Below are a selection of testimonials received from clients. The names of these clients and many more testimonials are available on request:

I work for one of the most innovative companies in the world and belong to a cutting-edge legal department.  When Peter approached me about his Everything But the Law Program, I was sceptical---I thought what could he really teach that my team already didn’t know.  I was wrong. Peter’s workshop motivated us to look at our in-house practice from a completely different perspective.  We came out of there with a radically different mindset---we went from a very legal department centric approach to one where we can truly partner with the business and have more of an  impact. How?  Peter will challenge your current thinking and way of working. He will give you concepts, specific guidance and practical tools to evaluate what is important and to decide what work you should be doing and how to do it. Don’t judge his program by his marketing materials--they don't accurately convey how much you can gain from his unique insights and inspiring vision. Take a leap of faith and take your team to the next level. You will not be disappointed."  APAC General Counsel for one of the world's most well-known global technology companies

“At a time when in-house legal teams are struggling to make sense of the changes happening in the workplace, the legal industry and with technology in general, there is no other provider in the market who offers an innovation workshop tailored for their needs. Peter took our senior leaders on a 2 day change journey, exploring the factors, external and internal, which are affecting us, testing us to explore our long term vision and helping us come together to draft a tailored transformation plan. The fact that Peter has so much experience being a general counsel meant he understands his audience deeply and his content demystifies the world of legal innovation and legal tech for everyone” APAC General Counsel for one of the world’s largest and most well-known financial institutions

" Peter's  dynamic two day workshop has helped me to see the practice of law from a completely new perspective. The program is unique in my experience, covering non-traditional skills and providing an end-to-end framework for in-house legal teams to use to approach innovation and change. It was brilliant to work with Peter who shared his broad and global experience and helped us workshop new approaches to working with our company to achieve its  goals. I came away energised and inspired, with lots of new ideas and a very specific set of action items to implement changes to the way we work". General Counsel for one of Australia's most well-known television broadcasters

"Only someone like Peter could develop a program as unique and impactful as his innovation workshop. It reflects the rare breadth and depth of his experiences and it is obvious that he has been thinking about and doing things differently for a very long time. Only someone like Peter could deliver this unique content so effectively and dynamically, drawing on that experience and showing his obvious passion for helping the next generation of lawyers. Thank you." European GC for a technology company

"I’d like to thank you, Peter, for running such an engaging workshop for our Legal Division’s Innovation Committee.   You did an excellent job orienting us to the challenges of achieving meaningful innovation, and providing insights on how we could better serve our clients and improve our own operations.  The group exercises were particularly effective in giving us a feel for what effective innovation entails.  I would highly recommend your workshop to other in-house legal departments."  Global Chief Counsel for innovative products at a biopharmaceutical company with one of the world's largest legal departments

Thought provoking, practical and highly relevant in today’s business environment, Peter’s Innovation workshop is a fantastic way to help focus the legal team on the things that really matter. Peter’s approach, honed over years of hands on experience as a GC, with useful and accessible techniques, is a great way to empower lawyers to embrace innovation and change rather than become a victim of it.” Group General Counsel of one of a Hong Kong based global energy company

"Peter's rich in-house experience and command of the myriad of influences on the legal profession shine through in his thoughtful, insightful, inspiring and practical workshop. I highly recommend it". APAC General Counsel for one of the world's largest and most well-known global shipping and freight companies

Having run leadership team off-sites for many years – it can be a challenge to come up with something new and inspiring.  Our legal team has been on a journey of continuous improvement and simplification for many years so we were looking for something to inspire us to go to the next level.  With all the change going on around us in the industry and with technology, we knew we had to change in new ways and we wanted to be proactive not reactive in doing so. We engaged Peter to help us develop a deeper understanding of the trends in and innovation taking place in the legal industry and to help us understand why we should change and how we could go about making a plan to change. Peter helped us to look at things differently and to challenge the way, what and how we work. Peter provided concrete tools and examples of ways we can become more effective, add more value to our business stakeholders and enhance collaboration.  Having a facilitator who has held senior Legal and business roles meant that Peter was able to provide credible and useful insights.

 The leadership team came away feeling revitalised, ready to take on new challenges, and equipped to determine what changes we need to make to the way we work and how to go about it.  Peter showed us the true value of not just being a business partner but also being a business leader and the importance of thinking beyond the law to achieve this. Thank you Peter – I have had great feedback from every member of the leadership team on the benefits they received from the two day session" General Counsel for one of the leading Australian-based global financial institutions


I would like to express our thanks to Peter for facilitating a very thought provoking and highly relevant two day workshop for our legal team.  The workshop has a welcome focus on not just the team but also the individual qualities necessary for wellbeing and success.  The workshop changed the thinking and many of the perceptions of our in-house legal team with respect to how they perceive and can best achieve their value enabler roles within the wider University community.   There was much discussion on how the team can add value to the University.  The workshop introduced the concept of an innovation and growth mindset to the way an in-house lawyers deliver services rather than the fixed and status quo mindset that has traditionally prevailed.  Often challenging but always relevant, we considered our legal team mission and vision and its alignment with the mission, vision and values of the University.  The team greatly benefited from the discussion on work management practices and are looking forward to putting some of these ideas into practice.  Peter is an engaging facilitator with a deep knowledge of the industry and its future.  My team came away energised and looking forward to exploring and thinking further on many of the ideas and recommendations presented to them in the workshop. General Counsel of one of Australia’s most well-known universities.

