Lauren Violi is director of employee engagement for KSM. Lauren is dedicated to building and fostering a positive, inclusive, and high-performing workplace culture. She guides initiatives focused on the holistic employee experience, including mentorship, recognition, awards, events, team building, and personal development. She also leverages her background in professional services and career development to help KSM employees discover their career aspirations and navigate their individual career paths within the firm. Additionally, Lauren serves as an advisor to KSM’s executive committee, helping to evolve and enrich the firm’s culture and people-first decision-making.
An attorney by training, Lauren served as a director of career services at a nationally acclaimed law school before joining KSM. Prior to that, she was an attorney at a premier business-focused law firm headquartered in Indianapolis.
I love personality tools, and they all say the same thing – my greatest strength is empathy. One of my favorite intentions is to “start with curiosity and seek first to understand.” Whether meeting new people, traveling, or learning something new, this mindset opens the world to us.
Lauren received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Loyola University Chicago and a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law. She holds an active law license in the State of Indiana. Additionally, she has earned a Talent Optimization Leader Certificate from The Predictive Index and is a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach.
Lauren is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management and a founding member of the Maurer School of Law’s Young Alumni Steering Committee. She is also a member of the American Bar Association, the Indiana State Bar Association, and the Indianapolis Bar Association, where she serves as an executive committee member of the Women and the Law Division. Additionally, Lauren volunteers for Coburn Place and has served as a member of its young professionals committee.
Lauren graduated magna cum laude from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law and was elected to the Order of the Coif. Based on her achievements in the legal profession, involvement in professional organizations, and contributions to the community, The Indiana Lawyer named Lauren an Up & Coming Lawyer in 2017 as part of its Leadership in Law awards program.
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