WE'RE BACK WITH PROFESSIONAL TRAINING!
Welcome back to our miniseries focusing on the Professional Training conference, starting on Wednesday 30th September 2026 in Manchester.
Professional Training’s Manchester regional event was a half-day, interactive extension of its London conference, built around the theme of high performance for legal-sector leaders.
Rather than relying on a traditional speaker-led format, the event combined an inspirational keynote from elite athlete Emma Wiggs with workshops and table discussions designed to help delegates actively examine their own teams and organisations. Central values included setting a clear shared vision, communicating decisively in hybrid workplaces, establishing psychological safety, clarifying roles and processes, and creating a culture where colleagues can challenge one another respectfully rather than avoiding difficult conversations.
The discussions we had also explored sustainable motivation: using values and personal definitions of success—not just targets or external measures—to keep teams performing after they reach a major goal. Throughout, Professional Training positioned the event as an alternative to passive, panel-heavy conferences, prioritising delegate participation, practical learning, meaningful connections, and a supportive community where law firm leaders can openly share what is and is not working in their businesses.
Find out more here:
https://professional-training.co.uk/en_us/the-professional-training-conference-2026-regional-edition/
EPISODES
Episode 01: Nadine Stanton
As we return for Professional Training in 2026, returning guest Nadine Stanton of Professional Training reflects on creating more engaging, regionally accessible conferences for law firm leaders.
Episode 02: Sally Hulston
In the second episode of the Regional Edition for our miniseries, Sally Hulston, an employment lawyer and head of Lewis Silkin’s Manchester office, shares a people-first view of high performance in legal teams.
Episode 03: Simon Price
The Learning & Development Manager for Kennedys argues that high-performing legal teams are built less on output metrics alone than on a culture of learning, reflection, feedback, and knowledge-sharing.
GALLERY
