Coaching Attorneys
"The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want."
-Ben Stein
As an attorney, you are expected to be an excellent communicator, manage relationships well, meet the needs of your clients, precisely manage your time, interact closely with colleagues, meet billable goals, and handle stress calmly. Somewhere in the midst of the chaos, you need to find time for a personal life.
UpwardAction Coaching provides personalized coaching for lawyers at all levels of experience as well as law firms, government agencies and in-house legal departments. We are familiar with the unique environment in which attorneys work, and we coach from that highly specialized perspective. Our mission is to help you become more effective and excited about your legal career though achieving the results you want.
INSIGHTFUL ADVICE "I recommend UpwardAction Coaching for anyone who is serious about having a well-managed professional career and personal life. In particular, Coach T.C. helped me to use my time more wisely by directing me towards those professional activities that would be most helpful in reaching my career goals while not contravening my core values. Working with Coach T.C. was time and money well-spent." - Mid Level Associate, Washington DC Law Firm |
UpwardAction Coaching can help you:
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Enhance your management and leadership skills
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Improve your marketing and business development efforts
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Become a more effective public speaker and develop your communication skills
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Increase your productivity, motivation and professional focus
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Create a greater balance between your professional and personal life.
Coaching Experienced Lawyers
As an experienced attorney, you know how important it is to manage and plan your career. And, you plan to do it as soon as you have time…in between the work.
If you are too busy managing day-to-day challenges to plan the career (and life) you want, coaching may be the answer you’re looking for. Whether you want to attract more clients, have more time to pursue the things that really interest you, or add more meaning in your law practice, a coach can help you do it.
Coaching can help you assess where you are now and create a strategy for building a practice that inspires you and that aligns with your professional and personal goals. Through coaching, you get the structure, guidance and encouragement you need to move toward your goals.
UpwardAction Coaching can help you:
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Build your practice with the type of work and clients you want
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Improve your team building and project/case management skills
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Focus on strategic planning and improve decision-making
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Become more efficient and effective in delegating, providing feedback and associate training
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Create an effective business development strategy and market yourself
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Improve public speaking and communication skills
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Create time management and organizational strategies to increase your productivity and value to clients
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Develop a strategy for transitioning from service attorney to business generator
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Think creatively to solve ongoing challenges
UpwardAction Coaching works with experienced attorneys that include partners, senior associates, government attorneys and corporate counsel.
Coaching Junior Lawyers
Case files, motions, client meetings, conference calls, deadlines, emails, research and paperwork?Attorneys, especially those just starting their careers, have to maximize almost every minute of the day, and yet few, if any, law schools provide training on how to successfully manage time—much less how to create a successful, fulfilling career.
UpwardAction Coaching works with junior attorneys who are starting their career in law firms, government agencies and in-house legal departments. A professional coach can help you build a solid professional foundation and be more strategic about your career development so that you can have the most variety of choices as you become more senior.
UpwardAction Coaching can help you:
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Setting and achieving your own personal objectives
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Building your areas of expertise
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Developing mentoring relationships inside and outside of your organization
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Managing your workload and selecting projects that leverage your personal strengths and is in harmony with your values
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Further developing professional confidence and judgment
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Further developing superior work habits and first rate client service
Please contact us to discuss
how coaching can help improve your performance and profitability or visit
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Coaching for Law Firms and In-house Legal Departments
