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Beyond Technical Excellence: Building the Leadership Reputation That Advances Yo

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Beyond Technical Excellence: Building the Leadership Reputation That Advances Yo
About the Program

The rules of success have changed. Three forces are redefining legal careers: AI, business complexity, and higher client expectations. Technical excellence has now become simply the price of admission, but today’s most successful lawyers are valued for far more than legal expertise. Whether you practice in-house or at a law firm, your ability to build trust, communicate strategically, influence decisions, and demonstrate leadership increasingly determines your career opportunities.

In this practical and engaging program, an executive coach and former Fortune 500 legal executive explores the behaviors that distinguish lawyers who become trusted advisors from those who remain viewed primarily as technical experts. Participants will learn how to intentionally build their leadership reputation, increase their influence with clients and business leaders, communicate with greater strategic impact, and position themselves for long-term career success.

Participants will leave with practical tools they can immediately apply to strengthen their professional reputation and accelerate their careers

Speaker(s)
Sheila Murphy
Sheila Murphy

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Focus Forward Consulting LLC

Sheila Murphy is President and General Counsel at Focus Forward Consulting LLC, where she draws on more than 20 years as a senior legal officer at a Fortune 50 company to coach in-house counsel, law firm attorneys, and legal organizations toward career and business growth. A trained legal career coach and author of Rainmaker Power Moves, she focuses on pragmatic strategies for building a book of business, overcoming career stalls, and developing executive presence, all without clients feeling “salesy,” inauthentic, or powerless. Her contributions to the profession have been recognized with honors including a Lifetime Achievement Award from Women, Influence & Power in Law and a place among Crain’s New York Business’s Leading Women Lawyers.

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Accreditation
Credit Hours:
1.00
Specialty Area:
None
Credit Type:
None
Original Air Date:
August 24, 2026
Accredited in:
California

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