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The Legal Leadership Institute (LLI) develops legal leaders for sustained success.

Our Core Expertise

We elevate leadership skills throughout the legal industry by providing timely and relevant programming built to address common issues while including actionable outcomes.

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Accountability

Programs are designed to have immediate benefit for participants through accountability to their growth and development.

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Timely & Relevant

Programs are built to address current industry trends and solve common challenges.

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Available Across All Levels of Experience

Content is developed to incorporate learning for both novice and experienced professionals.

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Live and On-Demand Content

Programs are delivered in a variety of formats to allow for a variety of available time commitments.

OUR PROGRAMS

Elevate Your Professional Presence

Elevate Your Professional Presence

Elevate your Professional Presence is an online course for legal leaders looking to first develop their self-awareness and second, to apply the learning to their legal environment.

Fundamentals of Coaching

Fundamentals of Coaching

Fundamentals of Coaching is an online course that introduces the pillars of coaching through practice, exercises, and homework.

Leaders' Lab

Leaders’ Lab

The concept is simple! We will gather around a specific topic and discuss what you’ve read, how you will implement new ideas, and other discussion points among your legal industry colleagues.

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Movemeant: Pillars of Health with Guest Expert Beth Cline
January 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM (PST)

Building Strong Teams
February 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM (PST)

Generational Mindset with Guest Expert Gayle Ochwat
March 24, 2026 at 11:00 AM (PDT)

Building a Resilient Culture (Special 75-minute Session)
April 21, 2026 at 11:00 AM (PDT)

Confidence + Competence
May 07, 2026 at 11:00 AM (PDT)

Making Hard Conversations Heart-y
June 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM (PDT)

What’s Pressing? 
July 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM (PDT)

Mentor Programs
August 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM (PDT)

Mindfulness
September 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM (PDT)

Last 100 Days with Guest Expert Barbara Mencer
October 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM (PDT)

Power of Gratitude
November 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM (PST)

Personal Bingo Card

I recently heard a coach talk about how she creates personal bingo cards for her players. She talked about how they serve as micro-measures for their performance in addition to being motivating and feeling fun. If you created a personal bingo card for the skills you are practicing and [...]

Diagnosing a Toxic Culture

Diagnosing a Toxic Culture: Moving through the flags

Meet Our Founder

Judy Hissong

Judy Hissong is the President of Nesso Strategies. A former law firm Chief Operating Officer, she helps firms become more profitable by developing leaders.  Her mission is “world domination for Good.”  By creating actionable, lightbulb moments that leaders want to share and spread, she intends to improve the world one person at a time.

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