Heidi Merikalla-Teir

Executive Coaching for Senior Lawyers and Leaders in Professional Services

Confidential, senior‑level 1:1 coaching that strengthens clear judgment, confident leadership, and constructive professional relationships in demanding professional services environments.

A Thinking Space for Professionals Who Carry Responsibility

Senior professionals are expected to lead, decide, and manage complex dynamics — often without a truly confidential space to think.

My coaching provides that space: calm, discreet, and grounded in real-life experience from law‑firm leadership and other expert organisations.

For Firms and Decision‑Makers

Firms typically engage me during leadership transitions, partner onboarding, or moments when a senior professional or leader needs a confidential and credible thinking partner. All conversations remain fully confidential, including in firm‑funded engagements.

Most of my clients are senior lawyers and law‑firm leaders. I also work with senior professionals and leaders in other professional services environments, and in roles where leadership, governance, and commercial expectations are comparable.

In select cases, I also work with founders and co‑owners in growth companies, where similarly stakes are high and leadership, governance, and personal dynamics evolve as the business develops.

Who I Work With

  • Senior professionals
  • Partners and newly appointed partners
  • Managing partners and practice leaders
  • Chairs and board members
  • Founders and co‑owners in growth companies

Typical Focus Areas

  • Stepping into partnership or senior leadership roles
  • Leading former peers and navigating internal dynamics
  • Exercising judgment under scrutiny
  • Handling difficult conversations and tensions
  • Clarifying direction in periods of change or uncertainty
  • Professional and leadership growth

How the Coaching Works

  • Confidential 1:1 conversations over an agreed period
  • Discreet, senior‑level engagement
  • No group programmes
  • A limited number of clients at a time
  • Sessions can take place in person or virtually

Read more about how I work.