Coaching for Lawyers in Private Practice
Business Growth & Sustainable Careers
With Lauren Paxton | Executive Coach
Former Law Firm Partner | Former Federal Prosecutor
Lauren knows first-hand the type of support that works for lawyers in private practice. She understands how lawyers think about their time and the importance of growth. Lauren’s coaching is designed to get right to the heart of her clients’ most complex challenges, leveraging neuroscience-based coaching tools to tap into her clients’ “best thinking”, and leave them with clear, practical takeaways.
Lauren practiced law for nearly 20 years, including as a partner and Chambers-ranked head of a high-stakes employment practice. She knows what it takes to balance the competing demands of business development, client service, firm management, and execution of top-notch legal work. Her own experience informs her coaching in unique ways, providing her clients with the clarity and perspective they need to achieve real growth.
Common Coaching Topics for Lawyers in Private Practice
Personalized Business Development
Build a personal brand, identify ideal clients, prioritize key relationships, and get into habits that make business development efforts more accessible, taking into account your unique work style, personality, and interests.Strategic Time & Task Management Allocate appropriate time to competing demands, balance short- and long-term priorities, develop systems, and improve habits.
Navigating Complex Workplace Dynamics
Manage competing demands, challenging personalities and communication dynamics.Optimize Decision-Making
Become more decisive with greater clarity and perspective.Sustaining Peak Performance
Manage perfectionism and procrastination, distinguish between a productive stretch and burnout risk, recognize performance highs and lows, and maintain focus and clarity under sustained pressure.Managing Change with Confidence
Navigate challenging transitions, focus on top priorities, and let go of approaches that no longer serve your practice.Leadership & Delegation
Develop an authentic leadership style, delegate effectively, build trust, and foster independence.
Why Lawyers and Firms Appreciate Working with Lauren
“A Lawyer’s Way of Thinking”
Lauren brings a “lawyer’s way of thinking” to coaching, given her background as a former federal prosecutor, law firm partner, and bar association leader. Lauren naturally sees issues from multiple angles, synthesizes complex information, and reframes issues clearly. Lauren thinks in terms of advocacy for her clients, helping lawyers build the strongest possible case for themselves, their decisions, their practices, and their careers.
The “Lay of the Land”
Lawyers can get the most value out of their time with Lauren, because she already understands the context in which they operate. Lauren is intimately aware of the (sometimes competing) demands of client service, work product excellence, firm citizenship, business development, and personal growth. As lawyers advance into firm leadership, Lauren is acutely aware of the unique challenges of leading teams, delegating, managing resources, and developing a personal brand in private practice.
Value-Forward, When Time is Money
Lauren is acutely aware of the value of a lawyer’s time in private practice, and she appreciates each client’s unique experience and inner wisdom. Lauren’s goal is to help her clients tap into their “best thinking” in each session, walking away from every session with actionable insights. Throughout her legal career, Lauren worked with a number of coaches, and she saw first-hand the type of support that really helps lawyers (and what really does not). Lauren offers thought partnership that is direct, candid, and practical, while respecting partners’ autonomy, judgment, and constraints.
Long Standing, Trust Based Relationships, Inside and Outside the Firm
Lauren has a history of long standing, trust-based relationships with clients and colleagues. During her legal career, leaders of companies, public figures, and senior executives trusted her to guide them through their most challenging moments at work and in court. Many of Lauren’s employment law clients have become clients of her coaching practice for the same reasons. Lauren cares deeply about her clients, she invests in understanding their practices and lives, and she is committed to their long term growth.
Uncover Hidden Growth Areas
& Find A More Productive Approach
“Lauren helped me uncover key growth areas that I wasn't even aware of. She identified alternative, more productive ways to think about and analyze particular issues I was facing in my career.”
- Partner / Practice Leader at Boutique Firm
Try a New Perspective
“I loved going through the different perspectives … I've been in a lot of masterminds and forums (and therapy) but I've never done a perspective shift - it was great.”
- Founder/Managing Partner of an Employment Law Firm
Make a Change, Big or Small
“After my first session with Lauren, I was convinced of her skills. I highly recommend checking her out if you are looking for a small or a big change or you just want to explore coaching.”
- Senior In-House Counsel, Banking
Get Your Team Clear on Priorities & Managing Time
“Lauren delivered a program during our Firm's Summer Retreat that addressed topics around lawyer wellbeing and professional effectiveness. Her approach helped our lawyers reflect more intentionally on how they manage their time and prioritize their energy, connecting these personal habits directly to the broader goals of legal ethics, client service, and sustainable practice.”
- Managing Partner & Head of Executive Compensation Practice
Reconnect and Recommit to Core Values
“Working with Lauren was a valuable investment of my time and energy. The experience opened me to exploring new perspectives on topics that were standing in the way of my professional advancement. Through our time together, I found the space to reconnect and recommit to core values and to explore matters that challenged my professional integrity. I would encourage anyone considering coaching to explore working with Lauren. It was such a delight - it’s a gift that keeps on giving.”
- Senior Partner, Private Equity
Get to the “Heart of the Matter”
“Lauren has this remarkable ability to listen deeply and then make thoughtful observations that cut straight to the heart of what I was really grappling with—often things I was only subconsciously aware of and hadn't fully articulated yet. Her empathy and genuine investment in my success and overall happiness made the process not just productive, but actually enjoyable.”
- Corporate Lawyer in Transition
Accomplish Goals With Easy Steps
“Lauren is informative, creative, and goal-oriented. I learned more about how I am measuring success and some easy steps to start to accomplish my goals, with her help!”
- Managing Partner, Mid-Sized Private Client Firm
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