Associate Conundrums: What comedy can teach us about presenting
Professional public speaker Luan de Burgh tries some stand-up comedy and looks at the skills that are transferable to presenting in the business world.
Lo♥︎ing Legal Life: Overcoming fear of failure
This week, systemic coach Zita Tulyahikayo and barrister James Pereira QC discuss the negative impact of fear of failure and how to overcome it.
Lo♥︎ing Legal Life: Want to feel better? Change your diet!
This week, systemic coach Zita Tulyahikayo and barrister James Pereira QC explain the relationship between mood and food, and how better digestive health can enhance and support wellbeing and brain function.
Leaving law: how to decide which alternative career is right for you
You have decided that law may not be the right career for you, and you have a few vague ideas of alternative jobs that you may want to do. The next step is a particularly hard one – choosing which career to pursue instead. Here are some tips to help. Lifestyle criteria This part is […]
Associate conundrums: Speaking with confidence
‘It’s not what you say… It’s how you say it.’ The title of the 2004 hard-core underground rap album by late American rap artist Mac Dre. It’s an album which many of us will no doubt be able to recall at an instant but for those less familiar with the genre, it is the message […]
World Mental Health Day: Common warning signs to look out for in colleagues
It can be difficult to spot the signs of mental ill health. Former City partner Richard Martin – who, following serious mental health illness changed career to advise workplaces on mental wellbeing – tells his story.
Lo♥︎ing legal life: How to communicate calmly during conflict
How we can manage our emotions and the way we communicate in order to remain calm and resolve conflict in a less stressful way.
Lo♥︎ing Legal Life: why it’s important to challenge your beliefs
Systemic coach Zita Tulyahikayo and barrister James Pereira QC consider how successful change requires us to challenge our beliefs and build on the future rather than the past.
Associate conundrums: Instilling confidence, part 2
How we carry ourselves has a significant effect on our self-esteem and how we are perceived by others. Much has been written about body language – and rightly so, as it is a fascinating topic for anyone who is interested in human behaviour and relationships. Inevitably there are a few self-styled gurus in this area […]
Lo♥︎ing Legal Life: Beating the post-holiday blues
Wish you were still on holiday? Then it’s time for change! In this first article in their fortnightly column on well-being in the law, systemic coach Zita Tulyahikayo and barrister James Pereira QC invite you to use the post-holiday period to start the process of change to reinvigorate your life and its approach to work. […]
Webcast: How to be the ideal trainee
In this webcast, our expert panel discusses burning trainee concerns, such as: how to go about choosing your area of law, what support to expect from your law firm developing your business and commerce sense should you take a year out after an LPC? how not to feel intimidated by the unfamiliar work environment The panel […]
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Joining a new firm: seven ways to fit in
Starting at a new law firm can be daunting whatever level you are at. Solicitor and leadership coach Ruth Fenton suggests what to do to feel more integrated