Built for Your Team. Designed for Impact.
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Built for Your Team. Designed for Impact. ✨
Curated Workshops. Led by someone who gets it.
Legal work is often high stakes and high speed. But too often, lawyers are stuck in the day-to-day, with no space to zoom out and focus on the bigger picture.
That’s where I come in. 👋 Hi, I’m Mel Storey. I’ve practiced law for 15 years, worked in house for 12, for companies big and small, private and public across multiple industries. I’ve won awards, developed teams, built been recognised as a thought leader in our industry. I’ve been a junior, senior and regional legal counsel. I’ve gone from cc’ing the boss to being cc’d as the boss. Senior Leadership Team and presenting to the Board… Tick, Tick, Tick… but mostly, I am just super passionate about the future of the legal profession!
These workshops are practical, energising and tailored to your team’s goals.
No cookie-cutter slides and no vague theory. I promise.
Whether you’re refining strategy, strengthening team culture or figuring out how to work smarter, I will meet your team where they are and help them grow from there.
Are you ready to help your team reconnect with their purpose and potential?
Your team. Your format.
Whether you're after a spark, a reset or a full strategic sprint, I’ll tailor it to fit.
Custom content? No problem!
No idea yet? Here are some starting points to get you thinking…
Spark Session
Great for surfacing ideas, identifying pain points and sparking meaningful conversation, these sessions act like a shot of espresso for your legal team.
They create space to reset, re-energise and reconnect with your purpose, while opening up fresh thinking about what’s possible.
Perfect for teams who need a boost and a nudge in the right direction.
45 - 60 minutes
Half-Day Boost
Perfect for teams who want to step back and refocus, these sessions dive into topics like crafting a clear team identity, building better relationships with the business, identifying process gaps and easy wins and creating psychological safety and stronger team connection.
120 - 150 minutes + break
Future Ready Intensive
Strategic Planning Intensives are longer-form workshops designed to build real momentum.
Together, we can define your legal strategy and priorities, map out legal ops and resourcing needs, align with commercial, product and executive teams, and build a transformation roadmap with clear, practical next steps.
All day
CPD points? Absolutely.
All workshops are eligible for Continuing Professional Development.
You’ll get structured learning, real-world application and documentation for CPD compliance.
Everything is designed to be practical, engaging and relevant to your day-to-day work.
(and let’s be honest, this will cost a fraction of an annual conference ticket
and will be much more useful than another generic, one-size-fits-all webinar.)
General Counsel, National Energy Retailer said:
"Mel brought the right mix of real talk and commercial thinking. Our team felt heard and energised. It was one of the most valuable sessions we’ve done together in a long time."
Head of Legal, ASX-Listed Company said:
"The energy Mel brings into the room is unmatched. She gets in-house life in a way that’s rare and she also made every person feel like a key part of the conversation."
Mel’s Signature Workshop for Junior Lawyers
Billable Units for You: Build a Sustainable Career in the Law
Snapshot
Law is a marathon, not a sprint. Yet too many lawyers treat their careers like a series of short bursts until burnout forces them to stop. This workshop is about shifting that cycle. It’s about building the small, sustainable habits that support long-term performance and reframing wellness not as a nice-to-have but as a professional obligation.
Because in the end, your brain is your tool of the trade.
If you’re not looking after it, you’re limiting your cognitive output, your creativity and your capacity to perform. Rest is productive. Movement is productive. Boundaries are productive. Your future career depends on it.
Format: Interactive, live or webinar
Group size: No Limit
Standard duration: 90 - 120 minutes.
Why it works
Developed in conjunction with a practitioner in the field of Psychology (specialising in brain development) with a Masters in Counselling from the University of Queensland (yes, this is my sister and she is BRILLIANT)
Speaks directly to lawyers in language that resonates
Puts wellness in the context of high performance and career longevity
Combines motivational storytelling with practical, science-backed tools
Breaks the perfectionist trap by showing how to build habits in the “grey zone”
What your team will take away
A framework for treating wellbeing as part of professional development
Practical strategies to improve sleep, movement and focus (without overhauling your whole life)
The “10-minute rule” for building habits that stick
Tools for measuring and protecting cognitive output
A reframe that consistency, not perfection, is the key to progress
Exercises inside the room
Practical habit-building activities to create micro-changes straight away
Motivational big sis style coaching to challenge old thinking and spark new commitments
Mel’s Signature Workshop for Law Firms
Top of Mind: How to Build the Relationships that General Counsel Remember
Snapshot
The firms that win work from General Counsel understand one thing: reputation is currency. The GC community is tight-knit, time-poor and values lawyers who make their lives easier, not harder. I’ve been a General Counsel, I interview them on my podcast and I know exactly what earns trust and top-of-mind status in our world.
This session helps your team shift from reactive to strategic. You’ll learn how modern business development works in practice, how to communicate value beyond expertise and how to stay visible in a crowded market without feeling forced or salesy.
Format: Interactive, frameworks plus exercises (live or webinar)
Group size: Up to 20 people is ideal.
Standard duration: 90 - 120 minutes.
Why it works
Designed by someone who’s sat in the GC seat and knows what drives selection decisions
Translates client expectations into clear, actionable frameworks for your team
Cuts through jargon and theory to focus on what GCs actually notice and value
Blends reflection with practice, so participants leave with both insight and implementation
What your team will take away
A sharper understanding of how General Counsel choose and retain external partners
Tools to position themselves and the firm as trusted problem-solvers, not service providers
A practical framework for visibility and credibility that fits into daily practice (the 10-minute rule)
Strategies to strengthen existing client relationships and open new doors through relevance and reputation
Exercises inside the room
Guided exercises to map your current reputation and uncover growth areas
Group work on aligning individual goals with firm positioning
Personal action plans so every participant leaves with clear next steps
Mel’s Signature Workshop for In House Teams
From Reactive to Influential: Internal Branding for In-House Lawyers
Snapshot
A practical two-hour workshop that gives in-house lawyers the tools to facilitate confidently, build influence inside complex organisations and show up with a consistent internal brand that earns trust.
Format: Interactive, hands-on, frameworks plus exercises.
Group size: Up to 10 people is ideal.
Standard duration: 120 minutes.
Why it works
In house counsel succeed on influence. How you run a room, how you manage competing priorities and how you are perceived day to day becomes your internal brand.
This workshop helps your team make that brand intentional, visible and consistent.
What your team will take away
A clear view of current perception versus desired perception inside the organisation
Practical facilitation tools for meetings with partners, executives and business units
Language and structures to navigate disagreement and keep discussions on track
A one-sentence brand commitment to guide daily behaviour
Exercises inside the room
Brand Perception Mapping short worksheet and pair share
Facilitation Role-Plays using realistic scenarios drawn from your context (optional)
Brand Commitment one line each to anchor new habits