Flourishing in Law

The path forward is unique to you.

So much is within your control and ability to influence.

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Flourishing in Law

The path forward is unique to you.

So much is within your control and ability to influence.

Learn More

Flourishing in Law

The path forward is unique to you. So much is within your control and ability to influence.
Learn More

Welcome to The Lawyer Coach

Professional life is complicated. Gain insight and take action
to advance your priorities with the support of a professional coach.

Whether you have worked with a coach before or are thinking it might be a good time to start, the best next step is to schedule a complimentary coaching session.

Our consultations provide you with the opportunity to speak with one of our coaches about the challenges you are facing, to begin strategizing the path forward, and to experience coaching.

There is no obligation to proceed beyond the first complimentary session, so when you are ready to take this step follow the link below to schedule a session.

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What We Do

At TLC our mission is to help you build a strong foundation for a successful career in law.

junior lawyers

Junior Lawyers

Your launchpad to a flourishing career in law.

We offer individual coaching for articling students and junior lawyers navigating their early years in law.

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mid-career lawyers

Mid-Career

We offer individual coaching for mid-career lawyers in the pre-partnership and early partnership years.

Coaching is focused on the many topics related to establishing a flourishing legal practice.

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senior lawyers

Senior Lawyers and Founders

We help senior lawyers and law firm founders navigate the distinct challenges and opportunities that arise with mature practice and leading firms. We help you identify the issues, strategize and importantly, take action.

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Paralegals & LAAs

We help paralegals and legal assistants navigate the overwhelm that is associated with being a paraprofessional and working with lawyers. Coaching is focused on many topics related to establishing a thriving career.

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Why We Do It
the laywer coach

Our vision is to transform legal practice for the better, one lawyer at a time, one firm at a time.

The law matters. We need to retain talented, bright, ethical people in the profession. We need legal practice to be sustainable, and right now, for many, it is not.

There is so much within the power of lawyers to control or influence. We are here to help make this possible.

Why We Do It

Our vision is to transform legal practice for the better, one lawyer at a time, one firm at a time.

The law matters. We need to retain talented, bright, ethical people in the profession. We need legal practice to be sustainable, and right now, for many, it is not.

There is so much within the power of lawyers to control or influence. We are here to help make this possible.

the laywer coach

About Our Founder

Allison Wolf is a senior coach who has worked exclusively with lawyers from across North America for over 16 years. Allison has helped hundreds of lawyers develop flourishing legal practices and improve their satisfaction in both their professional and personal lives.

Her specialty is uncovering the thinking traps and gaps holding clients back and helping them acquire the mindset, skills, strategies, habits, and most importantly, to advance their goals.

Allison is a passionate coach, dedicated both to her clients and to advancing the transformation of the legal profession as a whole.

Learn more about Allison

About Our Founder

Allison Wolf is a senior coach who has worked exclusively with lawyers from across North America for over 16 years. Allison has helped hundreds of lawyers develop flourishing legal practices and improve their satisfaction in both their professional and personal lives.

Her specialty is uncovering the thinking traps and gaps holding clients back and helping them acquire the mindset, skills, strategies, habits, and most importantly, to advance their goals.

Allison is a passionate coach, dedicated both to her clients and to advancing the transformation of the legal profession as a whole.

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What People Say

Here’s what some of our coaching clients past and present have said about their experience

“I am currently working on becoming self-sufficient in my business development. My approach is noticeably different. Having someone who knows more about marketing, targeting people, and how to approach people has been helpful. I’m learning how to do this from my “authentic self”.

“I am so glad Karmen was my first coach ever! By utilizing exceptional listening and critical thinking skills, a warm and non-judgmental approach, and her pure passion for helping others along with her integrity, I could open up and trust her.”

Over the last few years, Allison has become my ultimate professional–and sometimes personal–support. Her advice is strategic, action-oriented and practical. She will break down larger career goals into manageable steps that don’t feel overwhelming. I come away from our meetings reinvigorated about my career path–one that I own and have created. Ultimately, working with Allison is an investment I have made in myself and in my career. I cherish her wisdom, her sound advice and her friendship.

