Future Proofing Your Career In The Legal Profession

A One Stop Shop For Lawyers & Legal Professionals Wanting To Stay Ahead In An AI Enabled World

We get asked this all the time from legal professionals - “How do I future-proof my legal career?”

So we have pulled together a sharp, themed list of blog posts covering what we believe really matters in future proofing your legal career.

In a world where lawyering is being reshaped by AI, which in turn is reshaping the role of the lawyer, these themes are what we think can help legal professionals stay ahead.

These are the themes we believe matter most when it comes to future proofing yourself:

1. Making time to reflect on your future.

2. Understanding the value of multi-disciplinary thinking.

3. Being aware of the signals and trends shaping the future of law.

4. Surviving the early years of practice.

5. Knowing the value of coaching and mentoring.

6. Understanding and using AI effectively.

7. Treating law as a business.

8. Managing people in changing and uncertain time.

9. Achieving a sustainable work life balance.

10. Knowing when it’s time to go out on your own.

11. Knowing how (and when) to transition out of or leave law.

It’s all free here below, it’s practical, and it’s there to help you try to stay ahead

And if this free information isn’t enough for you and you want to know more, please reach out to us.

We offer a range of coaching and mentoring programs as well as strategic advice to help legal professionals future proof their careers (for which there are some links of use below as well).

We hope you find something useful here amongst this all.

1.Make Time To Reflect On Your Future

• Why thinking about the future really matters for lawyers

• Helping lawyers make time to reflect and strategise for the future

2. Understand The Importance Of Multi-Disciplinary Thinking

• Why lawyers should watch out for signals and trends in an ever changing world

• Takeaways from the world’s largest gathering of futurists

3. Being Aware Of The Signals Shaping The Future Of Law

• Next level lawyering - signals & trends that matter in 2025 & beyond

• Ten signals and trends lawyers should be watching

• Navigating the next generation of lawyering

• The future of law - things to look out for

• The future of lawyers

4. Surviving The Early Years Of Practice

• Struggling to land your first lawyer job?

• Why you should not quit in your first year of legal practice

• Overcoming imposter syndrome in those early days as a lawyer

• Persistence, persistence and persistence - why it matters for lawyers

• Ten things I would tell my younger self

5. Knowing The Value Of Coaching & Mentoring

• Why do lawyers need coaching?

• Lawyer mentoring for professional growth - why it matters

6. Understanding & Using AI Effectively

• Lawyering in the age of AI

• Are you using ChatGPT the best you can as a lawyer?

• The role of the lawyer is changing in the era of AI

7. Treating Law As A Business

• The two simple business development hacks I’d tell every lawyer

• Networking tips for busy legal professionals and lawyers

• Building a distinctive legal niche in the age of AI

• Bullet journals for productivity

• Need help managing your law firm and leading and managing your people

• Five things every lawyer should be doing

• Networking tips for legal professionals

8. Managing People In Changing & Uncertain Times

• What they don’t tell you about managing and leading people but probably should!

9. Achieving A Sustainable Work / Life Balance

• How to cultivate mindfulness in legal practice

• Why travelling can make you a better lawyer

• How to be healthier wealthier and wiser every day

10. Knowing When It’s Time To Go Out On Your Own

• What are the pros and cons of starting your own law firm

• How do I start my own law practice?

11. Knowing How (And When) To Transition Out Of Law

• For lawyers who want out of the legal profession

• How to transition out of law and into retirement

Paul Ippolito is Principal of Ippolito Advisory. He is a legal futurist, lawyer coach and consultant to the legal profession. Paul is available for media enquiries, speaking, consulting and coaching. You can contact him here.