Training & Workshops for Law
Helping legal leaders protect team capacity and sustain performance
Our workshops help legal leaders and teams understand the real drivers of burnout, workload intensity, and sustainable performance—often serving as the first step toward deeper, long-term cultural change within legal organizations.
Where the work begins
Common reasons legal teams reach out
No two legal organizations are the same, but many face similar pressures. The workshop titles below are grounded in the research-based frameworks Paula created in her books, Beating Burnout at Work and Lead Well, adapted specifically for legal environments.
Lead Well
5 Mindsets to Engage, Retain, and Inspire Your Team
The AI Shift: Rethinking Work, Stress, and Teaming
Leading Well in the Age of AI: Mindsets to Engage, Retain, & Inspire Your Team
What Legal Leaders Miss about Motivating Teams: The Power of the ABCs
The Building Blocks of Team Resilience
The Building Blocks of Organizational Resilience
The Secret Driver of High Performance? Mattering
“Sticky” Recognition & Mattering: Creating a Culture of Significance at Work
5 Leadership Practices to Mitigate Uncertainty at Work
Stronger Together: Building Resilience through Relationships
More Than a Paycheck: 6 Leadership Practices That Drive Meaning at Work
A Mindset of Mattering: How to Create a Culture of Significance in Law
Beating Burnout at Work
Why Teams Hold the Secret to Well-Being and Resilience
AI and Burnout: Protecting Team Capacity in a Tech-Accelerated World
Innovation Without Exhaustion: Recovery Strategies for an AI World
Burnout 101 for Individuals
Burnout 101 for Leaders
The Core 6: Understanding the Key Drivers of Burnout at Work
The 4 C’s of Burnout Prevention (Capacity, Communication, Community, & Contribution)
Psychological Safety in the Age of AI: Strategies for Human-Tech Teaming
Psychological Safety 101: Foundations for High-Performing Teams
Lawyer Strong ® - Resilience Skills for Individuals
Leveraging the Upside of Stress to Enhance Performance
A Framework for Mastering Complex Conversations at Work & in Life
How to Enhance Your Critical Thinking Skills for Peak Performance
How You Respond to Good News Changes Everything: The Relationship Skill That Transforms Teams & Families
Tactical Strategies to Create a Sustainable Law Practice: Focusing on Your, Your Teams, and Your Clients
Lawyer Strong ® -- Law Strong: Burnout & Psychological Safety in Law: National Survey Findings & a Practical Path Forward
New Research from Paula & ALM: Psychological Safety & Burnout in Law
This report summarizes findings from a national survey of lawyers & legal professionals about psychological safety and burnout in the legal profession. The report offers both clear guidance and the business case for reducing burnout and leading strong teams.
HOW WE HELP
How legal organizations typically engage
Legal departments and firms often begin with a targeted workshop or keynote focused on a specific challenge—such as burnout risk, psychological safety in high-stakes environments, workload intensity, or retention of top legal talent.
From there, many expand into deeper training, assessments, coaching, or advisory support as root causes become clearer. Our work meets legal teams where they are—connecting leadership behaviors, workload structures, team dynamics, and individual performance to address systemic drivers of stress and strengthen long-term effectiveness.
From there, many expand into deeper training, assessments, coaching, or advisory support as root causes become clearer. Our work meets legal teams where they are—connecting leadership behaviors, workload structures, team dynamics, and individual performance to address systemic drivers of stress and strengthen long-term effectiveness.
Micro-Learning for Lawyers
30–40 minute sessions designed for busy partners, practice leaders, and in-house counsel
Foundational Law Workshops
60–90 minute sessions that create shared language around burnout prevention, psychological safety, and sustainable legal performance
Extended Workshops & Skill-Building
Half-day or multi-session formats that deepen application of resilience, leadership, and team effectiveness frameworks
Ongoing Engagements
A combination of workshops, consulting, coaching, and follow-on support to create lasting, systemic change across the legal function.
case studies
Clients we’ve helped
Headquarters
Rochester, Minnesota
Industry
Healthcare / Academic Medicine
Organization
Mayo Clinic – Legal Department
Company Size
75,000+ employees
Challenge
Senior leaders in Mayo Clinic’s legal department were experiencing sustained stress driven by workload intensity and limited opportunities for connection. The team needed a practical, leadership-level approach to address stress while aligning on actions that could be embedded into existing systems.
Results
A multi-part engagement aligned the senior leadership team around shared language and priorities. Through training, executive coaching, and synthesis, three key themes emerged—workload intensity, connection & community, and motivation.
As an immediate outcome, the legal department embedded ABC themes into onboarding and performance review processes, making burnout prevention and strong teaming part of everyday operations.
As an immediate outcome, the legal department embedded ABC themes into onboarding and performance review processes, making burnout prevention and strong teaming part of everyday operations.
Engagement Highlights
Leadership Training
In-person workshop on burnout, its drivers, and practical TNTs® tools
1:1 Executive Coaching
Individual coaching with senior leaders to distill insights and inform next steps
Executive Alignment
Coaching session and summary with the Chief Legal Officer to confirm themes and actions
Headquarters
United States
Industry
Legal
Engagement Type
Firmwide Virtual Programs
Company Size
AmLaw 100
Challenge
The firm sought to strengthen psychological safety across practice groups while offering scalable, practical development programming.
