Fiona Rice

Fiona read law at Oxford, qualified as a solicitor in 1986 and has worked as an international banking, asset, project and corporate finance lawyer in London, Hong Kong and Singapore.

She became a Partner of Allen & Overy, Singapore, having set up the office there with another colleague, with a focus on establishing the banking and projects practice. Fiona subsequently joined Linklaters as a Partner in 1997. Upon returning to London the following year, she took on the roles of both Departmental HR and Recruitment Partner and established the real estate finance group across the firm.

Seeking a change in direction, Fiona retired from the partnership and was recruited by management to take up the role of Consultant to pilot and develop Linklaters’ Client Relationship Review Programme, a role which involved comprehensive client liaison as well as team and individual coaching. It was this experience, along with her mentoring and coaching background as HR Partner, which led her to train as an Executive Coach.

Throughout her years as a lawyer, Fiona has sponsored, mentored, coached and lead numerous training programmes and workshops. She now works full time as an Executive Coach, Coaching Supervisor, Consultant, Trainer and Facilitator and also lectures at Cambridge University’s Judge Business School, including as Programme Director of the Women in Law Leadership Programme. She lives in London with her husband and four children.