The Sussex Law Society | Life After Law Webinar: How to make your retirement an Encore worth celebrating
Life After Law webinar: How to make your retirement an Encore worth celebrating
9th December 2025 | Live Webinar | 13.30pm - 14.30pm
Cost - Free for members
Retirement can feel like unchartered territory, both professionally and personally, but it doesn’t have to. If you are approaching retirement or just want to learn more about planning for the non-financial aspects of this enormous life and career transition, join us for this webinar.
Hosted by Graeme Menzies and Sarah Harrison from Futurum Group, this one-hour session will explore:
Timing: How long do you need to plan for your retirement and what do you need to be thinking about while you’re still in place at the firm?
What we have learned from coaching lawyers into retirement for over five years.
Insights from those who have already been through the experience
The emotional and psychological impact of retiring – how to prepare and navigate the transition
Skills, reflection and reinvention – identifying how your expertise can be applied post-retirement.
What does a meaningful Encore look like for you?
How coaching and other support can help you plan and prepare
Don’t miss this chance to gain clarity, ask questions, and start shaping your encore with curiosity and confidence.
To attend, please email Alice.wylie@sussex-law.co.uk
The Speakers:
Graeme Menzies is an executive coach and mentor (ILM Level 7), affiliated to the European Mentoring & Coaching Council (EMCC). He is passionate about helping people to retire well or to change direction in their career by providing appropriate support. Graeme retired after 30 years as a partner in a national law firm, specialising in dispute resolution.Reflecting on his own experience, echoed by colleagues in legal, accounting and other professional service firms, Graeme identified a particular need for support and engagement from firms both before and after retirement. This provided the driver for Futurum Group which aims to make retirement a much more positive experience for firms and individuals. He is an ambassador for a children’s mental health charity having been a trustee for 10 years.
Sarah Harrison is an executive coach and mentor (ILM Level 7), affiliated to the European Mentoring & Coaching Council (EMCC). She co-founded Futurum Group in 2020 and has been working with law firms and their partners to help make retirement an encore worth celebrating, by helping firms’ leaders with retirement strategy and individuals through workshops and coaching. She is Past-President of the International Association of Business Communicators, UK and Ireland. She previously spent 20 years in employee engagement and business communications, supporting HR and communications teams to create well-connected environments where people can thrive.