Thomas E. Stephan

Leadership coach · Minneapolis, MN · in person and virtual

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"We help lawyers and legal organizations maximize their potential through effective coaching and strategic hiring." (in their words, on their website)

Services

ServiceWhat is includedPrice
Career Coaching
Attorneys		 Identify strengths, passions, and purpose · Establish career direction and goals aligned with values · Create a plan of action · Increase confidence · Interview preparation and practice interviews on request
Executive Coaching
Attorneys at all levels		 Confidential one-on-one coaching · Clarify personal and professional goals · Evaluate strengths and weaknesses · Understand work and communication styles · Identify growth areas and overcome impediments on request
Practice Building
Attorneys building their practice, book of business, or career advancement skills		 Clarify desired practice and personal drivers · Create a committed vision, action steps, and milestones · Leverage strengths and personal style · Build client relationships and a professional network · Develop relationship-management processes on request
Leadership coaching and advice
Executives and leaders		 Strategic business and management sounding board · Help with challenging relationships and situations · Help managing up and down · Executive skills enhancement · Career development and succession planning on request
Attorney Search
Legal organizations		 Attorney search and hiring · Consider fit with organizational culture, vision, mission, and values on request

As published on their website, read Nov 7, 2026.

How they compare

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Where they fit

StudentsEarlyMidManagerDirectorVP / C-suite
Resume and LinkedInnononononono
Interviews and offersnononononono
Job search strategynonoyesyesyesyes
Career direction and changenonoyesyesyesyes
Leadershipnonoyesyesyesyes
Personal brandnononononono

How they work

Process
Establish a strictly confidential coaching relationship · Explore and define desired outcomes and underlying values · Create a plan with measurable milestones · Explore obstacles and insights, and identify new actions · Take sustained action toward the client's goals · For practice building: identify a vision and strengths, use resources, create action steps and milestones, build relationships and manage time, then celebrate progress
Before coaching
Attorney / associate at international law firms and in-house legal departments, International business law and corporate legal practice; Legal recruiter, Legal recruiting and attorney search

Do it yourself, or hire a coach?

Doing it yourselfUsually enough whenA coach earns the fee when
Job searchA target list, a weekly plan and steady outreach. Callings builds the weekly plan and tracks every application, free.Interviews are coming in.Three months without traction, or a senior search that runs on your network.
Career directionWeeks of reading and conversations about roles that fit. Callings can show your strengths and the pay for each role.You already have two or three target roles.You do not know what comes next, or you want structure and a formal assessment.
LeadershipPeer groups, feedback from your manager, reading.You have a mentor who has done the job.A first management role or a bigger team, often paid for by the employer.

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