I attended Peter’s public “Innovation Workshop for Lawyers” and felt immediately this is something that my senior lawyers team needs. We engaged Peter for a two-days’ workshop subsequently and Peter’s rich in-house experience and his systematical design of the workshop smartly addressed all the key challenges of my team, it is very relevant and we feel he is helping us to get out of the daily operational challenges and head to a strategic empowering plan. Peter’s workshop was not only interactive and energizing, he is culturally sensitive and knows how to engage a group of senior lawyers, e.g. shared with us his own personal experience and challenges. His coaching and facilitating skill is impressive and he made his workshop with a lot of fun and laughs. I am glad our legal team’s innovation journey crossed our way with Peter and he inspired us to reach to the next level of our mindset and way of thinking.

彼得两天的“律师创新研论会”不仅让我们资深律师们进一步打开了突破性的视野,增加了我们改变的信心和理性的行动计划,他多年的公司法务总监的经历也无疑地(用简单的语言)解答了我们的经营性和战略性的问题,帮我们系统地思考如何转变律师的传统思维,才能以客户为中心。 很有启发!他也很风趣,平和,让大家轻松地讨论和尝试自己的经验。他是个好的教练。这是非常有价值的研讨会,大家很受益。Greater China General Counsel for one of the world's largest life sciences and healthcare companies

 

"Peter’s program is highly engaging and encouraged us all to adopt an innovation mindset to shake-up the way we deliver legal services to our internal clients.  We came away from the workshop feeling energised and motivated to implement a shopping list of improvements which has seen our productivity and engagement within the team lift to new levels. Thanks to Peter’s workshop, the legal team now also has a clearly defined vision and mission statement which is closely linked to our company’s vision and mission and ensures that we are trusted strategic and operational advisors embedded within the business and everything that it does.  Peter’s program is definitely a worthwhile exercise for those legal teams willing to embrace change and challenge the norm". Australian GC for a major television broadcast network 

"As one of our core company values is INNOVATION, we thought we would do something a bit different in order to challenge the status quo so we engaged Peter Connor from Alternatively Legal to facilitate our 2 day workshop.  Peter’s program is highly engaging and encouraged us all to adopt an innovation mindset through design thinking to shake-up the way we deliver legal services to our internal clients.  We came away from the workshop feeling energised and motivated to implement a shopping list of improvements which has seen our productivity and engagement within the team lift to new levels. Thanks to Peter’s workshop, the legal team now also has a clearly defined vision and mission statement which is closely linked to our company’s vision and mission and ensures that we are trusted strategic and operational advisors embedded within the business and everything that it does.  Peter’s Alternatively Legal program is definitely a worthwhile exercise for those legal teams willing to embrace change and challenge the norm." Australian General Counsel for major television broadcaster

"Thanks Peter for an inspiring two days and for helping to take the team to the next level of great. You have challenged us to think bigger and to continue our journey towards stronger business partnering whilst identifying efficiencies and managing change. Wonderful sessions!" General Counsel for one of Australia's best known FMCG companies with operations in Asia

"Peter was briefed to stimulate thinking in our lawyers around the impact and opportunities presented by technology. His preparation and material were first class and he stimulated discussion with anecdotes and facts (so important for lawyers). His presentation style is relaxed and informal yet memorable and powerful. Feedback from lawyers was very positive and they are very keen to have Peter back again to take them out of their comfort zones". Managing Partner of one of Australia's leading law firms

"Peter attended our offsite and the session was very interactive, generating much positive discussion and tangible outcomes.  Peter was an excellent speaker and facilitator and the feedback from the team has been overwhelmingly positive.   Over the years I have worked with numerous excellent, but more general trainers and facilitators to assist the team explore and map out a path for change to ensure delivery of high quality legal services.  I found  Peter to be the most relevant and effective speaker/facilitator I have come across for a legal audience. I certainly intend to use Peter again". Australia/New Zealand General Counsel for one the world's most well known food and beverages companies

" Peter really opened a door in my mind to re-think our ways to work with our clients". General Counsel Greater China for one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies

"“We were incredibly fortunate to have a speaker as dynamic and engaging as Peter  lead our training in Munich.  In combining humor, relatable examples, and an informal yet highly focused presentation, he demonstrated his knowledge and experience in such an accessible manner that the audience left feeling excited, motivated and able to apply his advice immediately.  In his very lively and energizing session, Peter gave participants clear, actionable suggestions on how to implement strategies to add value for clients". European Head of Talent Development, for one of the world's largest and most well-known NewLaw providers 

" Peter's course was a great opportunity to collaborate across in house and external teams, addressing fundamental questions of the efficient delivery of value to the ultimate client organisation.  It was a rare chance to really get in the trenches with our in-house colleagues, develop a real understanding of their everyday pain points and start to work on solutions.  We’d really recommend it to an external or internal teams who are prepared to really focus on what matters in the delivery of legal services in today’s market" Partner of one of the world's largest law firms