How Fully Human Leaders™ Create Fully Human Lawyers™
I’m an executive coach to leadership in law firms and in-house legal departments.
Where some see intractable problems, I see new opportunities.
Are your people 100% invested?
I help law firms and companies increase profits by attracting and developing sought-after talent that doesn’t merely stay: they lead.
Are your lateral hires fully integrated?
In this heated marketplace, we work together to create fresh, sustainable solutions that accelerate individual contribution.
Do clients call you first?
Clients show their gratitude with their loyalty. I help you grow and maintain your coveted “Trusted Advisor” status.
My flexibility lets us hone the best approach for your unique needs.
The legal world’s rapidly shifting landscape – generational misalignment, the explosive disruption of artificial intelligence, and a crisis of individuals’ well-being – demands the utmost from leaders.
Together, we’ll tackle these challenges using a broad range of modalities. We will turn your investment in coaching into a long-term asset, one that compounds in value.
Executive coaching and consulting
- Individual coaching for senior leaders
- Lateral integration consulting
- Business development (BD) coaching and consulting
- Interview preparation to seize the next opportunity
- Preparation for board and investor meetings
- Succession planning and execution
“The best investment I’ve ever made.”
– Global Head of Chambers-ranked practice, Am Law 10 firm
Workshops
My workshops and facilitated programs help firms and legal departments become more profitable, strategic, clear on collective goals/values (and better at communicating them), and better aligned with the needs of the talent they want to attract, develop, and retain.
- Team-building and strategic alignment workshops
- MBTI® (Myers-Briggs®) workshops for leadership teams, practice groups, corporate legal departments, and business services teams
- Retreat and off-site partner meeting facilitation
- Building “value-adds” from outside counsel to in-house counsel
“The best outside coach in the business.”
– Director of Attorney Development
Speaking Engagements
I speak at retreats, offsites and meetings (leadership teams, partners, legal departments, attorneys, affinity groups, etc.).
I am a regular guest on podcasts, where I speak on human and humane issues of leadership and on neurodiversity and its effect in the workplace.
“Lauren is one in a million.”
– Equity Partner & Chief Talent Officer
The Fully Human Lawyer™
I write a widely read column originally published in The American Lawyer. It combines my blend of leadership best practices with the wisdom I’ve gleaned from my confidential coaching sessions with senior leaders in-house and at firms.
Each FHL™ column names and addresses the uncomfortable, usually unspoken, “thing” in our fast-changing legal workplace. Vetted by senior leaders including Managing Partners of Am Law 100 firms, each column offers practical, actionable solutions to lawyers’ real-life challenges.
Fully Human Lawyer™: The Secret Thoughts of Lateral Partner Hires
Many laterals don’t have a clear grasp of the unwritten rules…
The Fully Human Lawyer™: Value Beyond Numbers
I spent much of Q4 discussing numbers – metrics – in various contexts…
What Law Firms Can Do to Upgrade Their ‘Zoom Associates’
Communication, clear expectations, frequent meetings and giving associates a venue to “flex different muscles” can help address any skill gaps.
About me
My business savvy started at the Wharton School of Business. Next came Michigan Law School, a federal judicial clerkship, and 12+ years of law practice with leading NYC firms. I excelled at BD so I pivoted, becoming a top-producing legal recruiter. After a stint as a stay-at-home mom, I spent seven years with the growing consultancy, Volta Talent Strategies. I attended “coach school” (iPEC) to become a certified coach (and, now, ICF Board Member).
In 2021, I opened my own leadership coaching and consulting business and started The American Lawyer’s Fully Human Lawyer™ column. In 2023 and 2024, Lawdragon named me a “Global 100 Leader in Legal Strategy & Consulting.” I am the first executive coach and leadership expert named to this prestigious list.
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