legalCadre

Name:

Cadre: A group of people specially trained for a particular purpose or profession.

Vision:

When your employees are happy your clients are happy!

Our vision is to re-define the legal industry by helping you create a culture that aligns your values, wellbeing, employee experience and client experience.

Your people are the key to your success.

We help law firms develop a people strategy that aligns with the firms strategic objectives and enhances employee experience to create a seamless connection between the high level strategy and the daily actions of your team. This leads to faster, more sustainable success.

Employee expectations are changing, wellbeing, career development and personal development are essential to future proof your law firm so that you can attract and retain the brightest talent.

When your lawyers can see a clear and transparent roadmap for their career at your firm, understand what is expected of them and feel supported to develop the skills and competencies they need, they will reach their full potential and commit to the firm. They will be able to see their future!

We partner with you to develop a strategy to deliver career pathways and behaviour frameworks that underpin the values of your firm. This will be aligned to your strategic direction whilst enhancing leadership capability and providing support for individual career progression.

It will help you attract, engage and retain the brightest minds in the legal field, who are supported to reach their full potential and flourish, helping you future proof your law firm and gain a competitive edge.

Mission:

Our mission is to partner with law firms to develop and implement bespoke people-centric strategies that enhance culture, engagement, and retention.

By understanding the unique challenges and opportunities within the legal sector, we create tailored solutions that promote a positive workplace culture, encourage professional growth, and support the overall well-being of every individual so that they can flourish.

We help law firms create environments where talent not only thrives but is also inspired to contribute to their fullest potential, ensuring long-term success and sustainability for the firm with a rewarding career path for their professionals.

Having a clear people strategy is not just an ethical choice, it is a strategic choice for your employees and your firm.

We help you:

Align People with Purpose: Develop a seamless and transparent connection between your firms strategic goals and every day actions, so that individuals understand how their work drives the firm’s success.

Empower Managers with an easy to deliver strategy: We equip your leaders with the tools and support they need to effectively communicate strategic goals, set objectives and create a supportive culture throughout the firm.

Stand out as an employer: Having a clear and transparent people plan helps you attract top talent by showcasing a tangible strategy that supports growth and wellbeing. This ensures that new hires, or merging teams are quickly aligned and have a positive onboarding experience.

Boost Retention: Retain your best talent by creating a culture where employees feel valued, supported and engaged, leading to higher levels of commitment, loyalty, and satisfaction, which ultimately improves your client experience. Its win/win.

Mitigate People Risks: Take positive action against the risk of disengagement, increased turnover, lack of talent pipeline and psychosocial risks in the workplace.

Let us help you develop a people plan to enhance your recruitment, onboarding, retention and client outcomes, ensuring your firm is on the path to lasting success.

Outcomes:

  • Define Values and related behaviours.
  • Develop a contribution framework.
  • Create clear career pathways.
  • Build leadership capability.
  • Promote Health and Wellbeing Awareness, mitigating psycho-social risks.
  • Increase employee engagement and retention.

Benefits:

  • Confirms your commitment to employees and creates transparency.
  • Creates a value proposition to support attraction, recruitment and retention.
  • Raises awareness of and helps to mitigate against psychosocial risks in the workplace.
  • Supports engagement, development and leadership pipeline.
  • Enhanced team dynamics.
  • Improved client relationships.
  • Enhanced engagement, gives employees the opportunity to setcareer focused goals
  • Change Readiness – employees are more likely to be agile and innovative in finding solutions if they feel supported.
  • Long term business strategy – gives you the oversight that you need of your workforce so that you can navigate growth and change in your business.

Values Alignment

Facilitated workshop with leadership team and key stakeholders to challenge, and re-define current values whilst identifying what they mean in practice. This is helps set the foundations for the culture of the firm.

Contribution Framework

Develop a Framework using the outputs of the Values alignment session, to set out the desired behaviours required to support the culture at the firm, and how everyone can contribute to it. The framework identifies desired behaviours and skills required to bring the firms values to life, and to support leadership capability.

