Episode 106-Coaching for Lawyers with Seven Levels of Energy Management

Counsel to Counsel - Career Advice for Lawyers

Coaching is a field that has exploded since I graduated from law school in the late 1980s. There are now life coaches, business coaches, executive coaches, marketing coaches, career coaches, and coaches like me who borrow a little from each.

Coaching is about achieving your goals and moving past roadblocks that are getting in the way of your success. A good coach is a sounding board and holds you accountable to your stated goals. But not every coach uses the same tools or focuses on the same things.

My own focus is helping lawyers to stop thinking like a lawyer when they are not giving legal advice.

In this episode, I speak with a career leadership coach who takes a different approach from my own. She talks about her approach to attorney coaching, why attorneys make good clients, and how she helps lawyers manage their energy to move towards their goals.

Emily Hirsekorn is a certified career leadership coach who works with attorneys. She speaks regularly on authentic leadership, work-life balance, career fulfillment, confidence, and energy management.

After earning her JD, she represented educational institutions in employment law and special education matters. She then left the practice to conduct anti-bias education, and soon after, moved into law school career development at the University of San Diego where she worked for six years.

In 2020 Emily launched her coaching business and now lives in her hometown of Kansas City with her husband, two children, and two rescue pups

She is passionate about disrupting outdated legal industry norms, advancing women in male-dominated industries, anti-bias education, and animal rescue.

Additional Resources

• Energy Leadership Assessment (mentioned in the episode)
• Emily Hirsekorn's Career Accelerator for Lawyers Who Lead