For top PartnerPerformance

Supercharge your sales, leadership, and individual performance

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Top performance isn’t about targets - it’s about people. Develop the leadership, sales, and wellbeing skills that turn Partners into powerhouses.

Why law firms come to us...

Increase sales

The pressure is on to hold on to clients and up billings - and for that you need to be real people, able to connect and collaborate, not just serve or seek to impress with intellect. With the right support and training...
  • Sales increase by 37%
  • Clients retention increases 14-30%
  • Your get more referrals and more repeat business.

Improve leadership

Most Partners don't see themselves as leaders.
This matters as great leadership is all about intentionally nurturing your people and creating positive team dynamics. The benefits for your bottom line?
  • Reduced employee churn
  • Reduced dependency on ever-increasing salaries
  • Pay less for top associates who come for your culture
  • Lower recruitment costs & cut onboarding time
  • Fewer grievances.

Individual performance

You want your colleagues to have somewhere relatable to go for reflection and support with the daily grind. You have a raft of employee benefits but Partners don't use them. Most don't turn to Bupa when they're having issues with their team. 
  • Reduce poor wellbeing and related absence
  • Identify best working patterns
  • Eliminate unconstructive team communication

Our results

9/10

9/10

Our 1:1 sessions are rated 9/10 on average across thousands delivered by our practitioners.

A resounding 10!

A resounding 10!

"I now feel a resounding 10/10! I feel so much better and complete. I do still have days which are difficult, but I have tools and processes to lean on. Thank you Circle Line for what you do."


- David, 38, Partner

86%

86%

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The experts

Philippa Richardson

Founder & Transactional Analyst Psychotherapist

"My time as a litigator at Dentons means I know life in a city law firm; the hours, the pressure, the perfection. My 7 years psychology training and 20 years in business inspired me to create The Circle Line, seeing how people and teams can work better.

I've married human experts with technology to create a tech-enhanced performance partner that will lift the lid on your Partners' behaviours and blockers, visualise them, and change them forever.

The magic of The Circle Line is that we're deeply focussed on professional service partnerships and offer the key ingredients for high performing Partners who have to do it all - work, sell, lead, and stay sane:

  • Grow revenue - the sales process in law firms is deeply relational and psychological. We help you improve your sales mindset and techniques, identifying and changing the patterns that limit you.

  • Improve leadership - great leadership is a relational system, not a solo act. Strong leaders build strong relationships - that’s the system.

  • Stay sane - the pressures of work, as well as life's many challenges, can get to the best of us. Our psychotherapists provide expert support and insight on how to perform well, sustainably.

  • Discover and visualise your behaviour patterns with our technology; Get 1:1 support and insight with our expert psychologists.

Jack Pijl

Leadership Coach & Transactional Analyst

"I have worked in financial services, including banking, wealth management and insurance, media and law - and have over 15 years of experience working in a senior management capacity in different sectors. I have lead large, multi-jurisdictional teams and understand the leadership challenges associated with those roles.

Over this time, I have gained tremendous knowledge of work-related issues from stress, performance anxiety to leadership issues and team development."

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What’s your goal?

Law teams usually come to us for one of these reasons...

Boost Working Relationships

1- Boost working relationships

Clients who come, and come back. Colleagues who soar, and stay. It takes connection, open communication and authenticity.

Your bespoke package

Culture

Personality X-Ray

Culture X-Ray

1:1 X-Ray Debrief

1:1 Sessions

Group Workshops

24-hour Retreat

Employee Value Proposition

Engagement Programme

PR Campaign Strategy

Sessions rated 9/10

Team Member

Personality X-Ray

Team X-Ray

1:1 X-Ray Debrief

1:1 Sessions

Group Workshops

24 Hour Retreat

52% of employees engage with our work

Educate & Engage

Personality X-Ray

1:1 X-Ray Debrief

1:1 Sessions

86% of employees return for more

A new era in city law

The Circle Line magazine

City law firms are among the highest-pressure, highest-earning organisations in the world. Our law edition explores insights relevant to any high-performance professional services firm. Three key challenges emerged -  perfectionism, workload, and balancing empathy vs fear. Highlights include:

  • "Excellence vs nice is a false dichotomy."

  • "We have to educate colleagues to deliver their best work without suffering."

  • "We're scared to have honest conversations with clients."

Thanks to all partners, DAC Beachcroft, Herbert Smith Freehills, and the many lawyers who spoke “off the record” for their honesty and insight.

With our Founder Pip being a former Dentons litigator, we focus on professional service culture. Pip has been invited to contribute to a book on the topic and welcomes City lawyers’ experiences at [email protected]

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