The lawyer as leader : how to own your career and lead in law firms / Antonin Besse.
2019
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Author
Title
The lawyer as leader : how to own your career and lead in law firms / Antonin Besse.
Published
London : Law firm management insights / Globe Law and Business, 2019.
Call Number
KF299.W6 B47 2019
ISBN
9781787422322 (pbk.)
1787422321
1787422321
Description
119 pages ; 30 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)1099321066
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
7
I.
Creating the environment for successful development
11
1.
Inside the lawyer's mind
11
2.
Autonomy _
12
II.
Where are commercial law firms heading?
15
1.
bigger picture
15
2.
Money and lateral hires
15
3.
Globalisation and mergers
17
4.
Now, and then what?
18
III.
Lawyers as leaders
23
1.
Introduction
23
2.
Leaders or rainmakers?
24
3.
Effective legal teams
27
4.
Communication, feedback and critical conversations
31
5.
Building your connections
35
6.
Business awareness
40
7.
Managing deals for value
42
8.
Working effectively across borders
47
IV.
Self-leadership: getting the career you want
53
1.
Career possibilities - inside, outside, rock star
53
2.
Why make a plan?
55
3.
What should a good plan look like?
55
4.
What does it take to make partner?
58
V.
Coaching yourself and others through change
61
1.
Visiting the oracle
61
2.
Self-assessment
62
3.
Anchors and drivers
63
4.
Values and simple guiding principles
63
5.
Motivation
63
6.
Readiness for change
65
7.
Emotional intelligence
67
8.
Walking in another's shoes
70
9.
Mapping the environment
72
10.
Knowing goals and managing expectations
74
11.
Weighing up change
75
12.
Confidence
78
VI.
Change in a lawyer's career
83
1.
Types of change and their challenges
83
2.
stages in a lawyer's career
85
VII.
Wellbeing
93
1.
Energy budgets
93
2.
Mindfulness and microbreaks
94
3.
Sleep, diet and exercise
95
4.
Fear and loathing in law firms - a plea for psychological safety
95
Appendix 1
Self-appraisal
97
Appendix 2
Partner/senior associate career planning template
99
Appendix 3
Project management
111
Notes
117
About the author
119