Results
Two firmwide virtual programs on building psychological safety drew more than 400 attendees. The sessions received an average feedback score of 4.56/5.00, reflecting strong engagement and relevance.
Engagement Highlights
Firmwide Delivery
Two virtual Foundations programs
High Participation
400+ total attendees
Strong Feedback
Average rating: 4.56/5.00
Headquarters
McLean, Virginia
Industry
Financial Services
Organization
Capital One – Legal Department (Litigation Team)
Company Size
55,000+ employees
Challenge
The litigation team within Capital One’s legal department sought deeper insight into burnout risk and team dynamics across a large, distributed group. Leadership needed clear data, shared understanding, and practical strategies to prevent burnout at scale.
Results
A multi-part engagement combined quantitative assessment with leadership alignment and team-wide learning. Two burnout assessments were administered and synthesized, providing a clear picture of risk areas and strengths.
Findings and recommendations were reviewed with senior leadership, followed by a virtual program for the litigation team focused on psychological safety and burnout prevention—creating a shared foundation and actionable path forward.
Findings and recommendations were reviewed with senior leadership, followed by a virtual program for the litigation team focused on psychological safety and burnout prevention—creating a shared foundation and actionable path forward.
Engagement Highlights
Burnout Assessment & Analysis
Administered and synthesized two burnout assessments for 100+ team members
Leadership Briefing
Reviewed findings and recommendations with senior leadership
Team Program
Delivered a virtual program focused on psychological safety and burnout prevention
Headquarters
Denver, Colorado
Industry
Healthcare / Dialysis Services
Organization
DaVita, Inc. – Legal Department
Company Size
70,000+ employees
Challenge
DaVita’s legal department sought to proactively address burnout while strengthening leadership capabilities and building resilient, connected teams across a diverse set of roles. Leadership needed an inclusive approach that could meet different groups where they were while reinforcing shared language and strategies.
Results
A multi-part engagement delivered consistent burnout prevention and resilience training across the legal department. A three-part webinar series was delivered to four distinct audiences, focusing on both work design and individual skills components.
Post-program coaching with team members of all role types (both lawyer & business professional) deepened impact through individual and group sessions. Key themes from coaching were synthesized and presented to the Chief Legal Officer, informing next steps to support sustainable leadership and team health.
Post-program coaching with team members of all role types (both lawyer & business professional) deepened impact through individual and group sessions. Key themes from coaching were synthesized and presented to the Chief Legal Officer, informing next steps to support sustainable leadership and team health.
Engagement Highlights
Department-Wide Webinar Series
Three-part virtual series delivered to four distinct legal and operations audiences
Coaching & Integration
1:1 coaching for lawyers and senior lawyer leaders; group coaching for legal operations and support teams
Executive Synthesis
Presented themes and recommendations to the Chief Legal Officer to guide next steps
I’ve found Paula’s insights very valuable. She’s able to distill research and concepts from organizational psychology into concrete, actionable advice, and she does it in a way that’s both engaging and accessible.
David C. Blickenstaff | Partner & Co-Leader of the Complex Litigation Practice Group
Not only was it a packed room for the "Building Resilient Teams" presentation, but the feedback was extraordinary and many thought it was the best session of the CLOC event (out of 80 sessions!). The insights and learnings are incredibly relevant to building and leading teams in today's environment, and it was humorous and fun as well!
Mary Shen O’Carroll | Former Director of Legal Operations at Google & Former Chief Operating Officer at Goodwin
You were incredibly impactful at our partner retreat, and throughout the course of your time working with Goodwin, you have consistently made our conversations more meaningful and helped us to better meet our challenges.
Mark T. Bettencourt | Managing Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP
I’ve been doing these Senior Administrator meetings for a long time and Paula is by far the best external speaker we’ve ever had.
Joe Palermo | AmLaw 100 Chief Operating Officer
Thank you for an exceptional program and for sharing your insights on how to be better leaders in the workforce! Your energy, expertise, and thoughtful guidance made our ML Women and Women in Tech event truly outstanding.
Manita Rawat | Partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Want to go deeper?
Longer-term engagements for sustained impact in legal organizations
For legal teams ready to move beyond standalone workshops, we offer longer-term engagements designed to create durable cultural and leadership change. These partnerships build on initial training and support leaders as they apply new mindsets, behaviors, and systems over time—strengthening performance, resilience, and retention without lowering standards.
Common longer-term focus areas
Teaming Up Against Burnout – applying some or all of the frameworks and skills from my first book
Lead Well: 5 Mindsets to Engage, Retain, & Inspire Your Team – applying some or all of the mindsets I created for my second book
Building Resilient Teams – applying some or all of the frameworks and skills from my first book
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. We have worked with legal groups in all settings, and will adjust examples, exercises, and language as needed.
We can accommodate groups of all sizes. We have presented virtually to groups of 2000+ and live to groups as small as 6 and everything in between. We will adjust facilitation and technology needs to reflect the group size and level of desired interaction.
Yes. We can present all programs virtually, hybrid, or in person, and can include polling, live chat, and breakouts if needed.
Yes. Book orders of 25 or more will receive a discount. A member of our team will connect you directly with the book publisher so you can place your order.
Slides, handouts, and for virtual programs a license (usually for 30 days) to keep any recorded content. You may also wish to add virtual 1:1 coaching sessions and/or short, on-demand videos to reinforce the learning.
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