My chapter ‘Career planning and strategic time management’ examines the importance of taking time to plan your career and make it future proof and you more career agile and the impacts of doing/not doing this. It shares examples of how practically to make time to plan your career with a busy life and workload, to focus on it and strategic tools and frameworks that you can apply to your own career now and in the future.

The specific strategic technique of career scenario planning and how this can help you to look at different career options and mitigate risk, vital in a V.U.C.A. world (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) is explored.

Examples of how different lawyers plan their career and manage their time strategically are shared.

The role of environment as a useful way of creating space/focus for career planning is explored, ring-fencing space as well as time to focus on your future career.

The emergence of AI and its impact on career planning and strategic time management is examined and how this can save you time and give structure and useful resources.

Practical tips to fit career planning time into your working week and routine and recommended action planning steps are shared as well as useful resources.