FREE TRAINING FOR MID TO SENIOR BLACK LAWYERS
How to Win a Sponsor - The Career-Defining Relationship No One Taught You How to Build
How to win a sponsor who opens doors, advocates for you in rooms you don’t have access to and accelerates your progression to the next level.
Monday 24 August 2026
1pm UKÂ
90 Minutes
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You've Done Everything Right.
You've delivered excellent work, hit your billable targets, and built a reputation as a strong lawyer.
Yet the opportunities you want still seem just out of reach.
Not because you're not ready.
Because progression isn't driven by performance alone.
Hard work gets you noticed. Sponsorship gets you remembered.
The lawyers who progress fastest aren't always the most talented.
They're the lawyers with someone advocating for them behind closed doors.
Someone who puts their name forward. Recommends them for opportunities. Helps ensure they're considered when important decisions are being made.
In other words, they have a sponsor.
And if you don't have one, you're relying on hard work to do a job it isn’t equipped to do alone.
The opportunities you want are often decided before you hear about them.
Promotion discussions. Client introductions. Leadership opportunities.
The work that raises your profile inside the firm.
Many of these decisions are shaped by conversations happening in rooms you don’t have access to.
The question is:
Who is advocating for you when those conversations happen?
If the answer is “I don’t know”, this webinar will change the way you think about career progression.
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Join Me Live And Learn How To Change That
In this free 90-minute training, I'll show you what sponsorship really is, why it’s essential for your progression, and how to build sponsorship relationships when you're the only Black lawyer in the room.
Because value deserves visibility.
And your career progression shouldn't depend on whether the right person chooses to notice you.
This Webinar is For You If...
You're a mid to senior-level Black lawyer who wants to progress to the next level.
You work twice as hard but feel invisible when the most important opportunities are being discussed.
You've heard people mention sponsorship, but nobody has ever explained how it works and what it takes to get it.
You're tired of relying on hard work alone and want a clearer path to progression.
You already have a sponsor but they’re not doing enough to support you.
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Meet Your Host
CAROLINE FLANAGAN, THE BLACK LAWYERS COACH
I've been the only one in the room since I was five years old. The only Black pupil in an all-white school. One of a handful of Black students at Cambridge. Almost always the only person of colour in the room throughout my legal career.
I know what it's like to work hard, deliver results, and still feel as though you're navigating a different set of rules from everyone around you.
After qualifying as an international finance lawyer, I transitioned into executive coaching and have spent nearly two decades helping professionals succeed.
For the last several years, I've worked exclusively with Black lawyers.
And one thing I've seen time and again is this:
The lawyers who progress aren't always the most talented.
They're the lawyers who learn how to create visibility, build strategic relationships, and position themselves for the best opportunities.
That's the shift from being the only one in the room to becoming the first.
In this webinar, I'll show you how sponsorship fits into that picture and how to start building this all important relationship for yourself.
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What Happens When The Right People Start Paying Attention
9 of my clients have gone on to make partner.
One in-house lawyer was promoted three times in 18 months.
Another's firm told her:
"Whatever you've been doing these last few months, keep doing it."
One client went from being viewed as a safe pair of hands to becoming a credible candidate for promotion, attracting sponsors, and being offered higher-profile work because the people around her could finally see what she was capable of.
"I still credit your coaching for my promotion all those years ago as being the start of my transformation from unsure to assured."
- Client T, Corporate Lawyer
Imagine If Someone Was Already Speaking Your Name In The Right Rooms
Imagine knowing that your contribution is being recognised even when you're not there to talk about it yourself.
Imagine having senior people opening doors, creating opportunities, and advocating for your progression.
Imagine feeling confident that your hard work is being seen by the people who matter most.
Because visibility isn't something you're born with.
It's something you must learn to create.
And sponsorship is one of the most powerful ways to do it.
That's exactly what I’ll be teaching in this training.
Monday 24 August 2026
1pm UKÂ
90 Minutes
GRAB YOUR SEAT
