About Louise

I’m a barrister (ex-litigation), a mediator (Harvard), and a coach and adviser on high performance, emotional intelligence, and leadership skills. My work with lawyers and barristers sits inside High Performance Lawyers and is built around: Prepare, Perform, Lead to become an elite lawyer under pressure.

I’ve always been drawn to learning how people think, behave, communicate, resolve conflict and make decisions under pressure. That interest came long before the law, and it shaped how I worked in litigation and mediation. Those environments showed me exactly what pressure does to people — where they struggle, what derails them, and what actually creates trust and influence.

Today, I help lawyers operate at an elite level with less pressure, not more.

Prepare

Preparation is the building phase: building systems and high-performance habits that give lawyers and barristers an advantage and keep them in control of how they show up every day and in any high-stakes room.

When the system runs, pressure drops — and everything else becomes simpler.

Perform

Perform is about how you act under pressure — built on understanding what drives you, what matters to you, and what you want your life and career to look like.

It’s where lawyers stop being demand-driven and start being self-directed:
Deciding what they want, setting boundaries, acting on it to make it a reality, and showing up with the authority and autonomy that define genuine high performance.

 Lead

Leading is about how you show up when things are difficult.

Most lawyers are trained as technical experts, not trusted leaders.

This phase is the shift from technical expert to trusted leader — someone who builds influence, earns respect, and creates trust through their behaviour, decisions, and communication when the pressure spikes, getting others on board to follow their direction.

I divide my time between mediations and working with lawyers and barristers as a coach (law firms and chambers advisory work) who want to level up their performance through preparation, performance, and leadership. So they become the kind of professional (or business) who is fully competent (beyond the law) and leads the profession under pressure and uncertainty, without being consumed by it.

How you can work with me

If you're a lawyer or barrister who wants to operate at an elite level—with pressure down, performance up, and a reputation that opens doors—here's how we can work together:

👉  Coaching + Advisory for 3+ PQE Lawyers & Barristers (adviser: law firms, chambers and legal organisations) HERE
👉 Book a Mediation HERE