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Branding and packaging aren’t just concepts for Wheaties (the breakfast of champions) or Bounty paper towels (the quicker picker-upper). Lawyers need to differentiate themselves, and they can do it through branding, a life coach says.Writing at the Legal Intelligencer, lawyer and life coach Karen Shapiro says lawyers can set themselves apart if they use branding exercises to help figure out how to present themselves to the world. Branding can lead to “new and improved” business relationships and a more successful and fulfilling career, she says.“Branding yourself is one way to get more deeply connected to your particular and unique set of offerings and to outwardly convey them to the world,” Shapiro says in the article.She suggests these exercises:• Make a list of your attributes and endearing quirks that make you special at work or to which you aspire. Some examples are “quiet confidence” or “sophisticated yet fun.” Then … [Read more...] about Branding Applies to Lawyers as Well as Wheaties, Life Coach Says

0 Have your say The leader of Leeds City Council wants to employ a team of life coaches as part of a £500,000 scheme to help young people in the city suffering from mental health problems. The commitment follows an announcement made during Leeds City Council’s budget meeting last week, as Coun Judith Blake (Lab, Middleton Park) said many young people struggle with mental health difficulties. It is claimed the extra money would be used to make it easier for young people in Leeds to access support. It would also fund the expansion of the council’s therapeutic social work team to support a team of life coaches who will work directly with young people to help improve their emotional well-being.Coun Blake said: “We are stepping in to help fill that gap, as we recognise how mental illness can hold young people back in education, training and employment. “Currently there are some great support services in Leeds, but it’s very … [Read more...] about Life coaches planned as part of £500k children’s mental health improvements in Leeds

A well known Minneapolis defense lawyer who touts his services as a life coach says some of the recent ethics allegations against him are due to misunderstandings.Lawyer Barry Voss is accused in an ethics complaint (PDF) of failing to pay employer withholding taxes, overdrawing his trust account, failing to respond to client inquiries, and keeping referral fees without accounting for the time spent. The Minneapolis Star Tribune and the MinnLawyer Blog covered the allegations.Voss has represented defendants in several high-profile cases, including the alleged leader of the “Beat-Down Posse” who is awaiting trial on racketeering charges, the Star Tribune says.Voss tells the Star Tribune that a new accountant is clearing up the tax allegations and he never withheld money from clients. He said some of the complaints against him are due to misunderstandings, such as the time he stood at a lectern with a blank legal pad, leading a client to believe he wasn’t doing any work. … [Read more...] about Defense Lawyer and Life Coach Accused in Ethics Complaint Cites Lectern Misunderstanding

A rising college basketball coaching star accused of throwing a punch that killed a New York City tourist visiting the Big Apple for a wedding and who had apparently mistaken him for an Uber driver pleaded not guilty Thursday to an assault charge. Wake Forest University assistant coach Jamill Jones attacked digital marketing guru Sandor Szabo around 1:15 a.m. last Sunday in Queens, causing him to fall and smash his head on the sidewalk, police said. Szabo, visiting from Boca Raton, Florida, banged on the window of Jones' SUV while looking for his ride after his stepsister's wedding, police said. The coach got out, followed Szabo to the sidewalk, clocked Szabo and sped off, police said. Szabo never regained consciousness and was taken off life support on Tuesday. Jones, 35, of Kernersville, North Carolina, turned himself in to police on Thursday, accompanied by a lawyer. He was arraigned Thursday night on a misdemeanor assault charge and released on his own recognizance after entering … [Read more...] about College Hoops Coach Arrested in Death Punch of NYC Tourist: Police

Home In-Depth Reporting Picking the path: Take time to assess and… On Well-Being By Jeena Cho December 2018 Shutterstock “I have to sit in the car and give myself a pep talk so I can go into the office every morning. At the end of the day, I often sit in my car and cry.” This is what one coaching client shared during a recent call. From the outside, no one would guess this was her inner world. She has built a successful boutique family law practice. She has a loving husband, a 5-year-old son and a beautiful home—yet she struggles with longing for something more. I often see lawyers in this position: searching for meaning in their work and struggling with a deep sense of discontentment. Lawyers are goal-oriented, and we tend to excel at following the rules. Do well in high school, get into a good college, do well on the LSAT, get into a good law school, graduate, pass the bar, get a job at a law firm, put in your dues and make partner. We falsely believe that … [Read more...] about Picking the path: Take time to assess and create an intentional, joyful, satisfying life