Kate Sherburn spoke recently on The Corporate Counsel Show about life in-house, the advice she would give her younger self and being passionate about your work. Why go in-house? Ms Sherburn was the
Global coaching network for lawyers launches
By Jerome Doraisamy|24 May 2021
A team of lawyers-turned-professional coaches, with experiences as partners, GCs and board members, has launched a worldwide network to coach law firms, in-house teams and individuals “from the inside out”.
Coaching Advocates, a global professional coaching network for firms, law departments and individual lawyers, has been launched to modernise approaches to practising law.
By launching the network, founders Claire Bibby and Lara Wentworth (both based in Australia), Katie Gray (based in New Zealand) and Frieda Levycky (based in South Africa) – all of whom have extensive senior experience as lawyers and are now internationally qualified coaches – intend to revolutionise the legal profession’s approach to wellbeing, linking it inextricably to performance, improve team and individual productivity, and make the practice of law more cost-effective.
What firms are doing to foster young talent
By Emma Ryan|24 May 2021
With this year’s 30 Under 30 Awards fast approaching, Lawyers Weekly spoke to three firms on how they’re fostering those new to industry.
King & Wood Mallesons head of resourcing Penny Thompson said a key priority of the global law firm’s make-up is ensuring the next generation of lawyers is properly equipped with a range of support tools.
“There are initiatives at two levels – building awareness among prospective recruits, and once onboard really intensifying the support – with digital skills a focus,” Ms Thompson said.
“Our global virtual experience program, launched last year was designed to give aspiring lawyers a real ‘hands-on’ sense of what it is like to work on game-changing commercial transactions from wherever in the world they lived and studied. While actually conceived pre-COVID, we had tremendous feedback from participants who relished the sense of connection it provided during
The biggest headwinds facing young lawyers revealed
By Emma Ryan|23 May 2021
While the number of law grads keen to make their mark in Australia’s legal profession is commendable, there are certain challenges they must be wary of, according to three BigLaw firms.
Gilbert + Tobin chief people officer Anna Sparkes, King & Wood Mallesons head of resourcing Penny Thompson and MinterEllison chief talent officer Mary Lyras spoke to Lawyers Weekly about the current state of the market for new and aspiring lawyers ahead of this year’s 30 Under 30 Awards.
While all three concurred the market is presenting ample opportunity, they acknowledged there are certain challenges that need to be laid out.
Signing up for more legal training key to advancing in the profession
By Robyn Tongol|19 May 2021
In this special episode with The College of Law, Hive Legal executive director and experience designer Melissa Lyon talks listeners through the many benefits of the Legal Practice Management Course, from interactive learning through to networking with expert facilitators and diverse cohorts.
Not only does Melissa Lyon bring an especially unique perspective on the course from a facilitator point of view, but she was also once a participant and has since been able to take the skills from the course and apply it into her own career.