You don't have to be someone you're not to succeed as a black lawyer
How you think about yourself as a black lawyer impacts how hard you have to work to succeed in a white world.
It impacts how others perceive you and how ready they are to support you.
So your number one job is to be confident in who you are.
Confidence is not a birth right that's only available for a privileged few. It's something you can build.
It's as simple as:
remembering who you are
connecting to the version of you that is capable of anything
getting to work
I'm the career progression coach for black lawyers.
I know what it's like to be the only one.
It makes you doubt your success and question your right to be here.
Even if you don't think you're a fraud, the fact that there's no one who looks like you, that they don't include you and the micro-aggressions and racism you've been subjected to - all of this makes you FEEL like an imposter.
A lot to think about
To thrive as a black lawyer there's alot to think about -
Doing the job of pleasing clients, being efficient and doing everything to the highest standard.
All whilst navigating the challenges of being black in a white world.
How do you do this when you're doubting who you are?
You start inside
In CONFIDENT Black Lawyers you build confidence that lasts.
I've helped black lawyers at every stage of their career regain their confidence and develop a sense of belonging.
I've found the simplest, most authentic way to do it
Not by telling you how hard you worked to get here (as most people suggest) or by faking it til you make it (as many recommend).
In CONFIDENT Black Lawyers we don't fake anything.
We leave out everything that feels forced and we focus only on what matters: connecting to the version of you that got you here and is capable of anything you set your mind to.
Get startedInside CONFIDENT Black Lawyers I give you the process and I walk you through every step.
I give you the only tool you'll ever need to overcome Imposter Syndrome: The Imposter Speech
So you can stop the endless search for "the secret"
You can stop relying on tips and resorting to confidence quick fixes
(These tactics sometimes work. But the effect doesn't last. Your confidence never grows.)
The wait is over
Client K
I felt rudderless, like I didn't belong. Now I feel more like myself than I have n a long time. I feel confident and capable of anything
Client E
Coaching with you turns out to be one of the best decisions I have made.
Client L
I learned so much about myself and what I can do. It was a very good investment.
Client R
Your coaching has changed my life!
Wherever you are in your legal career the CONFIDENT Black Lawyers process helps you build confidence in who you are.
The Imposter Speech practice teaches you to overcome Imposter Syndrome quickly so you have the confidence to get to work.
That means:
- no more getting stuck in your own head and second guessing.
- no more sitting there terrified they are going to ask you a question you won't know the answer to.
- no more waiting to be 100% qualified before you seize that opportunity.
- no more depending on external validation to feel like you're enough.
Imagine knowing exactly what to do when you're asked a question you don't know the answer to.
Imagine walking into a room full of people who are different to you and finding it easy to connect with everyone you speak to.
Imagine knowing exactly what to do when your brain wants to discount all of your accomplishments and fixate on a piece of negative feedback, so you can celebrate your wins and receive the feedback without making it mean there's anything wrong with you.
Inside this programme you'll get a step by step process, live coaching support and a community of black lawyers all supporting and inspiring each other so you can:
- win that training contract or permanent position
- stop overworking and overthinking
- seize opportunities
- go for partnership (and get it)
- become the subject matter expert
- be known and respected
- enjoy your work again
Client H
"I just wanted to let you know that I had some wonderful news yesterday and my promotion has now been confirmed! I am absolutely over the moon!
I can’t even begin to say how grateful I am for all of your support and guidance this year – you pulled me out of a very unhappy place and you have had a significant impact on my life.
Thank you again – I am eternally grateful."
Who's it for?
CONFIDENT Black Lawyers is the only programme of its kind supporting black lawyers to succeed in a white world.
Whether you are a paralegal looking for a training contract, a trainee hoping you'll be offered that permanent role or a newly qualified lawyer finding your feet at a junior level
Or you're a senior lawyer looking to progress to the next level, CONFIDENT Black Lawyers is the next step.
Even if you already know you're good at what you do, how you know this programme is right for you is if you want to actually feel it when it's time to go the work.
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Entire Course
On demand access to the 5-step process of building confidence in who you are and the 5 part Imposter Speech practice for overcoming Imposter Syndrome so you can get to work.
Live Coaching
3 live group coaching calls per month to help you implement the CONFIDENT Black Lawyers process and troubleshoot any challenges you meet along the way.
Supportive Community
A growing community of black lawyers all building confidence in who they are and supporting and inspiring each other along the way.
Downloadable worksheets
Individual worksheets in downloadable PDF format to further support you on your learning journey.
Private Podcast
Private access to the live coaching replays so you can catch up on missed live coaching sessions. Also serves as a supplementary resource of real world examples and implementation strategies.
