The Breakthrough Lawyer Program

Grow as a legal leader and innovator in your organisation

There are a lot of challenges for lawyers today. If you: face pressure to do “more with less”; feel consistently time-poor; feel a bit stuck in your career; or just want to learn more about the intersection of law, leadership and technology, then this series of three self-paced online courses is for you! 

The Breakthrough Lawyer high-performance coaching program was designed by a lawyer for lawyers, both in-house and in private practice – at any stage in your career. Across the three courses in this program, you will:

  • Explore current and future legal industry trends;
  • Discover the ten key habits of successful and life-satisfied lawyers;
  • Learn how and why to integrate GenAI into your practice responsibly;
  • Establish your own unique lawyer brand;
  • Understand how to execute successful legal innovation projects; and
  • Develop a low-cost/high-impact innovation project to roll-out at your organisation now.
     

Most importantly you will hear unique insights from more than 40 business leaders and legal experts from around the world who have contributed their time and support to this program.

The Program is designed by Nick Abrahams, an award-winning innovator, successful leader, lawyer, and legaltech entrepreneur.

Courses

The Breakthrough Lawyer Program consists of three online courses that can each be completed individually and in any order. Upon completion of each course, you will be formally recognised with a digital Certificate of Achievement from Bond University.

The Breakthrough Lawyer: GenAI and Productivity

Gain practical tools & techniques to improve performance immediately!

This course will provide you with the knowledge and tools to seamlessly integrate Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) into your practice.

Learn more

The Breakthrough Lawyer: High-Performance Habits

This course provides a roadmap to a fulfilling legal career - master the 10 habits of successful lawyers and carve out a distinctive personal brand to position yourself as a legal expert.

Coming soon!

The Breakthrough Lawyer: Legal Innovation Bootcamp

Discover the opportunities and challenges arising from critical mega trends impacting the legal sector and gain the practical methodologies to innovatively transform the delivery of legal services in your organisation.

Coming soon!

Hear from The Breakthrough Lawyer Program course participants

“The Program has been a catalyst for positive change in my legal career. I now approach problems with a fresh, innovative mindset that's already benefiting my internal clients and colleagues. I highly recommend it to lawyers of any experience level wanting to enhance their commercial acumen and delivery of legal services ” 

Andrea Comini, Senior Corporate Counsel, TAL Group

“I found the Breakthrough lawyer course presented a unique opportunity to step away from the busy life of a lawyer and think more strategically about my role and career. It provided a carefully selected multitude of materials that stimulate thought about current trends in the law and how best to use those trends to your advantage. I highly recommend the course.”

Clarissa Qasabian, Managing Counsel, Goodman Group

“I loved the course. I've done a lot of courses in my time and I think one of the standouts of this course was it really challenged me. I would happily recommend this course.”

Michelle Graham, Director of Legal, Transport for NSW

“I found it all very, very interesting content, very rewarding to participate in. The experts were fantastic. I really enjoyed the fact that we got access to such high calibre speakers.”

Nathaniel Rowe, Senior Lawyer, DLA Piper

“I really enjoyed the program from start to finish. One of the biggest things I enjoyed was that I wasn't just sitting there listening and in the back of my mind thinking, well, how can I use this? The program really forced me to explore that in real time. There is really no other program like this out there that is specific for lawyers.”

Emily Purcell, Partner, KPA Lawyers

“The Program has been very, very helpful for me in my practice. It has helped me to look at introducing new modalities and looking at different ways to improve processes and those sorts of things. It was very challenging, but also incredibly rewarding. I think it's a fantastic course to do.”

Danielle Princep, Senior Lawyer, Aust Communications & Media Authority

“I really liked the access to all of the industry experts and the insights that they gave. There was a wide breadth of experts with many big names. It wasn't just lawyers, which I think was really good.”

Jessica Punch, Senior Associate, DMAW Lawyers

“I have always been uncertain of how new technology can help us deliver legal services. After doing the Program I now have a much greater appreciation of the opportunities created by tech and how to effectively manage innovation projects. So much so, that I am now the “Project Champion” for the roll out of AI in our national Legal Team.”

