Lawyer Support and Development
The Libra Partnership was originally founded to give legal professionals the skills, insights and personal development that are missing from standard training but essential in professional practice. Whether barrister or solicitor, your success and fulfilment are our priority. We offer ourselves fully in support of it.
James’ unique place as a leading practitioner at the Bar and a fully certified professional coach with nearly a decade’s coaching experience offers unique and powerful insights into the dynamics that support real success.
Below you will find details of our lawyer related services, and you can see some of our published writing and podcast appearances at the bottom of the home page
How you can work with us
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Your coaching is tailored to your needs and rooted in a deep understanding of the practical demands of the profession. We support you to resolve the challenges that impact your professional performance and quality of life, and to learn new skills and ways of being that strengthen you and your practice.
Please contact us to arrange a no-commitment 30 minute call to discuss how we can meet your needs.
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We design workshops to meet your needs. Past themes include building resilience, communication skills, overcoming imposter syndrome, team working, problem solving, developing creativity, relationship skills, boundary setting, personal regulation and stress reduction, cultivating a reflective practice - speak to us and see if we can help.
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We run a few open workshops each year on practical themes facing the profession. Currently we are collaborating with The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple offering an annual cycle of workshops as part of their Survive and Thrive Programme. Current workshops will be advertised on the Middle Temple events page here. Alternatively, please contact us via the button below.
UPCOMING PUBLIC WORKSHOPS
Podcasts
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James explains how a coaching technique can be used to cross examine on a witnesses’ body language
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James speaks about how coaching can upskill legal practice in episode #18 about communication in the courtroom.
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Video feature on the Bar Council’s Wellbeing at the Bar Portal
Recent Articles
Articles Elsewhere
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Author of chapter on coaching for lawyers in the book “Lawyer Health and Wellbeing: how the legal profession is tackling stress and creating resiliency” (Ark Group, 2020)
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