ARE YOU STRUGGLING INÂ YOURÂ LAW PRACTICE?
Lawyers don’t struggle because they don’t know how to practice law. They struggle because they don’t know how to run a law practice.Â
What skillsets make you a great lawyer? What skills do you need to maintain a thriving law practice? Are they the same skills?
All too often there is a skills gap between what a lawyer knows about practicing law and what they need to know to be successful in the business of law.Â
Today, lawyers need two sets of skills for business success.
Legal Skills:Â
- Legal ResearchÂ
- Oral and Written Communications
- Time ManagementÂ
- Analytical
- NegotiationsÂ
Business Skills:
- Business Development
- Operations and Legal Services Delivery
- Productivity and Organization
- Financial Literacy
- Leadership
Growing a law practice is hard if you don’t know how to run a small business. And it’s this lack of business acumen that puts the stress in your law practice and in your life.
If you want less stress and more money from your law practice, you need to know how your law practice works.
LAWDUCATE PROGRAMSWHAT'S THE SOLUTION?
Lawyer Success Coaching
Whether we work together one-on-one or in a group, the Lawducate Coaching System will teach you how to transform your law practice and rediscover your life.
Transforming your Law Practice
Struggling to run your own law firm? Business isn’t rocket science. In fact, it isn’t even practicing law. Business isn’t that hard, but it’s hard if you were never taught how to do it. I don’t know about you, but I didn’t have marketing or sales training in law school, and I struggled to learn good business habits practicing law.
That’s where Lawducate comes in. There are some basic business skills every business owner needs to know, and I teach lawyers those skills.Â
Learn and apply the 5 pillars of the law firm.
1. Value Creation. The product or services you sell.
2. Marketing. Everything you do to attract the attention of potential clients.
3. Sales. Engaging the client.
4. Value Delivery. Giving the client what they bought. (It’s what you think of as the practice of law.)
5. Financials. Hopefully you make a profit.Â
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Rediscover your Life.
Stressed out? Burned out?
Achieve success in every sphere of life with the Honest Lawyer Program.
Success isn’t all about the work and the money. There’s a third set of skills that make all the difference - Life Skills. What are those?
- Building strong relationships
- Maintaining quality physical and mental health
- Engaging in hobbies and community activities
- Taking care of your spiritual needs
Imagine a legal career where you excel professionally without compromising your life. As a certified Full Focus Pro, I help lawyers unlock all of their potential with my tailored life coaching program. Using the Full Focus System, I help you achieve the Double Win: unparalleled success at work and a fulfilling personal life. My personalized approach integrates strategic goal-setting, advanced time management, and continuous accountability and support to ensure you thrive both professionally and personally.Â
Meet Your Coach
Hi! I’m Kelli Proia, J.D. I am a lawyer success coach and certified Full Focus Pro.Â
Since 1993, I’ve worn many hats in the legal profession - legal assistant, intellectual property associate, in-house counsel, and solo practitioner. And that last one was the most stressful job I ever had.Â
I know what it feels like to worry that you are not going to make enough money from practicing law. When I started in private practice, I was 10 years out of law school. I knew how to practice law, but I did not know how to get a client. I had zero marketing or sales skills. If I was going to make my little business succeed, I needed to learn those skills fast.Â
So, I did. I read business books. I took online classes. I joined local business owner groups.Â
Then something happened. I started sharing what I learned with my lawyer friends. When we got together for lunch or coffee or drinks, the conversation eventually turned to work and our frustrations with the business stuff. Why hadn’t law school prepared us for running a law firm?
Lawducate was born out of those conversations.
Let me help you understand how your law firm works, so you can stop the frustration and overwhelm (like I did).
LAWDUCATE COACHING PROGRAMS
OUR COACHING PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO TAKE THE PAIN OUT OF GROWING YOUR LAW PRACTICE
1:1 PRIVATE COACHING
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A tailored coaching program designed to help lawyers combat stress and burn out. I work with lawyers who seek the Double Win - balance and fulfillment in both their professional and personal lives. Working through the program, attorneys develop a life plan that integrates professional development with personal well-being, ensuring you win at work and succeed at life.
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GROUP COACHING
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Join our specialized small group coaching program designed for lawyers starting their own law firms. Working in a small group, you'll gain the skills, strategies, and confidence needed to successfully launch and grow your practice. This program combines professional development with personal well-being to ensure a balanced and fulfilling journey.
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LAW FIRM
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Lawducate offers 3 distinct programs designed to teach lawyers practical skills covering business development, productivity and organization, or the Delta Model skills gap analysis. Each of these programs utilize unique frameworks that impart a lot of information in a very short amount of time. They can run in a short (workshop) or long (1:1 coaching) format.Â
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What Does Coaching With Kelli Look Like?Â
Whether you sign up for one-on-one or group coaching, throughout our work together we will:
- Identify your work and life goals.
- Choose a course of action.
- Do the work.
- Review + Revise.
- Repeat.
BETTER PRACTICE + BETTER LIFE = BETTER ATTORNEY
MY PROMISE TO YOU
Here’s what I promise to bring to the table in our coaching sessions:
- IN DEPTH KNOWLEDGE on why your marketing efforts aren’t working. Most legal marketing experts teach tactics. Tactics like search engine optimization, social media marketing, and blogging. Tactics are great IF you understand when and how to use them in your business, BUT tactics aren’t good substitutes for the fundamentals.
PERSONALIZED COACHING to match your strengths, personality and the particular needs of your practice area. One size does not fit all.Â
TOOLS TO DISPEL THE ANGST, FEAR, AND GENERAL DISLIKE that you have for the business side of your law practice by giving you the education, tools, and strategies you need to be the lawyer you want to be.
A WHOLISTIC COACHING APPROACH. I will not only make you a better lawyer, but a better person. I fail my clients if I make them better lawyers at the expense of their health and happiness. What does that mean? My holistic coaching approach integrates the core curriculum of professional development with a focus on personal well-being.Â
Ready to Get Started?
If you’ve reached this part of my website, maybe lawyer success coaching is right for you.Â
Let’s find out if we should work together.
Click below to book a discovery call and  learn more about the Lawducate Coaching System.
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