What five senior women partners taught me about leadership
When I finished interviewing Alison Eddy for my book chapter, I burst into tears.
Not because she said anything upsetting - quite the opposite.
Alison is the former senior partner at Irwin Mitchell (now the Partner Ambassador for Inclusion at the same firm), and she spoke with such clarity, empathy, and emotional intelligence about her leadership journey that I suddenly realised what I’d been missing throughout my own legal career.
What makes a great leader in law? Not what you’ve been told
Over the past few months, I’ve been working on something very close to my heart, and it’s now finished and ready for publication.
I’ve written a chapter for the upcoming second edition of Beyond Bias: Unleashing the Potential of Women in Law, a book that brings together leading voices in the legal profession to explore what still holds women back, and how we move forward.
3 mindset changes that will transform your leadership
When we think about leadership, we often focus on skills, strategy, and visibility. But as last week’s Female Lawyers’ Club masterclass reminded us, one of the biggest obstacles to stepping into leadership isn’t external at all - it’s our own mindset.
Our guest speaker, Annabella Zeiddar, a transformational coach and former lawyer, shared three powerful mindset changes that can change the way you show up and lead.