Clarity. Confidence. Direction.
Youβre a senior lawyer. Youβre very good at what you do. And something about the role, the firm or the life around it no longer fits.
Does any of this sound familiar?
Youβre excellent at the law, but the job has become managing people, winning work and managing up, and nobody prepared you for that.
Youβve made partner, or youβre close, and youβre not sure itβs what you really want.
Youβre weighing a move to another firm, in-house or something else entirely, and you keep going around in circles.
Youβre back from leave or a big life change and your career no longer seems to fit.
The pace has only gotten faster, and Sunday evenings feel heavier than they used to.
Thereβs no one inside the firm you can say any of this to.
What changes:
You name whatβs really going on, not just the symptom.
You separate the real priority from the noise.
You either stay or make your next move - deliberately, rather than by drift.
You lead and work in a way you can sustain.
Most senior lawyers work this out alone, quietly, with no one to test their thinking against.
It doesnβt have to be that way.
Hi! Iβm Piny Ly.
Executive Coach & Mentor to senior lawyers and law firm partners across APAC.
I bring 15 years in law to this work. I was a corporate M&A lawyer at Mallesons and King & Wood in Sydney, Beijing and Hong Kong, then Head of Legal and a senior leadership team member at Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australiaβs largest retail bank) in Hong Kong. I've also worked inside a listed company as a secondee, and as a consultant in Cambodia and now Iβm based in Bangkok, Thailand.
I've sat in the seats around the problems you're navigating: the associate looking up, in-house counsel looking sideways, and leadership looking down. I've carried the same pressures you do: demanding clients, a team to lead, and big decisions about what's next.
I understand how firms work from the inside and as a client, but I never assume I know how yours works today: I ask first, then bring my experience to bear. I'm an ICF Professional Certified Coach with 800+ hours coaching partners, senior lawyers and executives.
Clients describe me as direct, challenging and compassionate.
How 1:1 with me works
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1. Get in touch, then apply
Email me with a line or two about your role and whatβs prompting you. If it sounds like a fit, Iβll send you my confidential application form, with fees. It takes about 7 minutes, and I read each one. Iβll reply within 2 business days.
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2. The Clarity Session
If we're a good fit, I'll invite you to book a 60-minute online Clarity Session. It's a working session, not a sales call. You leave with a clear read on what's driving your situation, the one or two priorities that matter most, and next steps you've decided on yourself. The Clarity Session is a stand alone session.
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3. Decide
If ongoing coaching is the right next step, your Clarity Session becomes your first session and its fee is credited to your first month. If it isn't the right time, I'll tell you honestly.
Client Testimonials
βNo BS.β
β Senior Executive Client, Hong Kong
βI think the biggest shift for me is to gain a different perspective in a seemingly very negative situation and turn to positive energy, the shift in mindset is very powerful and I am very appreciative of the insights I have gained through working with Piny.β
- K.Q., Asset Management Director, Singapore
βBefore my session with Piny, I was feeling stuck and unmotivated. Piny is a great listener and knows what powerful questions to ask which create awareness and also challengedβ¦ I left the session feeling more motivated and completed several actions that I had spent weeks just thinking about.β
β Claire M, UK
βA good reminder on how important it is to formulate oneβs thoughts and plans to check whether they might make sense and how one feels about them when listening to oneselfβ
β Clientβs privacy respected
βI hate you Pinyβ¦ In a good way.β
β Senior Executive Client, Australia
βIβm not afraid to admit that Piny makes me cry. Well maybe not cry, but feel safe enough to let the tears fall.β
β Law Firm Partner, APAC
βAll the answers are within me, it was about digging deeply into who I am at my core to figure out this part. And Piny beautifully clicked on the right button to have this come out.β
β J Chau, Luxury Brand Area Manager, Hong Kong
βPrior to working with Piny, I was feeling very unsure of myself and that I had to prove to others that I belonged in my new role as an executive leaderβ¦ I'm learning to be curious and asking myself whether the pressure I am experiencing is driven by internal or external factors.
β S Vutthy, Chief Operating Officer, US
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