Individual Coaching

What is Coaching?

Coaching is a dynamic alliance between you and your coach designed to unlock your potential and guide you through the rigors of legal education and professional development. CDO's certified coach, Liz Peck, will collaborate with you to navigate the unique challenges you encounter on your journey to becoming a legal professional.

Why Choose Coaching?

Strategic Goal Setting: A coach assists you in setting clear and strategic academic and career goals. With a well-defined roadmap, you can approach your legal education with purpose and direction.
Accountability and Focus: A coach helps you remain accountable. Their guidance ensures that you maintain focus and consistently work toward success.
Values and Purpose: When values align with work, lawyers experience a deep sense of purpose in their practice. A coach supports you in exploring your values and using them to design a fulfilling career.
Confidence Building: Law school can be demanding, and a coach supports you in developing confidence in your professional growth. This self-assurance positively affects your performance in class, your job-search process, and your workplace success.
Time Management and Balance: Balancing law studies with personal commitments is challenging. A coach can help you optimize your time management, enabling you to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
Stress Resilience: Law school can be stressful. A coach helps you explore personalized strategies to manage stress and prevent burnout, ensuring your well-being throughout your legal education.

What are YLS Students Saying About Coaching?

“Coaching with Elizabeth Peck has been one of my most cherished experiences during my time at YLS. The goals and conversations are collaborative and personalized. I have found it to be both introspective and extroverted, well-suited for facing the challenges of the world and navigating the complexities of life and people. Liz has helped me to improve relationships, enrich my perspectives, and pursue peace. Those close to me have noted my improved mindset and emotional balance over time. I am impressed by the career and purpose discoveries I have made. I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to improve and the flexible relationship-driven dialogue of the journey.”

-YLS student, Class of 2026

"Coaching helps me stay grounded, identify personal values, and craft a life that pursues and aligns with those values. Coaching goes beyond implementing others' advice and teaches how to be your own changemaker."

-YLS student, Class of 2024

"Liz is AWESOME! I have learned so much from coaching and really enjoyed working with Liz. Coaching has helped me clearly identify and better understand my values and goals, build my self-confidence, and develop routines and practices that make my daily life feel more purposeful. Coaching has shone light on my career interests and goals and helped me become a fuller and more self-aware person. I would recommend coaching to anyone who wants to get to know themselves better or to gain a new perspective on the whats, hows, and whys of life."

-YLS student, Class of 2025

"My coaching sessions with Liz during my 3L year were an invaluable part of my YLS experience. Liz compelled me to examine my values and helped me interrogate the limiting beliefs I held about the career paths I thought were possible for me. In the fast-paced hustle culture of YLS, coaching gave me the space to really reflect, pause, and think about the big picture. I ultimately walked away with strategies for making big decisions, a deeper understanding of myself, and a clearer vision for my future. I highly encourage any YLS student to sign up for coaching."

-YLS student, Class of 2023

How Can I Learn More?

We invite you to schedule an exploratory coaching session with Liz Peck. In that meeting, you will learn more about how coaching can support you and experience the potential of coaching through a sample coaching conversation.