Review

Develop a forward focused review process that balances technical and financial performance oversight with personal development planning and regular catch ups. This establishes effective feedback loops, ensures that high potential employees are engaged and creates a consistent and fair approach across the firm that mitagates against psychosocial risks.

Career Pathway

Defines the route from Paralegal/Apprentice to Partner/Director for both legal/technical and operational roles. This creates a roadmap that helps your people see the opportunities for growth and development at the firm and understand how they will be assessed.

Development

Interactive coaching and training workshops support personal and professional development to support the implementation of designed to strengthen leadership capability, increase emotional intelligence, raise awareness of psycho-social risks and develop key skills to promote a positive and collaborative culture.

Leadership Foundations: A transformative series of workshops designed exclusively for legal professionals seeking to thrive in the demanding world of law.

The relentless pace, complex cases, and high expectations can take a toll on your well-being and effectiveness. But what if you could not only navigate these challenges but excel through them?

These workshops equip your lawyers the skills and strategies they need to successfully navigate their career, and are aligned to the SRA competencies.

  • Workshop 1: Thrive: Unlock your lawyers full potential with this powerful workshop which focuses on building personal resilience. In a high pressure legal environment resilience is a key skill. Thrive equips your team with the practical, daily strategies they can use to boost their ability to handle challenges, reduce stress and stay at the top of their game. By strengthening their resilience your lawyers will be more effective, energised and better equipped to deliver for your clients.
  • Workshop 2: Flourish: This workshop helps your lawyers take their performance to the next level by mastering the art of relationship and workload management. Flourish empowers your team with the essential skills to manage their time and workload and build strong stakeholder and client relationships . By promoting strategies that enhance productivity, communication and connection your lawyers will work smarter, more effectively to deliver for your clients.
  • Learning Outcomes:
    • Discover actionable strategies to reduce stress and maintain a healthy work-life balance.
    • Learn how to manage your workload effectively, improving efficiency and job satisfaction.
    • Identify and pursue opportunities for career growth and professional development.

Investment:

  • 2 Thrive Workshops (Maximum 12 attendees)
  • 2 Flourish Workshops (1Maximum 12 attendees)
  • £300 pcm +VAT
  • £195 pcm +VAT for NLA members
  • Quarterly coaching call to ensure alignment with strategic objectives of the firm and to tailor the sessions to your specific needs.
  • Workshops can be delivered online or in-person.

This includes the Cadre package to set the right foundations which we then build on by working with your leaders across the firm to enhance their leadership skills.

Leadership Fundamentals: a dynamic series of workshops designed for legal leaders.

These workshops will equip your leaders with the skills and strategies they need to create a team environment where every member feels valued, engaged, and motivated to perform at their best, we’ll explore strategies to build a collaborative, psychologically safe environment that nurtures personal development and enhances team performance, whilst raising awareness of psycho-social risks.

  • Workshop 1: Thrive Together: Unlock the leadership potential in your firm by equipping your leaders with the tools they need to thrive in their role. Thrive Together is designed for firms committed to enhancing leadership capability and effectiveness. This workshop empowers your leaders with actionable behaviours and practical strategies that promote resilience, create a psychologically safe environment, and a culture of support. Your leaders will be better prepared to navigate the complexities of their role whilst enhancing team performance and engagement.
  • Workshop 2: Flourish Together: Empower your leaders to create a culture of purpose, collaboration, productivity and excellent client service with Flourish Together. This workshop is designed for firms committed to strengthening their leadership capability. Leaders will master the art of delegation, clear communication, and engagement strategies. Your leaders will be equipped with the tools they need to maintain oversight of team workloads, and productivity so that they can effectively balance team dynamics and operational efficiency in way that creates a culture where team members feel valued and empowered.
  • Learning Outcomes:
    • Learn techniques to drive engagement and recognise stress early, ensuring timely intervention.
    • Develop skills to role model behaviours that prioritise well-being and resilience.
    • Master effective delegation and workload oversight to optimise team performance.
    • Build strategies for fostering collaboration, psychological safety, and continuous personal development within your team.

