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NLJ this week: The silent career killer―how to defeat imposter syndrome

21 January 2022
Issue: 7963 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Do you suffer from imposter syndrome? If not, do your colleagues? 

Writing in this week’s NLJ, Rosling King partner Helen Pamely, who is also a wellbeing consultant, coach and psychotherapist looks at this insidious saboteur which can trip up even the most high-achieving, competent and experienced among us.

Pamely notes that up to 82% of people are believed to suffer imposter syndrome at one time or another. Not only does it hold people back in their careers but it causes them to feel shame. However, there are things you can do. Pamely sets out five practical ways to disempower your inner critic. 

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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