The Legal Imposters Podcast with Caroline Flanagan

Weekly tips, guidelines and insights on Imposter Syndrome, career progression, and what it really takes to succeed as a Black lawyer in predominantly white spaces. Practical insight, lived experience, and strategy you can use immediately.

Podcast – Legal Imposters

Episode #103 Value Yourself

How much do you value yourself? Here’s how you know:   the way you treat yourself the way you talk about yourself to others how well you take care of...

Episode #102 If Not Now, Then When?

If you don’t go for what you want in your career now, then when will you? Right now there are a lot of reasons why you’re not taking that active...

Episode #101 Position Yourself for Promotion

You’re a mid to senior level black lawyer with years of experience and a track record of billing hours and running deals. Yes this will make you eligible for promotion,...

Episode #100 BE THE FIRST: Pressure or Power?

We’ve reached Episode 100! Woohoo To mark the occasion, what better topic to talk to you about than being the first? Specifically, let’s talk about how it makes you feel...

Episode #99 When to focus on Business Development

It’s never too soon to think about Business Development. But when should this be your main focus? And what should you do about Business Development when you’ve been told to...

Episode #98 The Relationship vs The Transaction

Building relationships with people who are different to you is one of the 5 vital steps to progressing your career as a black lawyer and it’s exactly what I teach...

Episode #97 “I think it went well”

“I think it went well” is not how you should be talking about your latest success or achievement! Showcasing your value isn’t just about the showcase (a training event you...

Episode #96 The Visibility Challenge

In today’s episode of the Legal Imposters Podcast I introduce you to the 30 Day Visibility Challenge – a challenge to get you out of your comfort zone and into...

Episode #95 Other People’s Perception of You

How are you coming across? What perception do others have of you and is this perception working for you or against you in your career? For some of you, this...

Episode #94 Are You Ready To Progress?

The question I want to ask you today is, are you ready to progress? It’s not enough to have a strategy to progress. You also need to be READY to...

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Discover the 60 behaviours quietly driving your overworking, overthinking, playing small, and self-sabotage – and finally understand why before they derail your day or career.

This guide is built specifically for Black lawyers, where these behaviours aren’t just about self-doubt. They’re also survival strategies you’ve developed in spaces where you’ve had to be twice as good to get half as far.