Trainings
Instant access to the Stop Overworking training and other trainings created from time to time to support you on your confidence journey.
The CONFIDENT Black Lawyers Club
Once a member of the CONFIDENT Black Lawyers community you won't want to leave.
And we want you to stay!
As a black lawyer you're going to face challenges at every stage of your career.
We understand that the more senior you get, the lonelier it can feel.
The CONFIDENT Black Lawyers Club is your exclusive opportunity to have ongoing access to all the programme features - the process, the live coaching, the community, the private podcast – and to build your confidence to higher levels through a monthly subscription.
Get access
- Recognise the value of your name and start using it as a confidence tool
- Make your commonly occurring name stand out
- Showcase your unusual name
- Use your name as your brand
- Get better at remembering other people's names
- Build the first line of your Imposter Speech
- Recognise the value of where you are
- Understand the ways you are being intolerant of success
- Internalise the success of your past achievements
- Create a catalogue of your successes and wins to use as a confidence resource
- How to stop relying on external validation
- Build the second line of your Imposter Speech
- Reconnect with why you joined this profession in the first place
- Trust yourself to make decisions
- Stop spinning in confusion and instead make decisions more easily
- Make decisions that move you forward
- Use decisions to creates the results you want
- Build the third line of your Imposter Speech
- Recognise how you avoid failure
- Find the value in every setback
- Escape the shame of past failure
- Value the "different" route you took to get here
- Be the hero of your story
- Build the fourth line of your Imposter Speech
- Set meaningful goals
- Think bigger and bolder so you can see your potential
- Find a sense of purpose and meaning
- Be your future self now
- Build the last line of your Imposter Speech
- Recognise the signs Imposter syndrome is holding you back
- Understand what triggers you to overwork, overthink and hide your talent
- Process emotion so you navigate challenges with ease vs reacting to them
- Use your Imposter Speech to overcome Imposter Syndrome in the moment
- Get to work
Monthly membership of the CONFIDENT Black Lawyers Club
£48/m
*Available to CONFIDENT Black Lawyers programme participants only.
BUY NOWPerform to your potential at every stage
When you have confidence in who you are, your whole experience of being a black lawyer is going to change.
You won't just know you're capable of anything you set your mind to. You're going to believe it enough to keep overcoming Imposter Syndrome and performing to your potential at every stage of your career.
You're going to stop thinking of yourself as the only one and start believing you're the first.
You're going to stop being in your head so much and start being more present, making it easier for you to get started on any task and just get it done.
You're going to stop second guessing yourself and worrying you'll get it wrong. Instead you'll make decisions thoughtfully and easily and, no matter the outcome, you will always have your own back.
Goodbye anxiety and worry
All that anxiety and worry you're experiencing right now? Say good bye to that too.
When you are confident you won't just know you're good at what you do, you'll feel it when you're on the job - so you'll be more efficient, you'll come up with solutions and ideas more easily and you'll execute these at the highest level.
The way you talk to yourself will change. The way you think about yourself will change, too. There'll be no more self judgement, no more criticising yourself for not knowing enough or being good enough. And you will never beat yourself up over your mistakes and past failures again.
Connecting will be easier
You're going to take ownership of your career and set bolder and more ambitious goals - not because it's expected of you. Not because you have anything to prove. But because you want to and because of the satisfaction you get when you test your potential and see once again what you're capable of.
You'll even notice a difference in your relationships. Connecting with people different to you won't just be easier, it will be something you enjoy, seek out even. Colleagues will notice the change in you. They'll be drawn to you, want to trust you, feel compelled to support and include you.
"Caroline, I wanted to let you know that I have just accepted a partner position at [London based international law firm].
I am super happy and wanted to thank you as you were instrumental in the decision. You made me say out loud that I wanted to be a partner (which I did but I had never voiced it) and you challenged the fears I had about “not being partner material”."
The best thing about being confident in who you are is
how you'll feel about being a black lawyer in a white world:
Instead of feeling powerless and that your life and your career are things that happen to you, you are going to feel so powerful. You're going to feel you have so much control. You're going to feel like yourself again. And you will know, and believe it at your core, that the circumstances you find yourself in will never be big enough to stop you.
So look forward to feeling less stressed and overwhelmed and instead lawyering with more ease.
Look forward to your confidence growing alongside your achievements.
Look forward to celebrating so many wins you'll feel like you're always winning!
Look forward to getting more of the recognition you deserve.
ALL of this is available to YOU and you can start having it the minute you join CONFIDENT Black Lawyers and start building confidence in who you are.
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