As a coach, I am intensely interested in how we – professionals in the legal sector – can help retain young lawyers in the profession. Too many young lawyers are leaving legal practice. The reasons?
- mistreatment by their law firms
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As a coach, I am intensely interested in how we – professionals in the legal sector – can help retain young lawyers in the profession. Too many young lawyers are leaving legal practice. The reasons?
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We are well into a new year but have you managed to find the time to do all that you set out to accomplish? Setting resolution(s) is one thing, the challenge of implementing these when the deluge of day-to-day work…
Many organizations deal with toxic situations and people. Law firms and partners are no different. One thing that I have noticed in my industry is that there is a tendency to not deal with the toxic situation and avoid it.…
Many junior lawyers experience concerns with a lack of confidence and questions about how to gain more. Rest assured, you are not alone in this feeling. It is a common challenge and one that is addressed in my coaching and…
Fixing the bugs in the legal profession.
Much of what ails the legal profession can be fixed. Here are 5 places to start.
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In March 2020, right as our world was turned upside down by the pandemic a new and important initiative was launched – Life in Law.
Founded by two partners, Kim Jakeman and Una Radoja both with the Vancouver-based law firm…
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This month I had the opportunity to record my conversation with Myrna McCallum about her new podcast The Trauma-Informed Lawyer.
The Trauma-Informed Lawyer podcast – presented in partnership with the Canadian Bar Association – provides an invaluable resource to…
Summer is almost here.
June 2020, a kind of June that we have never experienced before.
It is really different right now. There is much to grieve, there is cause for anger, there is change afoot, and challenges and opportunities…