Investment:

  • 2 Thrive Workshops (Maximum 12 attendees)
  • 2 Flourish Workshops (1Maximum 12 attendees)
  • 2 Thrive Together Workshops (Maximum 8 attendees) with group coaching follow up session
  • 2 Thrive Together Workshops (Maximum 8 attendees) with group coaching follow up session
  • Quarterly call to ensure alignment with activities at the firm, and strategic objectives.
  • These workshops can be delivered as part of onboarding, change management or specific leadership development.
  • £1,650 PCM +VAT
  • £1,500 PCM +VAT for NLA members
  • Workshops/Coaching sessions can be delivered online or in-person.

This includes the Cadre and Cadre + package to set the right foundations which we then build on this by working with your Senior Leadership Team to review your values, develop a contribution framework, effective review process and career pathway planning. Typically this is a 12 month plan.

  • Values Alignment: We work with your leadership team to review the values of the firm, and identify the behaviours that your employees can demonstrate as they carry out their role, and interact with your clients, to bring the values to life.
  • Contribution Framework: A contribution and behaviours framework is a vital tool for law firms, enhancing clarity, performance, collaboration, and professional growth. It aligns individual performance with the firm’s strategic objectives. By linking daily behaviours and contributions to the firms goals. The framework ensures that every team member’s efforts contribute to the firm’s long-term success, ultimately leading to improved client service and strategic success.
  • Career Pathway: A defined career pathway offers substantial benefits to law firms by attracting and retaining talent, enhancing employee motivation, providing transparent and structured development, improving performance management, strengthening client service, facilitating succession planning, and aligning with strategic goals. This approach not only supports individual career growth but also drives the firm’s overall success.
  • Review Process: We define a clear review process that is consistent across the firm. You can use this to embed the contribution framework, and career pathway framework, as it will support your leaders in having a meaningful review with their team members that strikes a balance between performance, results, and personal development.
  • Development: The workshops from the Cadre and Cadre + package are used to launch the contribution framework, career pathway and review process, and will equip both your lawyers and their leaders with the skills they need to use them effectively.

Investment:

  • £2,200 pcm +VAT
  • £1,950 pcm +VAT for NLA members
  • This includes all workshops from previous packages, alignment with strategic activities and support throughout to assist delivery.
  • Workshops/Coaching sessions can be delivered online or in-person.

Our bespoke coaching and training package is your key to a thriving law firm. By investing in your people and addressing your specific challenges, we help you build a stronger, more resilient, and successful organisation. Let us partner with you to unlock the full potential of your team and achieve excellence in every aspect of your practice.

  • Training Programs: We create training programs specifically tailored to your firm’s requirements, focusing on development of soft skills, emotional intelligence, leadership skills, and conflict management. These programs ensure your team is equipped with the latest skills and knowledge to excel in their roles.
  • Coaching: Our one-on-one coaching sessions provide personalised support to your employees, from junior associates to senior partners. We help individuals identify their strengths, overcome challenges, and achieve their professional goals. This approach delivers a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth.
  • Culture Enhancement Workshops: We offer workshops designed to enhance your firm’s culture. These sessions are tailored to align with your firm’s mission and values, helping to create a cohesive and positive work environment.
  • Addressing Specific Challenges: Every law firm faces unique challenges. Whether it’s managing heavy workloads, improving client relations, or navigating regulatory changes, our bespoke service addresses these issues head-on. We conduct thorough assessments to understand your firm’s specific pain points and develop targeted interventions to overcome them.

Benefits:

  • Enhanced Employee Experience: Foster a positive, engaging work environment where employees feel valued and supported.
  • Cultural Alignment: Strengthen your firm’s culture, promoting shared values and a unified vision.
  • Addressing Specific Needs: Tackle your firm’s unique challenges with tailored solutions that drive improvement and growth.
  • Professional Growth: Support the continuous development of your team, enhancing skills, performance, and career satisfaction.

Please contact us to discuss how we can support you.