A Different Kind of Legal Profession

Barrister (ex-litigation). Mediator (Harvard). High-Performance, Emotional Intelligence Coach + Advisor & Dare To Lead Leadership Adviser.

 Most barristers and lawyers assume high performance comes from being exceptional at the law.

 If that were true, the most intelligent people wouldn’t feel pressure rise in big moments, second-guess decisions, or carry the mental load long after everyone else finishes for the day.

 The gap has never been a legal skill.
It’s what pressure does to your thinking and performance.

Where It Started

I grew up in a volatile home where pressure didn’t build — it arrived quickly.

 You don’t learn confidence in that environment.

You learn survival: react fast, read danger early, and hold it all inside because showing weakness wasn't an option.

 At eighteen, I made a decision:
I was going to learn how to perform at my best and handle pressure properly.

What I Saw in Law

Years later, as a litigation barrister and mediator, I saw the same survival patterns everywhere.

 Intelligent people — strong legal skills operating under pressure in ways that worked on paper but cost them privately:

Overthinking.
Overworking matters (+ long hours).
Trying to control everything.
Hiding the pressure.
Performing well, but paying for it quietly.

 This wasn’t a weakness.
It was an untreated pressure system.

The Turn

 I wanted to formalise my lifelong learning and went deep into the areas the profession ignores or dismisses:

High performance
Emotional intelligence
Leadership
Human behaviour
Mediation
Negotiation and difficult conversations (Harvard)

 Not to “fix” anything — but to help others operate at a higher, more sustainable and deliberate level when the stakes rise.

What Legal Training Misses

Law teaches you how to argue, analyse,  and manage detail.

It doesn’t teach you:

How pressure changes your thinking
How to stay composed when the room gets "Loud"
How to think clearly with ego-driven personalities 
How to influence and resolve conflict without force
How to make decisions when the cost of being wrong is high
How to perform consistently at high levels without burning out

These aren’t optional extras.
They’re the skills that separate lawyers, people rely on and trust, from lawyers who quietly cope.

What I Do Now

As a mediator and high-performance coach + adviser, I work with lawyers and barristers who want to operate at a higher, more controlled level — especially when the pressure is high and the margin for error is low.

Not by working harder.
Not by absorbing more pressure.
Not by running on adrenaline.

But through a practical system that:

• reduces pressure
• improves performance
• sharpens thinking
• strengthens influence
• stabilises decision-making
• and removes burnout as the hidden cost of success

High performance isn’t about being “always on.”
It’s about being on top — under pressure with less pressure, performance improved and zero burnout.

If you want to perform at high levels consistently, in any room, on any matter, regardless of who's in the room — that’s the work I do.

When you're ready, here's how you can work with me: 

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