“Welcome to the world of a different lawyer”, announces Sylsie Albertelli on her site. This bubbly 43-year-old Lyonnaise, who works solo, devotes her daily life to “family law”.
Since she settled there, about fifteen years ago, her practice has been radically transformed under the effect of multiple reforms. “In the year 2022 alone, we reformed the name, adoption, child protection and international divorce,” she recalls.
Family law is no longer a closed subject that focuses on divorce and its effects on children. The lawyer defends the more global interests of the family and often finds himself at the intersection of complex issues requiring 360-degree advice. “The divorce of a company director mobilizes three teams of specialists: the “corporate law” team which deals with the company as a potential element of professional assets, the “heritage” team dedicated to the marriage and inheritance, and the tax team which analyzes the various “exit” options and identifies those which are the most respectful of heritage,” explains Marie-Lorraine Henry, partner at Fidal, a specialist in wealth engineering.
Trained in neuro-linguistic programming, Me Albertelli has integrated mindfulness meditation and various coaching tools into her practice. The goal? “Helping people in complex or dead-end relationships unravel their issues and find a way out.” The enneagram, a grid for interpreting personalities, allows him to identify the blocking points in order to approach the human relationship differently. “I’m like Christopher Columbus exploring uncharted territory, the enneagram being a map to better adapt myself and my clients to terrain that feels hostile because it’s different. Better understanding this difference makes it possible to adjust communication and develop a certain compassion in order to re-establish dialogue between a priori incompatible “profiles”, explains the lawyer, who calls herself an “augmented lawyer” by these different techniques.
“The conflict cannot be reduced to a question of law, it is in fact multifaceted, which calls for a more holistic approach on our part. For example, when faced with toxic situations, I avoid fueling the conflict by applying reading keys and negotiation methods, in order to bring the spouses to “succeed” their separation and to rebuild themselves”, adds Me Albertelli . “We have to stop with the fantasy of a justice that protects and solves problems. »
