You’ll learn what it takes to grow, maintain, and develop a healthy level of confidence and self-esteem that will propel your career and support you while working in teams and with different stakeholders. 

Presenters

Melissa Lyon, Executive Director, Hive Legal
Melissa is a Business Development and Innovation specialist committed to assisting professional services organisations develop and utilise client focussed and human centred skills through design thinking. To do this she draws on many years of experience in legal practice, including as a partner of a law firm. She has also held senior business development roles, including managing BD teams and leading numerous projects and programs at a top tier legal firm. Melissa is now a non-practising principal of Hive Legal, an innovative NewLaw firm which has disrupted the legal profession by introducing value pricing, truly flexible work practices and technology based solutions for its clients. Working in this innovative environment has inspired Melissa to develop a very different approach to innovation programs based on a design thinking framework and the power of purpose (HiveThinkP). She is a skilled facilitator and assists clients to develop human centred projects through interactive workshops and design sprints. Melissa is committed to sharing her experiences and insights with the profession especially those who are new to it. She is also a strong advocate for those with skills other than legal and the vital roles that they play in the legal profession. She is a member of the Centre for Legal Innovation’s Advisory Board, Distinguished Fellow of the Centre for Legal Innovation (Design Thinking), Individual Finalist – Lexis Nexis Janders Dean Legal Innovation Index 2018, Winner – Australian Law Awards, Business Development Professional of the Year 2017 and Innovator of the Year 2020.


Lara Wentworth, Wellness and Performance Coach
Lara is a certified coach with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) PCC level. She’s a professional performance, leadership and mental fitness coach and former law partner. She is passionate about helping lawyers and legal teams to develop their leadership and build their resilience and wellbeing so they can become high performers and meet the challenges and pressure of work and life to achieve their potential. Lara is a co-founder and director of a global coaching firm called Coaching Advocates. Coaching Advocates is a team of experienced lawyers turned professional coaches dedicated to helping individuals and organizations excel both professionally and personally. Through our coaching, consulting, facilitation, and training services, we help law firms unlock the potential in their people and help lawyers achieve success on their own terms.

Legal Executive and Support Staff Lunchtime Series 2022

The key to any successful organisation is their legal executive and support staff. Building on the success of our last series, gain valuable and practical insights to develop excellence and resilience in your career. Examine key time management techniques & valuable Microsoft skills. Learn to deal with different communication styles and how to build and maintain a healthy level of confidence and self-esteem in the workforce.