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ASPIRE Index

A research-based self-assessment tool to help legal professionals understand and enhance their performance and wellbeing at work.

About the ASPIRE Index

The ASPIRE Index is designed to help legal professionals understand and enhance both their performance and wellbeing at work. This research-based tool explores five key factors that contribute to high performance and thriving in legal practice, and will provide you with personalised insights and practical strategies for your interest.

Research purpose

Your participation in this self-assessment contributes to important research on the drivers of professional performance and wellbeing in the legal sector. Your anonymous response will help us understand patterns of high performance and thriving in legal practice, ultimately supporting the development of better support systems and performance strategies for legal professionals.

Understanding the five ASPIRE factors

[A]utonomy and Intrinsic Drive

High Autonomy and Intrinsic Drive are associated with greater productivity, job satisfaction, resilience, and sustained engagement throughout your career. This factor explores your sense of ownership, self-direction, and internal motivation at work.

Pro[S]ocial Orientation

Strong prosocial skills enhance leadership effectiveness, team productivity, and create more positive work environments. This factor looks at your orientation towards supporting colleagues, building positive relationships, and contributing to team success.

[P]urpose and Values Alignment

When your professional activities connect with your deeper purpose, you're more likely to find fulfilment, maintain motivation during challenging times, and perform at your best. This factor explores how well your work aligns with your personal values and sense of meaning.

[I]nteroceptive Awareness and Self-Regulation

Greater body awareness and emotional regulation contribute to better decision-making, sustained performance, and leadership presence. This factor explores your awareness of physical and emotional states and your ability to manage stress responses effectively.

[R]esilience and Long-Term [E]ngagement

Resilience helps support long-term career satisfaction and productivity, and assists in preventing burnout in demanding professional environments. This factor looks at how quickly you bounce forward through challenges, maintain perspective during stress, and sustain motivation over time.

What you can expect

Assessment format:

approx 10-15 minutes to complete
75 carefully designed questions
0-10 rating scale for nuanced responses
anonymous and confidential
auto-save enabled for responses in progress (on this browser/device only)
tab navigation and type-entry enabled for web accessibility

Your personalised results include:

individual scores and levels for each of the five factors
detailed feedback explaining your professional wellbeing profile
targeted coaching questions for self-reflection
practical strategies and tips for you to consider
option to download / print results

Important: your health and privacy

Mental health considerations

ASPIRE Index explores topics related to stress, resilience, self-regulation and professional challenges that may touch on mental health and behavioural themes. While the content is designed to be supportive and constructive, some questions may prompt reflection on personal experiences.

If you are currently experiencing distress or serious mental health concerns, we strongly encourage you to seek professional support before or instead of completing the assessment. If you experience distress while completing the assessment, we encourage you to end your session and advise your program co-ordinator and/or seek support using one of the options outlined below.

Remember: seeking professional support is a sign of strength and self-care, not weakness.

Support options

if your organisation provides an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), please utilise these confidential support services when needed
consider speaking with a qualified mental health professional, counsellor or your healthcare provider
contact your local mental health crisis services if you are experiencing acute distress.

Not professional advice

ASPIRE Index and its results are not intended to provide, and should not be interpreted as, medical or other professional advice. Rather, you should consider any results you receive at most as high-level pointers for your own further exploration if you so wish to explore.

All insights and advice should be considered in conjunction with other sources of feedback and professional guidance.

Your data and privacy

ASPIRE Index is an anonymous and confidential assessment tool. Individual responses are stored in a deidentified format (we do not collect your name or IP address) and all responses are aggregated for the purposes of group and correlational analysis only.

aggregate data may be used for research purposes to improve understanding of group-level professional wellbeing
for convenience of use, attempts in progress are auto-saved using local storage on your current device/browser and are not shared or collected – you have the option to reset your attempt at the conclusion which wipes this locally stored data
results are based on self-reported information and reflect your responses at the time of completion; scores may vary based on current circumstances, stress levels or recent experiences
individual results should not be used for employment decisions, performance evaluations or professional credentialing
you may discontinue the Index at any time.

Your consent to participate

By proceeding with this index, you acknowledge that you have read and understood:

the purpose and nature of this research tool
the limitations and disclaimers regarding the use of results
your right to discontinue participation at any time

Ready to begin?

Click below to start your ASPIRE Index and discover insights into your professional wellbeing profile.