A focused 90-minute consultation designed to help you understand why you’re stuck so you can decide what to do next
Clarity and focus for lawyers at a career crossroads
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It can be hard to think clearly on your own
When you’re trying to think clearly about your career while trying to juggle competing priorities, risks, expectations and longer-term considerations, it can be hard to get proper perspective on your own.
This is true whether you’re feeling uncertain about an immediate next step or you’re trying to think more intentionally about where you want your career to go over time.
People tend to come to this consultation for one of two reasons
When you want to think more strategically
In both cases, the aim is to create clarity about your next step and how you want to approach your career more deliberately going forward.
When a decision feels hard
You’re not sure how to put order into your thinking to create a coherent plan
You want to be deliberate about your career rather than drifting into decisions by default
You know something needs to change, but can’t yet define what that is
You keep going round the same questions without reaching a conclusion
You feel pulled in different directions by competing priorities or goals
You worry about making a decision you'll later regret
You're unsure how to make a decision you can stand behind - professionally and personally
You don’t have an impartial sounding board for your ideas and concerns
What this consultation is designed to do
The Career Strategy Consultation is a one-off, strategic advisory conversation designed to help you understand why you’re stuck so you can decide what to do next.
This is not generic career advice. We don’t jump straight to solutions or tactics.
Instead, we slow your thinking down, identify what’s actually driving the uncertainty and work through the decision properly.
The aim is simple: to help you reach clarity you can trust - not another set of options to overthink.
WHAT WE'LL WORK THROUGH
We take a step back to
look at the situation in a structured way
What’s driving your current uncertainty, hesitation or sense of pressure
conversation
the conversation
Here’s how we approach
Depending on what you bring to the consultation, we may explore:
Why your previous thinking hasn’t led to clarity
The options realistically available to you now
What you should be considering when planning your career strategy over the longer term
Here’s how we approach the
How to think more intentionally about timing, direction and positioning
What a sensible next step looks like rather than a reactive one
Moving you out of overthinking and into considered decision-making
What you'll have clarity on
by the end of the 90-minute consultation, you will leave with:
- stay and reposition
- move internally
- move externally
- pause and regroup
Perspective on whether your next step is to:
A short-term action plan (next 30–90 days) to address your immediate situation
A well-defined understanding of the core career issue you’re dealing with
Clear language you can use to explain your thinking to others - partners, GCs, recruiters, senior stakeholders or family - and gain the support you need
Confidence in the direction you’re taking because it’s grounded in insight rather than anxiety
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Most clients finish the consultation feeling calmer and more confident
in the direction they’re taking - not because the decision is easy,
but because it now makes sense
— senior private practice lawyer
I'd never done any coaching before and didn’t really know what to expect - Paula really helped me to
see things from a new perspective
I needed help in deciding between two opportunities which had the potential to take my legal career in very different directions. I had been endlessly agonising over the pros and cons of each, as well as the well-meaning advice of family, friends and professional contacts and I felt completely stuck.
During my consultation with Paula, I was able to take a step back and think about the things that really matter to me and how each of the opportunities fitted into that.
After our session, I felt confident and relieved that I was making the right choice for me.
- Want to think clearly for themselves, rather than be told what to do
- Are willing to listen and engage actively in the discussion
- Value an experienced, external perspective
- Are open to examining assumptions that may be keeping them stuck
- Want to reach a considered decision they can stand behind
This consultation works best for lawyers who:
Is this the right kind of support for you?
- You are looking for someone to make the decision for you
- You need help with an in-depth CV rewrite, interview preparation or promotion business case planning
- You want an immediate resolution of a long-standing issue such as imposter syndrome or chronic stress
This consultation is not designed for you if:
We will, of course, talk about big-picture strategy - including tactics for developing your confidence, defining your personal brand, building sponsorship and making you stand out to recruiters.
However, since this is a 90-minute meeting, there won’t be time to go into the full detail of how to implement your plan.
If you want in-depth support through a recruitment process, promotion strategy or partnership preparation, you may want to consider working with me through a personalised coaching programme.
ONE MORE THING
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discover my 1-2-1 coaching programme
I help clients bring clarity and structure to complex career decisions, drawing on my experience of working in law firms, legal recruitment and career coaching, and with 100s of lawyers from private practice and the corporate world.
This consultation is designed to support clear, considered decision-making when the next step isn’t obvious.
a bit about me
I’m a legal career strategist and former lawyer who works with other lawyers at points of transition
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Consultation details
format:
Private individual 90-minute consultation
delivery:
Online via Zoom or other video conference platform
Your investment:
£297
preparation:
Light pre-work to ensure the time is used well
after your consultation:
You’ll have clear notes and agreed next steps to support your decision-making
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