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.
Lawyers tend to book a consultation for
one of two reasons
When you want a clear strategy
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 keep going round the same questions without reaching a conclusion
You’ve already decided what you want, but need a deliberate strategy for how to approach it
You want to be deliberate about your career rather than drifting into decisions by default
You worry about making a decision you'll later regret
You’re not sure how to put order into your thinking to create a coherent plan
You want an impartial sounding board to sense-check your assumptions, priorities and next steps
You're unsure how to make a decision you can stand behind - professionally and personally
You feel pulled in different directions by competing priorities or goals
What this consultation is designed to do
The Career Strategy Consultation is a one-off, strategic advisory conversation designed to help you decide what to do next, whether you're making a crucial career decision or working out your strategy to take the next step forward.
This is not generic career advice.
This is your opportunity to talk through what's holding you back from taking this next step with confidence on your own.
We'll slow down your thinking, identify what’s driving any uncertainty and work things through logically.
Then, together we'll work out a step-by-step plan to achieve your career goals.
The aim is simple: to help you reach clarity you can trust -
not another set of options to overthink.
conversation
the conversation
Here’s how we approach
Here’s how we approach the
We take a step back and look at the situation in a structured way
Depending on what you bring to the consultation, we may explore:
What’s driving your current uncertainty, hesitation or sense of pressure
Moving you out of overthinking and into considered decision-making
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
How to think more intentionally about timing, direction and positioning
What a sensible next step looks like rather than a reactive one
By the end of the consultation
you will leave with:
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Clients finish the consultation feeling calmer and more confident - not because everything is solved, but because the direction is now clear and next steps make sense.
Confidence in the direction you’re taking because it’s grounded in insight rather than anxiety or second-guessing
Clear, considered language you can use to explain your thinking to others - partners, GCs, recruiters, senior stakeholders or family - and gain the support you need
A structured way of approaching the next phase of your career, including a short-term action plan (next 30–90 days) that brings focus and momentum rather than overwhelm
- stay and reposition
- move internally
- move externally
- pause and regroup
A grounded view of what your most credible next step is, including whether it makes sense to:
A solid understanding of the core career issue you’re dealing with - whether that’s reaching a decision or shaping a strategy for a decision you’ve already made
— 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 (I have other solutions for these options)
- 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.
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I help clients make sense of complex career decisions - whether they’re weighing up options, preparing for a step up, or working out how to approach the next phase of their career with more intention.
My work draws on experience in law firms, legal recruitment and career coaching, and on working with hundreds of lawyers across private practice and in-house roles.
This consultation is designed for situations where the next step isn’t obvious and where you want a considered, strategic way of thinking things through, rather than generic advice or quick fixes.
a bit about me
I’m a legal career strategist and former lawyer who works with other lawyers at points of career 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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