Goran Ljuboja, Head of Legal – Corporate, TAL

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Meet your course instructor

Nick Abrahams, Futurist & Global Leader Digital Transformation, Lawyer

Nick is a LinkedIn Top Voice in Technology and was just named in Engatica’s 2023 list of the World’s Top 200 Business Innovators. He has been a partner at international law firm Norton Rose Fulbright for over twenty years, spending the last seven years in global technology and innovation leadership roles. His team won the Technology Law Firm of the Year award. Nick co-created the world’s first AI-enabled privacy chatbot and won the Financial Times newspaper’s Asia Innovator or the Year Award. He is the Co-founder of LawPath, an online legal solution which has served over 300,000 customers. Nick was on the board of ASX300 company, Integrated Research, for six years and is currently on the boards of the Garvan Foundation, the Vodafone/TPG Foundation and the Sydney Film Festival. He is the host of the popular podcast Web3 goes Mainstream and the author of the Amazon best selling books Big Data, Big Responsibilities and Digital Disruption in Australia.

Contributing Experts

The Future

  • Mike Cannon-Brookes, Co-founder & Billionaire - Atlassian
  • Anthony Eisen, Co-founder & Billionaire - Afterpay
  • Dan Cooperman, Global General Counsel - Apple and Oracle
  • Kirsten Ferguson, Thinkers50 Top10 Author Head & Heart – The Art of Modern Leadership   
  • Mike Pell, Author, Envisioneer, Director – Microsoft Garage (NYC)
  • Ross Dawson, Futurist, Keynote Speaker, Strategy Advisor. Entrepreneur and Author (Aus)
  • Marc Lawrence-Apfelbaum, General Counsel - Time Warner Cable Inc. 

The Plan

  • Lisa Mather, (Fmr) Global General Counsel, PayPal & current GC Mars Wrigley (USA)
  • Katja Roth Pellanda, Global General Counsel, Zurich Insurance (Switzerland)
  • Matthew Fawcett, Global General Counsel, NetApp (USA) 
  • Cameron Findlay, AON, Medtronic & Archer Daniel Midlands Company
  • George E Pataki, 53rd Governor of New York, Lawyer
  • Randy Milch, Global General Counsel - Verizon 
  • Bill Reid, General Counsel, Woolworths

The Habits

  • Joseph Michelli, NY Times #1 Best Selling Author, & Customer Service Expert
  • John Meacock, (Fmr) Global Head of Strategy, Deloitte (USA)
  • Chris Freeland, Managing Director – APAC, Baker McKenzie
  • Deena Shiff, Chair & (Fmr) General Counsel, Telstra
  • David Thodey, Business Leader
  • Dan Berkovitz, (Fmr) General Counsel, Securities & Exchange Commission (US)
  • Olga Mack, Legal Entrepreneur & Thought Leader 

The Innovation

  • Rawson Marshall Thurber -  Hollywood Writer/Director (USA)
  • David Gonski, Business Leader
  • Eddie Hartman - Co-founder, LegalZoom (USA)
  • Paul Jenkins, Global CEO, Ashurst (UK) 
  • Elliot Leibu, LegalOps Podcaster, LegalTech Program Director, ANZ Bank
  • Wei Chen, General Counsel - Infoblox (USA); Founder - The Atticus Project
  • James Couch, Vice President – Legal - Thales (Aus)
  • Elliot Leibu, LegalOps, Podcaster, LegalTech Program Director - ANZ Bank

  • Join us on a journey of growth and leadership as you elevate your personal brand, embrace global legal transformation trends, and become a driving force of legal innovation in your organisation. The Breakthrough Lawyer Program comprises of three courses, each delivered 100% online and can be completed at your own pace.

    The Breakthrough Lawyer: GenAI and Productivity 

    Gain practical tools & techniques to improve performance immediately! This course will provide you with the knowledge and tools to seamlessly integrate Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) into your practice. 

    Learn more and get started

    The Breakthrough Lawyer: High-Performance Habits

    This course provides a roadmap to a fulfilling legal career - master the 10 habits of successful lawyers and carve out a distinctive personal brand to position yourself as a legal expert.

    Course coming soon!

    The Breakthrough Lawyer: Legal Innovation Bootcamp

    Discover the opportunities and challenges arising from critical mega trends impacting the legal sector and gain the practical methodologies to innovatively transform the delivery of legal services in your organisation.

    Course coming soon!

