
In this guide, Sheila shares her time-tested tips for in-house counsel to release fear, jump-start your career, and propel you towards promotion.

In this guide, Sheila shares her time-tested tips for in-house counsel to release fear, jump-start your career, and propel you towards promotion.

You feel stuck & unsupported in your present role.
You want to advance & have a more powerful impact.
You balk at putting your accomplishments & expertise out into the world.
You build strong relationships & fail to leverage them.
You struggle to understand & achieve what is needed for promotion.


Sheila Murphy is an award-winning former Fortune 50 Senior Legal Executive, President and General Counsel of Focus Forward Consulting, and executive coach to in-house counsel at all stages of their careers.
With more than 20 years inside large legal departments, Sheila helps in-house lawyers accelerate advancement, strengthen executive presence, and lead with confidence and influence. Her coaching focuses on visibility, self-advocacy, stakeholder alignment, and preparing high-potential attorneys for senior leadership and General Counsel roles.
Sheila is the creator of the GC Power Moves Newsletter, where she shares practical, real-world strategies for in-house lawyers who want to move from capable to consequential. She is also the author of Rainmaker Power Moves, a certified executive coach (ACC, CPCC), and a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

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