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Unlocking the Potential of High-Performing Lawyers.

Julia supports lawyers who want to grow professionally. Julia helps clients identify and execute on strategic solutions to complex issues in order to create a life of purpose and fulfillment.

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How We Can Help

Clarity

Where it Counts

Uncover blind spots and see situations from a broader, more strategic perspective.

Strategy

That Moves You Forward

Reframe challenges and discover new paths forward—especially when things feel stuck.

Opportunity

You Can Act On

Spot potential you couldn’t see before and take confident steps toward growth.

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About Our Founder

Julia Jackson is a Certified Executive Coach and former lawyer who has spent 15+ years guiding attorneys at top law firms. She brings a sharp legal mind and deep empathy to her coaching—helping lawyers lead with clarity, navigate growth with purpose, and unlock their full potential.

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Accelerate Your Legal Career and Build a Fulfilling Future with Expert, Strategic Guidance.

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Individual Coaching

Work with Julia in an intensive engagement of three to six months one-to-one, drilling down on your goals, creating a strategy toward implementation, and executing on a plan.

Group Coaching

Engage Julia for group coaching to build team cohesion, align on goals, break down silos and increase collaboration.

Core Skills Training

Julia teaches on a wide range of topics including time management, communication, delegation, business development and leadership.

  • “Julia is highly dedicated to the success of her clients.”

    Chief Talent Office, Cleary Gottlieb

  • “Julia is a leader. Attorneys and management look to her for guidance and advice on all aspects of talent management.”

    Debt Finance Practice Group Leader, Ropes & Gray

  • “Julia knows how to build trust with lawyers. She is frank with associates in an empathetic way and she is frank with the partners in a commercial way.”

    M&A Partner

  • “Julia is highly skilled in coaching attorneys at all levels of the organization on a myriad of topics, including career planning and navigating difficult conversations and situations to resolve conflict and solve problems. She is an effective sounding board for attorneys - uplifting, objective, empathetic, insightful, and thoughtful. Julia is effective at helping her clients to process information and develop next steps. She provides them with an accountability partner.”

    Private Equity Partner, Vinson & Ekins

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Let’s talk about what’s possible—and how coaching can help you get there.

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