How to Battle Imposter Syndrome in the Legal Profession
Date: Sep 28, 2026 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Online
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Non-Member Price: $179.00
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Keynote
Moderator
- Carlos M. Bollar, Esq.
- Archer & Greiner, Voorhees
Presenters
- Sheryl Anjanette
- Anjanette Wellness, Santa Fe
Join best-selling author Sheryl Anjanette and esteemed attorney Carlos M. Bollar as they present this updated program on imposter syndrome.
- Does that little voice in your head tell you you're not “good enough”?
- Do you feel like it's just a matter of time before you're exposed as a fake, fraud or phony?
- Does comparison(itis) plague you and crippling self-doubt send you into a tailspin?
You may have imposter syndrome.
Imposter syndrome is a psychological phenomenon where someone persistently doubts their accomplishments, believing their success is undeserved, even when presented with evidence of their competence. Essentially, it's the feeling that you're not qualified for your achievements and are about to be "found out" as a fake despite external validation. Imposter syndrome can be crippling. It can prevent you from achieving your goals and interfere with mental well-being.
Imposter syndrome has long affected high-achieving professionals, and the legal profession is no exception. As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes the way legal work is performed, it introduces a new layer of uncertainty that can amplify familiar feelings of self-doubt. Questions around expertise, relevance, mastery, professional identity, and value are becoming increasingly common, causing many to quietly wonder, Am I still the expert? Am I keeping up? What makes me uniquely valuable?
In this engaging and thought-provoking presentation, best-selling author Sheryl Anjanette draws from her acclaimed book, The Imposter Lies Within, to explore what imposter syndrome is, how it develops, and why it persists even among accomplished professionals. Through a blend of psychology, neuroscience, personal stories, and practical exercises, participants will learn to recognize the hidden beliefs and unproductive thinking patterns that fuel imposter syndrome and discover practical strategies to build lasting confidence and resilience.
Sheryl and Carlos will also introduce a timely discussion on how AI is creating a new context for imposter syndrome and what legal professionals can do to embrace innovation without allowing technology to diminish their confidence, judgment, or sense of professional worth.
All participants will receive a companion workbook with the presentation, with the addition of a second workbook that follows the 20 exercises throughout the book, The Imposter Lies Within.
Even if you attended this program before, this is a new version that you won’t want to miss! (Anyone who attended last year can get CLE credit this year.)
About Sheryl Anjanette
Sheryl Anjanette is the best-selling author of The Imposter Lies Within, TEDx and international speaker, behaviorist, and Founder and CEO of Parsley360, a Human Adoption Infrastructure platform that helps organizations close the gap between technological transformation and human adoption.
For more than three decades, Sheryl has worked at the intersection of leadership, behavioral science, organizational change, and human performance. Her background includes executive leadership roles in healthcare, technology, and finance, along with advanced training in cognitive behavioral neuroscience, stress, anxiety and self-regulation, behavior design, neuro-linguistic programming, and integrative health.
As organizations navigate the rapid adoption of AI, Sheryl's work increasingly focuses on the human side of transformation, exploring how technological change influences confidence, identity, trust, and adaptation. She helps leaders and professionals understand how to embrace innovation without losing confidence in the uniquely human capabilities that remain essential.
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