PROGRAMS
What we offer
Three program modalities, designed for the realities of large-firm practice.
01
SEMINARS
Live, interactive sessions designed to install lasting frameworks.
LawyerWise seminars are designed to be the entry point for most firms. They run 60 minutes, can be delivered in-person or virtually, and are typically scheduled into existing professional development programming. The format combines a short presentation with structured discussion, exercises associates can take part in directly, and time for Q&A.
A SAMPLE SEMINAR PROGRAM
Installing mental frameworks for sustainable high performance.
Foundations of Associate Resilience
Introduction
It’s Your Career: Why Resilience Is an Associate’s Highest-Leverage Skill
Understanding the importance of developing proactive habits to sustain a legal career.
Module 1
Sheathing the Skeptic: Controlling the Lawyer Brain
Tools to ensure crucial issue-spotting skills remain active for legal work but don’t lead to rampant cynicism and dissatisfaction.
Module 2
You Can Do Hard Things: Growth Mindset and Taking Ownership
Breaking fear-of-failure and avoidance patterns to help associates feel empowered and eager to take more ownership of their work, development, and careers.
The Relationship Shortcut: Using Active Constructive Responses to Create Connection
Module 3
How to avoid the three response patterns that quietly erode trust and professional momentum, and how to make the fourth, which builds them, the new default.
Closing
Implementation Commitments, Feedback, and Q&A
Each associate makes a concrete plan for implementation, feedback is collected to inform next steps, and any lingering questions are addressed.
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COACHING
Where seminar concepts become personal practice
Coaching is the modality where general frameworks meet specific challenges. Seminars give associates a shared vocabulary and a set of tools. Coaching gives them the time and structure to apply those tools to the challenges that are actually in front of them: the difficult partner, the unfamiliar practice area, the file they cannot stop thinking about at night, the fork-in-the-road career decision.
Sessions are designed to be practical, not therapeutic. Optional psychometric assessments (e.g., Hogan, DiSC, Insights Discovery) are also available for deeper, more personalized insights. The work is forward-looking and tied to outcomes the associate cares about. Delivered in one-on-one or small group settings.
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ASSOCIATE HAPPINESS 101 VIDEO SERIES
On-demand resilience training. Designed to actually be watched.
Associate Happiness 101 is the on-demand component of the LawyerWise system. Twelve short videos, five minutes each, grounded in positive psychology and resilience research, and built specifically for associates at large law firms. Each module focuses on one concept and provides practical tools the associate can implement immediately. Topics range from managing setbacks and constructive feedback to building motivation and finding meaning in difficult work.
The curriculum is designed to be watched independently, assigned as pre-work before a seminar, or used as an ongoing reinforcement resource between coaching sessions. No downloads or complicated logins required, and accessible on any device.
Watch the opening module:
Implementation requires no IT involvement. Associates receive a single email link, click once, and watch on any device. There are no downloads, no apps, no separate logins to remember.
The curriculum is accredited by the Law Society of Ontario. For other CLE accreditation, please inquire.
PROGRAM COSTS
Pricing
Pricing varies by engagement structure, cohort size, and level of customization. Seminars start at $5,000. Multi-modality programs are scoped individually.
Book a discovery call for a specific quote.
DISCOVERY CALL
Maybe we can help. Let’s chat.
A short conversation about your associates: what’s working, what’s not, and whether we can help. No commitment, no pitch.
Or just email david@lawyerwise.ca and we’ll be in touch.