by dev | Nov 18, 2024 | Training For Lawyers
Annmarie Carvalho recently delivered another engaging session on the psychology of family law to barristers at Deans Court Chambers in Manchester. With nearly 50 attendees on a Saturday, the event was a testament to the growing interest in this type of training within...
by dev | Nov 4, 2024 | Training For Lawyers
When I was a solicitor, I used to believe that carrying around a counsel’s notebook was the quickest way to look busy and important. It became my trusty companion, giving off the impression of being in control and on top of things. Now, as a corporate trainer, my...
by dev | Sep 19, 2024 | Coping with work, Training For Lawyers, wellbeing in law
Trainees: they’ll be OK, as long as the pigs don’t eat them first… What on earth?? Well, a few months ago, I was in Versailles speaking at a legal conference. And one of the (French) delegates introduced me to the above wonderful phrase. We were talking about our...
by dev | Sep 16, 2024 | Training For Lawyers
What are your biggest fears? One of mine is make-up/perfume ladies in department stores* (*Stick with me on this – all will become clear) They either come at you with their fragrances … Or I feel they’re silently judging my make up free face as I sprint past...
by dev | Sep 4, 2024 | Training For Lawyers
Q What on earth have therapeutic skills got to do with being a family law barrister? A Let me show you!!! One of my absolute highlights of 2023 was providing a day’s training for a group of barristers on the North Eastern Circuit on ‘therapeutic skills...
by dev | Feb 29, 2024 | Training For Lawyers
I think one of the reasons people like my training sessions is because I’m a human being. I bring myself to it all. I draw on anecdotes from my own life. The ups and downs and topsy turviness of it all. Personally, I think that’s much more powerful that talking in the...
