Career Coaching for Lawyers
with Paula McMullan
Where lawyers come to build a career & life they love
Are you a lawyer frustrated by your lack of career progress?
Or maybe you feel at a career crossroads?
Perhaps you’re tired of second-guessing yourself, wondering if you’ll ever have the confidence to go for the career you really want?
Or you're not sure how to position yourself to land your next exciting opportunity?
If you’ve fallen out of love with your legal career and are unsure where to turn, career coaching can completely turn your fortunes around
Don't worry - I've got you covered!
I'm the Career Coach for Lawyers
I'm a lawyer just like you. I've struggled with career frustration and a lack of sponsorship - even burnout.
- I qualified at a Silver Circle firm as a project finance lawyer. I loved my job, but hit my head on the glass ceiling and so moved into the people side of the profession.
- I then ran my first coaching consultancy for 10 years before joining Magic Circle firm Slaughter and May as Head of Recruitment. I then moved to Allen & Overy LLP to set up the in-house career coaching service.
- In 2019, I founded the Lawyers Career Mastermind and returned to what I love most - coaching lawyers to build their confidence, authenticity & personal brand.
- With more than 25 years of experience in the legal profession, I have a long history of helping struggling lawyers to get their careers back on track.
- I've coached 100s of lawyers, from trainees all the way to senior partners, and I know what separates the lawyers who miss out on career advancement from those who succeed.
- I take a pragmatic approach to coaching & mentoring, using a combination of inspirational coaching and neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) to help lawyers find success in the next chapter of their careers.
3 Ways to Work with Me...
LAWYERS CAREER MASTERMIND®
Want to transform your legal career for good?
The Lawyers Career Mastermind is my holistic career advancement programme which leaves no stone unturned in helping you find long-term career satisfaction.
FOCUSED COURSE & COACHING
Would a step-by-step approach to getting what you want from your career work better for you?
Check out my short courses which include a coaching session to help you get clear on what you need to do to advance your legal career.
SELF-STUDY RESOURCES
Get started immediately on your career development journey with my range of short video courses.
Don't leave your professional future to chance. Check out my cost-effective resources to devise your own career strategy.
Testimonials
Here's what my clients say...
Former US law firm associate, now in-house legal counsel
"Five months after our first session, I was offered an in-house legal role at one of my clients (a position I was headhunted for!) It's a role which ticks all the boxes - and I've now started there with a ton of confidence.
Through our conversations and from doing the work in between the coaching sessions, I grew to believe in myself and my abilities once again. I also came to understand my values intimately, and what I really wanted out of my career.
Over the course of the programme, I shed a lot of the beliefs that were holding me back from thriving in my career."
Mid-level associate, Magic Circle law firm
"I wouldn’t be where I am now without Paula’s invaluable help and her no nonsense approach. She didn’t go easy on me, made me question my career trajectory and pushed me to ask for the things I was too afraid to ask. She showed me that there were other options and gave me the confidence I needed to make a change. Being a lawyer herself, she understands how the industry works and can give the insight many of us miss being stuck in the same environment for many years. An inspiring coach for anyone feeling that there is something missing in their careers."
Mid-level associate, Magic Circle law firm
"I wouldn’t be where I am now without Paula’s invaluable help and her no nonsense approach.
She didn’t go easy on me, made me question my career trajectory and pushed me to ask for the things I was too afraid to ask. She showed me that there were other options and gave me the confidence I needed to make a change.
Being a lawyer herself, she understands how the industry works and can give the insight many of us miss being stuck in the same environment for many years. An inspiring coach for anyone feeling that there is something missing in their careers."
Mid-level associate, national law firm
"I was feeling dissatisfied at work and considering leaving the profession. I was open to coaching, but hadn’t come across a lawyer-specific career coach before.
Through my coaching with Paula, I’ve been able to work through my issues with someone who’s a specialist in this field. She was thoughtful, considerate and good humoured.
Now I’m looking forward to excelling in my career and utilising the strategies she has given me to become more successful. If you are a lawyer and putting off fixing your frustrations, don’t wait - do it today!"
Senior litigator, now in-house counsel
"Before I started career coaching with Paula, I felt stuck. Yes, I had a good job but I was starting to feel pigeon-holed and didn't know how to change my career direction.
Paula gave me the tools and insight to question where I wanted my career to go and how to get there. Through our one-to-one calls, together with her mindset tools, I realised that I wanted to move into a completely different area in the legal industry.
I also felt I had confidence to do this from Paula's holistic approach to career progression, something I was missing 12 months previously due to self-limiting beliefs.
Through working with Paula over the last 6 months, I have built a positive mindset which prepared me for interviews for positions which were very different from my private practice role. I have now obtained the right job for me as in-house counsel for an international corporate.
I cannot recommend Paula enough - professionally she goes above and beyond and personally she is a really lovely person."
Are you ready to invigorate your career?
Invest in the advancement of your career with a transformative programme that reconnects you with your confidence, abilities, and gets you into alignment with your true purpose in life.
Since I have over a quarter of a century’s worth of experience in this field, I am confident that I can help you create a career strategy that allows you to hone your professional brand and harness your inner willpower to create and build the best you that you can be!
Invest in your future self today so tomorrow you can live the life of your dreams.
© 2023 Paula McMullan
