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Leadership for Lawyers

An Executive Leadership Short Course, specifically aimed at exploring the core values and attributes essential for success as a legal leader.

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Overview

A leadership course tailored for the legal profession across firms, industry and government.

The legal landscape is evolving. Lawyers today are expected to do more than provide legal advice. They are expected to lead.
Leadership for Lawyers is a two-day executive course designed for legal professionals stepping into, or already in, leadership roles.

Whether you work in a law firm, an in-house legal team, the public sector or a regulatory environment, this practical, research-based course gives you the tools and insight to lead effectively in complex and fast-changing workplaces.

Led by experienced facilitators and legal professionals, the program blends proven leadership frameworks with honest discussions and peer learning. It provides real-world insight into the challenges and opportunities of legal leadership today.

What You’ll Gain

  • Leadership frameworks tailored to the legal context - decision-making, influence, ethical leadership, and resilience

  • Practical strategies for managing teams, leading through change, and driving performance

  • Personal reflection tools to align your leadership approach with your values and strengths

  • Access to a diverse peer network from law firms, corporate legal departments, government, and the broader profession

  • Insights from high-profile guest speakers on what leadership looks like in 2025 and beyond

Who Should Attend

This course is ideal for:

  • Lawyers in management, people leadership, or strategic roles

  • In-house counsel seeking to lead teams or projects with greater impact

  • Government or regulatory lawyers transitioning into leadership

  • Senior associates, partners, or GCs who want to sharpen their leadership toolkit

We welcome participants from a wide range of practice areas and organisational settings.

Dates and Location

Thursday 18 - Friday 19 September 2025
Coogee Bay Hotel, Sydney
Includes networking drinks and keynote session on Day 1

Course Info

    1. Understanding Legal Leadership
    • The evolving legal landscape: disruption, innovation and new ways of working

    • Leadership in complexity: what makes legal leadership uniquely challenging

    • Research-based models of leadership and how they apply in legal settings

    2. Self-Leadership and Leading High-Performing Individuals
    • Understanding lawyer personalities: strengths, blind spots and leadership potential

    • Core leadership competencies: adaptability, collaboration, communication and EQ

    • Leading sustainable high performance in legal teams

    • Motivation, performance dialogue and accelerating expertise

    3. Leadership, Culture and Team Dynamics
    • Leading across generations and supporting wellbeing in legal workplaces

    • Practical strategies for cultivating team cohesion and firm-wide culture

    • Case studies in leadership, psychological safety and trust in high-performing teams

    4. Practising, Managing, Leading (The PML Trilemma)
    • Balancing the competing demands of practice, people management and leadership

    • Common traps for new leaders and how to avoid them

    • Aligning personal leadership goals with organisational responsibilities

    5. Innovation, Business and Economics in Legal Practice
    • Why innovation matters and how leaders can drive it

    • Rethinking key performance indicators and profitability beyond the billable hour

    • Building a sustainable, growth-oriented legal practice

    • Practical business development strategies and how to create a ‘Just Do It’ culture

    Chief Potential Officer, Morph Co
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    Adaptive Leadership Specialist and Director of To the Point Communications
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    Motivational Speaker and Director of Professional Services Business Develop
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    Prof. »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ Law & Director, Centre for the Future of the Legal Profession
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    Deputy Director, Centre for the future of the Legal Profession
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    Senior Research Associate, Centre for the Future of the Legal Profession
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    Discounted early bird rate $3,960 when booking before 18 August (Save 20%)

    From 18 August this course will be $4,950

    Date

    Two-day intensive program: Thursday 18 and Friday 19 September 2025

    Day One: 9am – 5pm, followed by drinks

    Day Two: 9am – 5pm

    Location

    Hosted at Coogee Bay Hotel, Coogee Beach, Sydney

    Beyond the Boundary: Leadership, Pressure and Performance

    Moises Henriques is a professional cricketer, current captain of the Sydney Sixers, and one of Australia’s most respected sporting leaders. With a career spanning over 15 years at the elite level, Moises has represented Australia in all three formats of the game and has played a pivotal role in domestic and international T20 leagues, including the Big Bash League and the Indian Premier League.

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    As captain of the Sydney Sixers, he has led the team to multiple championships and is renowned for his calm, strategic leadership both on and off the field. Moises is known not only for his skill as an all-rounder but also for his ability to bring teams together, guide younger players, and lead through periods of scrutiny and personal challenge.

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    In recent years, he has become a powerful advocate for mental health in high-performance environments, drawing from his own lived experience to promote openness, resilience, and support within elite sport. His willingness to speak publicly about the pressures of leadership and performance has resonated far beyond cricket, offering valuable lessons for leaders across all fields.

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    Moises recently retired from red-ball cricket to focus on the shorter formats and currently plays for the Sydney Sixers and Nottinghamshire in the UK’s Vitality Blast. In this keynote Q&A, Moises will reflect on his leadership journey, discuss the challenges of captaining under pressure, and share insights on what it means to lead with purpose and vulnerability in a high-stakes, high-visibility profession.

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Testimonials

Leadership for Lawyers - 2024

"Great to be involved in the inaugural course. It is a great initiative."

"Well staged and a pleasure to be part of the program."

"An invaluable validation and updating of my knowledge about law firm leadership and management."

"It was an invaluable chance to take time out of busy practice to broaden perspectives and learn new ways of doing things."