services on professional development and talent management initiatives. Provided one-on-one career management coaching.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

I helped the firm’s lawyers develop and grow in their careers. My role included on-boarding and integrating new attorneys (entry-level and laterals) into the firm; developing and administering the associate and junior partner performance evaluation, career advancement and compensation-setting process; and providing lawyers with guidance on setting and achieving their career goals. I oversaw and drove a comprehensive strategic approach to the firm's Lawyer Professional and Practice Development Program. This program involved a robust attorney training component, which helped attorneys develop crucial legal skills and other important core competencies such as client service, business development, leadership and management. I worked closely with the firm’s Managing Partner, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Human Resource Officer, and Practice Group Leaders to develop a strategic approach to training and development initiatives. I partnered with the Business Development and Marketing Departments to provide training programs on networking, client relations, communication techniques, and presentation skills in ways that contributed to the firm’s client development and profitability goals. I collaborated with the Recruiting Department to develop a summer associate core competency model and training academy as well as streamlined offer letters and on-boarding communication.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Promoted to lead the Professional Development Department and managed 2 staff members. Lead the firm’s professional development efforts such as performance evaluations, internal and external training programs, mentoring programs, compensation, on-boarding orientation and integration, partnership advancement, and career development plans. Crafted and administered over a $500K budget.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Joined the newly formed Professional Development Department and managed the professional development assistant. Assisted with the development of the firm’s overall lawyer development program including three different mentoring programs, two performance evaluation processes, career development plans, internal and external training programs, and 2 high-level year-long business development and leadership programs.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Provided general administrative duties for two supervisors, Paralegal Manager and Practice Group Manager. Assisted with a variety of duties including the maintenance of Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) compliance for the Firm as a MCLE provider and individual attorneys, coordinated practice group and other meetings, entered paralegal billable time into Carpe Diem, tracked paralegal overtime, assisted with administering the paralegal performance evaluation process, and tracked department budget and expenses.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Responsible for case management including filing, tracking client medical records, tracking attorney CLE compliance, and assisting with specific billable projects. Billed time as a project clerk.

B.S., Justice Studies

Activities and Societies: *JAIL (Justice and Inquiry into Law) Founding President, Alumni Member and Mentor * Phi Alpha Delta, Member

A.A.S, Organizational Management

Certificate, Organizational Leadership