Jan 21, 2022
Research shows that nearly half of all
US-based lawyers have executive or careers coaches. At a time of
market turbulence and vocational uncertainty, it is time for
Australian lawyers to do the same.
On this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in
partnership with
Coaching Advocates, host Jerome Doraisamy welcomes former
general counsel Claire Bibby and former law firm partner Lara
Wentworth – both of whom left legal practice and helped co-found
global lawyer coaching outfit, Coaching Advocates – to discuss the
myriad environmental factors presenting professional challenges for
lawyers of all stripes (including but not limited to the Great
Resignation).
The trio unpack how these factors, and the broader issues presented
by the age of coronavirus, offer opportunities to reflect, whether
lawyers are or should be open to change, what we mean by
professional coaching and why it is so important, why lawyers
should be unafraid of seeking such external guidance and what they
can glean from such relationships.
Ms Bibby and Ms Wentworth also detail how lawyer clients should be
approached in accordance with their idiosyncratic needs, why it is
incumbent upon lawyers to consider coaching as Australia looks
towards a post-pandemic landscape, how and why Coaching Advocates
can assist in that journey and the services they offer.
To learn more about Coaching Advocates, click
here.
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