Developing the Leaders for your Future Success

A firm’s environment and culture are a critical component for keeping your lawyers motivated and your clients happy.

Your firm will grow and continue to be successful through the effort and skill of its employees. A transparent and fair system of career progression is an essential element to maintain motivation, and why law firms should develop a career framework for its lawyers.

The career framework should prepare the law firm partners of tomorrow by developing legal and business skills such as leadership, business development, technological and people management skills.

A firm’s environment and culture are a critical component for keeping your lawyers motivated and your clients happy.

Your firm will grow and continue to be successful through the effort and skill of its employees. A transparent and fair system of career progression is an essential element to maintain motivation, and why law firms should develop a career framework for its lawyers.

The career framework should prepare the law firm partners of tomorrow by developing legal and business skills such as leadership, business development, technological and people management skills.

The career framework should provide an opportunity to consider personal development needs and provide regular, honest, and reliable feedback on how lawyers are progressing. It should provide clarity on career progression so that lawyers are clear as to what must be achieved to gain promotion.

Consistency of approach, equality, and fairness in the firm’s approach to career development is essential.

The career framework should provide an opportunity to consider personal development needs and provide regular, honest, and reliable feedback on how lawyers are progressing. It should provide clarity on career progression so that lawyers are clear as to what must be achieved to gain promotion.

Consistency of approach, equality, and fairness in the firm’s approach to career development is essential.

How I Can Help


With over 30 years’ experience of successfully introducing career progression schemes into law firms I can assist by:


  • Meeting with your lawyers individually or in groups to gain their thoughts on career progression within your firm.
  • Working with you to establish a best practice career progression scheme available to all staff ideally via your intranet to ensure transparency.
  • Setting up a career framework programme including terms of reference with roles and responsibilities; and
  • Mentoring the Chair of the Career Progression panel.

Let’s Talk!


Your first consultation is free.

+44 79166 69095 | ih@hopkinslegalconsulting.co.uk


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