  • Self-paced modules

    Designed for flexible learning around a busy schedule, the steps to becoming a breakthrough lawyer are presented in online modules with pre-recorded videos and learning activities.

    Interviews with industry experts 

    Throughout the modules, you will watch interviews with a panel of global experts who reveal their insights into the future of the legal industry, career planning, the habits that made them successful and how they drive innovation in their respective organisations. The panel features global general counsels, global law firm leaders, as well as experts in strategy, technology and selling. There is much to be gained from hearing these remarkable people. To cater for different learning styles, transcripts are provided for all pre-recorded videos. You will retain access to the course for up to a year, and so you can revisit these recordings as much as you like.

    Case studies

    For a deep dive into legal innovation, you will have the opportunity to explore a series of real-world case studies on innovative tech and no-tech solutions to legal problems. 

  • There are no prerequisites for this program – it is open to lawyers, law students, legal operations professionals and anyone with an interest in the law.

    This program is especially relevant for in-house and private practice lawyers at any stage in their career and in any size organisation. We recommend that General Counsels or Heads of Learning & Development in law firms consider this course as an ideal opportunity for any high-potential lawyers in your teams who would benefit from some support. 

Join us on a journey of growth and leadership as you elevate your personal brand, embrace global legal transformation trends, and become a driving force of legal innovation in your organisation. The Breakthrough Lawyer Program comprises of three courses, each delivered 100% online and can be completed at your own pace.

The Breakthrough Lawyer: GenAI and Productivity 

Gain practical tools & techniques to improve performance immediately! This course will provide you with the knowledge and tools to seamlessly integrate Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) into your practice. 

Learn more and get started

The Breakthrough Lawyer: High-Performance Habits

This course provides a roadmap to a fulfilling legal career - master the 10 habits of successful lawyers and carve out a distinctive personal brand to position yourself as a legal expert.

Course coming soon!

The Breakthrough Lawyer: Legal Innovation Bootcamp

Discover the opportunities and challenges arising from critical mega trends impacting the legal sector and gain the practical methodologies to innovatively transform the delivery of legal services in your organisation.

Course coming soon!

  • Breakthrough Lawyer Program participant

    "The course was full of useful content and tips to get ideas up and running. The guest speakers were amazing and provided some great insights and learnings. It was really inspiring to hear some the personal stories and experiences and how each of those individuals thrived in their industries. Loads of value for a low price."

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  • Breakthrough Lawyer Program participant

    "The video interviews were absolutely wonderful. It was a great opportunity to hear from key legal leaders and non-lawyers with interesting insights into great legal service delivery. The milestone tasks provided me with more focus on how to advance my career. Lawyers don't receive training and aren't good at delivering pitches. I found this challenging but a really valuable task. I'm working on another pitch for work and the skills I've learnt for this milestone will be really helpful for my work pitch."

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  • Breakthrough Lawyer Program participant

    "I had a great time doing this course! Highly recommend it!

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  • Breakthrough Lawyer Program participant

    "The course content was engaging and provided a framework to help me identify and pitch innovative legal solutions."

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  • Breakthrough Lawyer Program participant

    "Fantastic course which provides guidance on the future of the legal profession, the role of AI within the profession and how perhaps you may be able to harness AI within your business."   

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  • Breakthrough Lawyer Program participant

    "As nearly every industry in the world grows curious about the potential of AI, it is only fitting that those in the legal industry equip themselves with the tools and skills that this course provides."

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  • Breakthrough Lawyer Program participant

    "Lawyers don't receive training and aren't good at delivering pitches. I found this challenging but a really valuable task.  I'm working on another pitch for work and the skills I've learnt for this milestone will be really helpful for my work pitch."

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  • Breakthrough Lawyer Program participant

    "I really enjoyed: 
    1) The excellent video interviews with leaders in industry and law - they are insightful. 

    2) Thinking of and preparing an elevator pitch.  

    3) Milestone 1, that is, identifying trends that will positively impact my practice.  I am going to revisit this regularly as it will shape me going forward."

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  • Breakthrough Lawyer Program participant

    "I really liked the insights into legal tech trends." 

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  • Breakthrough Lawyer Program participant

    “A short course that packs a real punch, with loads of useful tips and insights from global leaders regarding identifying opportunities created by key megatrends that will impact lawyers, future of law and professional development. You will walk away inspired and motivated to innovate.”

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