BUILD EXPERIENCE, CONFIDENCE, AND YOUR BUSINESS
We're here for you in your first years and beyond.
Your first year - experience, support, and business building
Your first 12 months is critical and we're here to help you get them right,.
As a newly qualified practitioner, you will be keen to build experience and practise your newly acquired skills. We'll help you find senior practitioners, access mentoring, and provide peer support opportunities for you to speak to others and participate in activities to develop your career.
Your first year should be divided into two halves. Your first six months (experience building and planning) and your second six months (finding and winning clients). You can use our planning tool to help you with this.
Our team can help you with putting a strategy together and helping you achieve clarity about your initial next steps.
Suggested Events:
- Peer Support Sessions
- Networking Sessions
Experience building and skills honing
Experience building should include both live matters and simulated experiences. You should bee seeking out opportunities to volunteer with local organisations and co-deliver services, as well as observe senior practitioners.
Our team can help you find such experiences, and buddy you up with senior practitioners who can mentor you through your first few matters.
Use our CPD and Reflective Practice tools to log your progress and plan your experience building.
Market Ready - your profile and visibility
We believe in independent practice and getting you 'market ready'. Our model provides you with unrivalled support to help you build experience AND your business.
We can work with you to write a professional bio, LinkedIn summary for your services, promotional content, business cards, website, and design materials to help you stand out from the crowd.
Once you have the basics in place, we can help you identify your target clients and how to approach them for potential instructions.
Suggested Program:
Networking and clients
An essential part of building your business is to network. This sounds daunting but we have everything in place to support you and help you get the most out of each experience.
Your professional network can help you build your profile, instruct you for work, and connect you with potential clients.
Join our monthly networking session to meet similar professionals and use our CRM tool to track contacts and progress with each relationship.
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The Dispute Resolution Agency is a trading style of Mediator Network Ltd and is a company registered in the UK under company number 10070211. Our registered office is: First Floor, Unit 12 Compass Point Ensign Way, Hamble, Southampton, England, SO31 4RA