Young Lawyers Resilience Training

Building better, more resilient legal professionals

Law firms invest heavily in graduate programs, but too many high-potential lawyers burn out early, lose confidence, or leave the industry before they’ve had the chance to maximise their potential. It’s more than just a costly outcome for firms – it’s also disheartening for graduates who expected to thrive in their new careers.

As a law graduate myself, I’ve experienced this first-hand. Law schools simply don’t equip students with the training and mindsets needed to thrive in the high-pressure environment of a top-tier law firm.

The program builds graduates’ capabilities in three areas:

Opportunity maximisation:

Taking ownership of their career path by making the most of the personal and professional  development opportunities afforded by commercial law firms.

Workplace resilience:

Developing the tools to  bounce back from challenges at work, including making mistakes, receiving and applying feedback, and thriving in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.

Self-management:

Building the habits they need to consistently perform at a high level, with a strong focus on personal and professional wellbeing.

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The problem your graduates are facing

Law grads finish university with a strong theoretical foundation, but they lack the tools to translate this into practice. Without these skills, many graduates are crumbling or experiencing burnout soon after they enter the profession. 

This training gap has created an industry-wide retention and wellbeing challenge that’s showing no signs of slowing down. It poses significant issues for firms, including: 

Burnout as a retention risk, wellbeing problem, and WHS concern

Slower ramp-up times as graduates struggle with building soft skills

Lower return on investment (ROI) when high-potential lawyers disengage too early in their careers

A solution that works

The Young Lawyers Resilience Training prepares graduates to tackle the challenges of the high-stress legal profession with determination and resilience. 

Upon completion of the program, graduates will:

  • Develop a high-performance, opportunity maximisation mindset. 

  • Foster soft skills and professionalism to make the most of early career opportunities. 

  • Build the professional resilience to navigate high-pressure situations. 

  • Learn how to self-manage in the fast-paced legal environment.

  • Take accountability and ownership over their career outcomes.

  • Cultivate long-term career sustainability through practical coping strategies.

How the program works

The Young Lawyers Resilience Training is split across three key pillars. 

Pillar 1: Opportunity maximisation

The technical training, mentorship, and experience that graduates receive in the commercial law firm environment is unparalleled.

In this module, graduates will develop an opportunity maximisation mindset that honours this experience as a formative part of their early career. They’ll learn to appreciate the benefits of joining a graduate program, including learning from the best, accessing top-tier professional development opportunities, and advancing their career.

    • Giving 100% to every task, interaction, and opportunity

    • Adopting an opportunity maximisation mindset

    • Developing a strong, resilient work ethic

    • Leveraging mentors and professional development opportunities

Pillar 2: Workplace resilience

For new grads, there’s more at play than just the pressure and pace of a corporate law firm – they’re also learning how to operate in a professional environment, often for the first time. 

Graduates are lacking the resilience and skills they need to cope in a fast-paced, high-stress environment with a steep learning curve.

This module uses evidence-based frameworks to equip grads to handle whatever is thrown their way, from coping with making mistakes, to handling feedback and criticism, asking for help, and navigating overwhelm to avoid burnout. 

    • Making mistakes (and learning from them) 

    • Handling feedback 

    • Failing fast and forward 

    • Asking for help 

    • Coping when overwhelmed

Pillar 3: Self-management

In order for graduates to become high-performing lawyers, they need to learn how to operate at a high level, both at work and at home. By building strong foundations, wellbeing routines, and coping mechanisms in and out of the office, young lawyers are setting themselves (and their firms) up for success.

In this module, graduates will learn how to maximise their personal and professional wellbeing, foster self-awareness when dealing with challenges, and develop the skills to manage a heavy workload.

    • Dealing with stress

    • Developing self-awareness around coping strategies 

    • Coordinating time and priorities

    • Handling high-pressure situations

    • Managing personal and professional wellbeing

    • Building proactive strategies to avoid burnout

Program delivery

The Young Lawyers Resilience Training is designed to be flexible, making it easy for busy firms and graduates to fit into their schedules.

Supplement their experience with: 

  • Ad-hoc lunch and learn sessions throughout the graduate program

  • 1:1 or small-group coaching throughout the graduate program, with a focus on empowering grads to drive their own careers

Choose a delivery method that suits your firm’s needs and desired outcomes: 

One-day training as part of an induction program, 

Two-day training as part of an induction program, or

Up to six one-hour training sessions over the first six months of the graduate program

Coaching for career clarity

While young lawyers often have buddies, mentors, and lines of communication with senior practitioners, most aren’t comfortable or empowered to discuss their career ambitions with their managing partner or other internal stakeholders.

Are you ready to foster strong, efficient, resilient grads? Let’s chat about tailoring this program to your firm’s needs, and make a plan to equip your graduates to put the most in – so you can get the most out.

My 1:1 coaching puts graduates in the driver’s seat of their career, empowering them to take responsibility, set ambitious goals, and take steps towards bringing them to life – all in a supportive environment.

In quarterly small-group coaching sessions, I will act as an accountability partner for your graduates, supporting their career aspirations and helping to secure their success. 

Building better, more resilient legal professionals

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Building better, more resilient legal professionals •

I am a speaker, workshop facilitator, and career coach who is passionate about helping young professionals to thrive in their careers. Equipped with a legal background, I understand the issues recent grads are facing, and the support they require to address them.

As a program facilitator in your firm, I’ll: 

  • Appeal to your grads as an impartial third party with a relatable, down-to-earth perspective

  • Draw on years of experience working with young professionals and Gen Z, and my own background in the legal profession

  • Use evidence-based frameworks and relatable stories  to make training engaging and informative

Why Paris McNeil?

It’s time to prepare graduates to tackle the challenges of the high-stress legal profession with determination and resilience.

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