Law school taught us the law. Nobody taught us the laws of a good career.
Coaching for lawyers from someone who spent more than 20 years practicing, as a litigator and as a general counsel.
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Lawyers are excellent advocates for everyone except ourselves. We prepare meticulously for every client and wing it on our own careers. Business development waits until the big matter wraps, which it never quite does. The decision about whether to stay, go in-house, or push for partnership gets put off until a calmer month. Meanwhile the hours pile up, and the person who went to law school for good reasons gets harder to find.
I work with law firm partners, in-house counsel, and senior lawyers who are ready to give their own careers the attention they give their clients’ matters. As a career coach for attorneys, I bring two decades inside the profession, an ICF PCC credential, and Hogan assessment certification. Together we figure out what you want, what’s in the way, and what to do on Monday morning.
Where coaching helps
Rainmaking that fits who you are.
Building a book of business doesn’t require a personality transplant or a sudden love of golf. As an attorney business coach, I help lawyers develop relationships and referral sources in a way that suits the person they already are.
Partnership and leadership decisions.
Whether to make the push, how to lead once you get there, and what to do when the deal on the table isn’t the one you were promised.
Moving in-house, or moving on.
Having sat on both sides of the outside counsel relationship, I can tell you what each looks like from the inside and help you plan a move that makes sense on paper and in real life.
A career that doesn’t cost you everything else.
Plenty of lawyers love the work and dislike how it’s arranged. The arrangement is usually fixable.
Law Firm Success Strategies with Doug Brown, JD:
Taking Back Control Of Your Career
If you’d like to hear how I think before we talk, Doug Brown had me on Law Firm Success Strategies.
I have been working with Dena as my business coach for the last three years…Her excellent listening skills are the key to merging great advice on business development that is in tune with your own unique personality. Bottom line, “do life” with Dena!
James Rohn, Chairman, Conrad O’Brien, P.C.
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How Coaching Works
Get clear on the goal
Take an honest look at where things stand
Gather data, including Hogan assessments where useful
Build a plan with real benchmarks
Agree on how we'll measure progress
Turn the plan into steps you'll actually take
7. Celebrate the wins (lawyers are notoriously bad at this part, so I'll insist)
Winning in Your Own Court: 10 Laws for a Successful Career without Burning Out or Selling Out
Ten laws for building a legal career worth keeping, drawn from my years in practice and my work coaching lawyers since. Published by the American Bar Association and winner of the Silver Nautilus Award for Inner Prosperity and Right Livelihood, along with honors from the Independent Press Awards, Pinnacle Book Awards, and Readers’ Favorite.
I also write the Coach’s Corner column for The Legal Intelligencer and Law.com, and speak regularly to bar associations and women in the law groups.
Learn more | Reviews | Available at the American Bar Association and Amazon
She provides tools for helping lawyers choose the best path at each career crossroads. In “Winning in Your Own Court,” Dena Lefkowitz helps readers re-envision and reinvigorate their careers and their lives.
Excerpt from Law.com
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The first consultation is FREE. Tell me a little about where things stand, and I’ll be in touch within 24 to 48 hours.