Guides for lawyers considering a coach
14 guides for lawyers weighing a career coach or a career move. Each one answers its question first.
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Choosing a coach
What coaches do, what they cost, what their credentials mean, and when a recruiter fits better.
- How to find and choose a career coach as a lawyer How lawyers can find and vet a career coach: what coaches do, what to ask on a first call, red flags, credentials and what coaching costs.
- How much does a career coach cost for lawyers? What coaches charge lawyers, taken from the prices coaches publish on their own sites: hourly rates, monthly fees, packages and free consultations.
- Coaching credentials explained What ICF ACC, PCC and MCC, CPCC, CPC and BCC mean, how coaches earn them, and how much weight to give them when you hire a coach as a lawyer.
- Career coach or legal recruiter: which do you need? Career coaches and legal recruiters both help lawyers move, but they work for different people and get paid differently. When to use each one.
Changing course
What a law degree leads to, moving in-house, leaving Big Law or law itself, and coming back after a break.
- What can you do with a law degree? Jobs you can get with a law degree: law firms, government, clerkships, public interest, business and JD advantage roles, what each pays, and how to choose.
- Alternative careers for lawyers Careers lawyers move into outside law practice, what each one asks of you, and how to test a move before you quit. Plus coaches who help with the switch.
- JD advantage jobs: what they are and how to get one What JD advantage, JD preferred and JD required mean, common JD advantage jobs, and how lawyers and law grads land them. Every figure has a source.
- Going in-house: how to move from a law firm to a company How lawyers move from a law firm to an in-house legal job: timing, what companies look for, the trade-offs, and how to prepare for interviews.
- Leaving Big Law: exit options and how to plan the move Where lawyers go after Big Law, how to time the move, and what to line up before you give notice. Plus coaches who work with Big Law associates.
- How to return to law after a career break How lawyers return to practice after a career break: refreshing skills, bar status, returnship programs, explaining the gap, and coaches who can help.
Growing in your role
Making partner and bringing in clients.
- How to make partner at a law firm What it takes to make partner at a law firm: the timeline, equity and non-equity partnership, what firms weigh, and how to build your case.
- Business development for lawyers: how to build a book of business How lawyers win clients and build a book of business: where work comes from, what to do each week, and when a business development coach helps.
Support for you
Burnout, mental health and where to get confidential help.
- Lawyer burnout: signs, causes and where to get help How burnout shows up in lawyers, what drives it, and where to get help: coaches, therapists and lawyer assistance programs. Every figure has a source.
- Lawyer mental health: where to get confidential help How lawyers get confidential help: lawyer assistance programs, therapists, coaches and the crisis line, when each fits, and what the research shows.