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Collaborative Practice.
The Way Family Law Was Meant To Be.
When you became a family lawyer, I imagine it wasn’t for the conflict. It wasn’t to sit through endless court battles or watch relationships unravel. You became a lawyer to help people, to guide them through one of life’s most vulnerable seasons. Yet, too often, the system we work in pushes us toward tension, frustration, and stress, for our clients and for ourselves.
Collaborative Practice is different. It’s not just a legal model, it’s a way of working that honours the humanity of every family, every client, and yes, even every lawyer. It reduces conflict, fosters understanding, and helps create solutions that truly stick. And perhaps most importantly, it lets you practise law in a way that feels aligned with your values, your heart, and your wellbeing.
Start Here: The Collaborative Practice Guide
If you’re ready to explore this approach, our Collaborative Practice Guide is the perfect place to start. This practical companion walks you step by step through the collaborative process, explains key roles and concepts, and offers tools and reflections you can start using right away. Think of it as your roadmap: clear, practical, and immediately useful.
Why This Guide Exists
- Key concepts explained simply
- Step-by-step overviews of the process and team roles
- Reflections and checklists for applying ideas confidently
- Stories and prompts to remind you why this process matters
Whether you’re brand new or refining your practice, this guide helps you feel confident, curious, and inspired to bring collaboration to life.
Hard Copy Book Only $39.00
Introduction to Collaborative Practice Training
(Online & In-Person Options)
Once you’ve familiarised yourself with the Guide, the Introduction to Collaborative Practice Training takes you deeper and provides you with the formal training you need to become a Collaborative Professional. Delivered online (with in-person options where available), this program equips you with the skills and confidence to guide clients, run collaborative meetings effectively, and work smoothly with other professionals. It’s designed to help you take your first steps into collaborative work with clarity and calm.
We Cover:
- Participation Agreements in practice
- Interest-based negotiation
- Managing strong personalities and emotions
- Interdisciplinary teamwork
- Ethics and risk in real scenarios
- Navigating pressure points
Delivered by Clarissa Rayward, reflecting decades of hands-on Australian family law experience.
Online Training
In- Person Training
Advanced Collaborative Practice Training
(Online & In-Person Options)
From there, the Advanced Collaborative Practice Training helps you refine your practice, tackle complex scenarios, and lead collaborative teams with skill and compassion. This is where you move from understanding the process to truly embodying it— strengthening your confidence, expertise, and ability to handle any situation that arises.
Online Training
In- Person Training
Bespoke Workshops & Team Training
Finally, for law firms and collaborative groups looking to embed these skills across their organisation, our Bespoke Workshops and Team Training provide tailored support. These sessions are built to help your team implement collaborative principles, work more effectively together, and ensure your practice supports families in the best possible way— all while sustaining your own professional wellbeing.
This Is About The Way You Want To Practise
Collaborative Practice isn’t just a different way of working, it’s a different way of being. It’s showing up fully as a lawyer who makes a real difference, helping families move forward with dignity, and building a career that energises you instead of draining you. Start your journey today.
Start your journey today.
Begin with the Guide, step into the Introduction Training, deepen your skills with Advanced Training, and explore tailored workshops for your team.
Every step is designed to support your growth, your clients, and your practice, so you can practise law with heart and purpose.
You can practise excellent law, support families, and build a sustainable career.
Those things are not mutually exclusive.
Why learn with Clarissa?
Clarissa Rayward
Clarissa Rayward is a lawyer and business owner who is known for her innovative and energising presentation style. Clarissa has trained hundreds of lawyers both in Australia and overseas in all aspects of running a modern law firm from Collaborative Practice to pricing structures to wellness.
You can expect much learning along with a lot of fun** along the way (**aka there will probably be dancing… Because what is a legal presentation without some dancing…)
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