FIONA McLAREN
Judicial Appointments and Silk Navigating the competencies
You
The lawyer’s psychology is very familiar to me after 30 years working with lawyers.
- Knowing what an alien process this can be for lawyers, I bring wide experience of psychology, HR/recruitment processes and presentation skills coaching to bear to help you take a broad, as well as a sharply-focused, approach to your ‘self assessment’ and to put your best foot forward on the assessment day
The ‘game’
You know the value of your reputation. I do, too. I am well-known in judicial circles in both England and Scotland for:
- take control
- use your physiology
- play your best game
The Judicial Process
Since 2006 working with hundreds of successful candidates from the Supreme Court to specialist tribunal appointments and Inquiry chairs.
In Scotland, working with successful candidates for the High Court of the Justiciary, Senators of the College of Justice, Sheriff Principals, Sheriffs and Summary Sheriffs.
Reputation
You know the value of your reputation. I do, too. I am well-known in judicial circles in both England and Scotland for:
- preparing you to face the panel, not forgetting the lay ‘wingers’
- working through answers to typical (and past) questions so that you can give the best account of your skills, experience and suitability
- being a critical lay reader of your presentation
Silk
Excellent success record working with candidates since the start of the competency-based system
How it works
Working together to help you stand out
The Application Process
- advice on your approach to the different forms of application
- review of your draft to ensure your competency examples ‘hit the spot’
- make your examples tell a clear story, not just for the legal reader but for the lay readers
Presenting your own case is a different matter altogether!
The Interview and other hurdles
- preparing you to face the panel, not forgetting the lay ‘wingers’
- working through answers to typical (and past) questions so that you can give the best account of your skills, experience and suitability
- being a critical lay reader of your presentation
FIONA McLAREN
MA MSc FCIPD MBPsS
With over 30 years experience in professional services as organisational consultant, coach and HR practitioner, I have worked with clients in the UK, Western and Eastern Europe, and the USA, ranging from major City, international and regional law firms, barristers’ chambers, government departments, City banks, oil and gas companies, NHS Foundation Trusts to charities, pharmaceutical companies, art galleries and music conservatoires.
Previously a visiting lecturer in organisational psychology on two Masters courses at King’s College London and Brunel universities. In my MSc in Organisational Psychology and Psychiatry, I wrote my dissertation on psychological issues in a law firm. Also previously a Lay Examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons.
CONTACT FIONA
- 07778 318414
- fionamclaren@rintoul.myzen.co.uk
- fionamclaren-coaching.com