Michelle Yung

“The session on coaching skills for mentors led by Karmen Masson was really useful for me. Karmen is an experienced, engaging and informative instructor – I learned the importance of listening, clarifying and engaging with mentees in a thoughtful and effective way, without imposing my own beliefs and strategies on my mentee, but rather working with their own skills, beliefs and attitudes. I am definitely a better mentor for having attended this course.”

Darlene W. Scott, KC, Senior Counsel, Dentons Canada LLP, and President of the Law Society of Alberta (2021-22)

Allison has provided invaluable counsel to me for many years, and I now have more control and satisfaction in my legal career than I thought possible. She has the experience to know “how it is” in law, but she also has a vision for how much better it could be, and the training to help clients discover and chart their own paths.

Ellen Vandergrift, Vandergrift Law

“I think this was extremely valuable… I feel every mentor should have an opportunity to take this course [Coaching Skills for Law Society of Alberta Mentors].”

Coaching with Allison has been invaluable to me and my career. Allison is a dedicated, patient and effective coach. She has been both a practical resource for business development and a sounding board on the human and emotional level. She celebrates my successes, helps me generate ideas, and holds me accountable in moving forward, even when I am feeling uncertain or discouraged. She helps me build my resilience in dealing with all the challenges inherent in being a lawyer. She also has a very essential human touch I really appreciate.

Monique Shebbeare, Wills, Estates, and Reproductive Law

Allison’s advice and guidance have been instrumental in helping me to develop a busy commercial litigation practice, while also prioritizing family and outside interests. Allison’s range of experience with lawyers in the United States, Canada and overseas allows her to offer a perspective to her clients that few others can. I highly recommend her services to lawyers looking to improve their practices and personal lives.

Curtis E. Marble, Partner

Allison is my go to person for career advice. Whether I’m struggling with a new aspect of day to day practice or planning for the future, Allison is there for me. Allison takes the time to listen to and understand me: my goals, areas of challenge and personality. Allison then provides practical and useful advice that I have implemented time and time again. I really don’t know what I’d do without her.

Danielle Lewchuk

“The result has been a remarkable increase in my efficiency and productivity. This in turn has given me the confidence that I am in control of my career, a perspective I did not have prior to working with Allison.”

“I am approaching practice development in a completely different way than I ever have before.”

“Coaching has ensured that I prioritize my time to focus on tasks that support my career goals.”

“As a result of the coaching I’ve noticed I’m better able to work with and delegate to staff.”

“In just three sessions together, Karmen helped me to identify the sources of my late-career malaise, to get my bearings about why and where to proceed from here, and to develop a framework for designing the optimal path forward for the subsequent stages of my working life. She has a knack for making the right suggestion or observation at the ideal time to trigger a revelation or kick-start the next stage of the journey. I would unequivocally recommend her services.”

Jordan Furlong, Principal Lawyer

Allison was instrumental in my transition to a practice devoted to mediation and arbitration. With her assistance, I was able to develop and then execute a plan going forward. I continue to use Allison’s services to keep me my marketing and business development work on track. I have no hesitation in recommending Allison as a coach and a marketing consultant.

Mark Tweedy, C. Med.

“I started (and most importantly, stuck with!) a personalized professional development plan that works for me. Making a plan, and continuing to put that plan into place. Without question, coaching helped shape the direction of my practice, and shifted my approach to client development.”

“What a fantastic workshop! Karmen was great. I loved her energy and how she had us learning through a dialogue with her and with one another. I took a lot away from it.”

“Karmen was fantastic – obviously very knowledgeable, and she has a calming presence and teaching style about her that made me feel comfortable/relaxed and engaged.”

“Karmen is fiercely intelligent and intuitive, with a heart of gold and amazing listening skills, always bringing clarity to the core of matters.”

“I was surprised at how easy the process was and how well Karmen facilitated me through my thought process to get to where I wanted to go.”