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As the WTO crisis reshapes international trade law, many lawyers face not just career uncertainty, but a deeper challenge to their professional identity. This article explores four practical strategies to help trade lawyers evolve their skills, rebuild purpose, and actively shape a new professional path.
The WTO crisis is forcing many international trade lawyers into an identity reckoning. As their hard-won expertise loses relevance, they face anxiety, imposter syndrome, and the challenge of rebuilding a professional identity in a shifting legal landscape.
The legal profession is losing talented lawyers not because of skill gaps, but because traditional wellbeing initiatives fail to address the systemic pressures built into law firm culture. By integrating proactive psychological support, structural boundaries, and trauma-informed practices into everyday operations, firms can reduce turnover, improve performance, and build sustainable careers for their lawyers.
When opposing counsel sends that infuriating email or makes a snide remark that sets your nerves on fire, it’s easy to react. But what if those triggering moments were actually a hidden gift? In When Your Adversary Triggers You: The Hidden Gift in Hostile Negotiations, we explore how the “mirror principle” reveals that the traits we find most aggravating in others often reflect parts of ourselves. By reframing emotional triggers through the lens of curiosity—asking “What a gift. Why is this in my movie?”—we shift from reactivity to self-awareness. This subtle mindset change transforms conflict into clarity, enabling you to maintain composure, negotiate strategically, and turn even hostility into professional growth.
Family law demands more than legal expertise. It requires emotional endurance. Every case carries heartbreak, trauma, and human pain that most solicitors never face. Over time, this emotional exposure can erode resilience, leading to burnout, compassion fatigue, and even physical health issues. But with the right psychological tools, family lawyers can protect their wellbeing while continuing to help clients through their darkest moments.
Dr Catherine Sykes examines why many lawyers lose their sense of agency, the hidden cost it has on wellbeing and performance, and the four core skills needed to rebuild it. Discover practical ways to restore control, boost motivation, and foster long-term resilience in the legal profession.
Returning to legal practice after a career break can feel daunting, but with the right support, it can be made easier. Nikki Alderson shares practical strategies for HR teams, barristers’ clerks, and returners to create confident and sustainable return to work in law.
In this piece, coach and former solicitor Vikki Pratley explores how legal professionals can recognise the early warning signs of stress and take practical steps to manage it, before it takes control.
LawCare and the University of Leeds have launched a new reverse mentoring toolkit to help legal workplaces become more inclusive, supportive, and fairer. The toolkit offers step-by-step guidance to create safe, respectful spaces where junior staff can share lived experiences with senior colleagues, helping drive real change in culture and wellbeing across the legal sector.
Vikki Pratley explores how women in law can redefine success, balance motherhood and career, and build sustainable, high-performing lives.
The team at The Solicitors’ Charity is calling on solicitors from all corners of the profession to lace up their walking shoes and join them to walk, jog, or run 10 km in support of the London Legal Support Trust.
In this article, Katie da Gama explores how collaborative legal practice in shared purpose, psychological safety, and client-focused teamwork offers a competitive edge.
Workplace stress can lead to serious mental and physical health consequences, affecting productivity, job satisfaction, and overall wellbeing. In this article, Jessica Rowson of Oakwood Solicitors outlines the legal responsibilities employers have to protect staff from occupational stress, common causes of stress at work, and what employees can do if they feel unsupported.
This is Hannah’s story, a high-performing lawyer close to burnout who found confidence and balance through tailored coaching with Vikki Pratley. By redefining success, setting boundaries, and making small changes, she learned to thrive in her career without sacrificing her wellbeing. In this powerful article, Vikki shares how targeted support can help legal professionals work smarter not harder.
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