Just Chat

By The Law Society of NSW

No bias, no politics: welcome to JustChat, where we speak to those making and shaping the law in NSW and bring you the human stories behind the justice system. From judges and the legal leaders of to... more

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The podcast currently has 57 episodes available.

Just Chat episodes:

April 29, 2022 Episode 17 - Diana Reid
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Diana Reid was starting her legal career when the pandemic drove her to tick off a new bucket list item: write a book. Diana tells Amy Dale about the resulting bestseller and the letters exchanged with a legendary Australian author. Supported by Unisearch.
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35min
March 31, 2022 Episode 16 - Tim Watson-Munro
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From murderers and rapists to hitmen and gangsters, Criminal Psychologist Tim Watson-Munro has come face to face with some of the most violent individuals around Australia and the world. Tim sits down with Keely McDonough to discuss his colourful career, his unique perspective of the justice system and how he worked his way up from rock bottom.Supported by Unisearch.
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32min
March 07, 2022 Episode 15 - Rachael Wallbank
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Rachael Wallbank has been at the forefront of the cases that have shaped the law for transgender rights in Australia. As she approaches retirement, 30 years sober and 27 years as an affirmed female, Rachael reveals her path to happiness and why the profession must embrace difference.Supported by Unisearch.
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44min
February 04, 2022 Episode 14 - Thomas Russell
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Thomas Russell is one of the state’s leading business lawyers – but he drives an Uber in his spare time and thinks you should too. Thomas sits down with LSJ to discuss the legal jargon he loves to hate, why he debates strangers on Facebook, how his first day in a courtroom shaped his career today, and why he is proud to be part of the Law Society’s new campaign, Lawfully Explained. Supported by Unisearch.
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53min
December 22, 2021 Episode 13 - Juliana Warner
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We return for our final interview of the year and a chance to hear from Juliana Warner, Law Society's outgoing president. Juliana started her presidency with very defined plans for the profession, but the longest state lockdown ever recorded forced her to adapt her ideas to the ever-changing reality we were all experiencing. Amy Dale sits down with Juliana and discusses the highs and lows of her presidency, what was left to do, what is most proud of, and a simple message to her successor.
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48min
August 04, 2021 Episode 12 - Amani Haydar
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Amani Haydar is a lawyer, artist, advocate and mother who has just released her first book, The Mother Wound: detailing the aftermath of the murder of her mother by her husband, Amani’s father in 2015. Amani tells Amy Dale about returning to her darkest days to pen the memoir and where she stands in the debate about criminalising coercive control.
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36min
July 01, 2021 Episode 11 - Brendan Thomas
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Legal Aid CEO and proud Wiradjuri man Brendan Thomas sits down with Amy Dale to talk about his decades of work improving the criminal justice system, what this year's NAIDOC theme means to him and why Aboriginal history should be visible on the streets of Sydney
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51min
June 18, 2021 Episode 10 - Bri Lee
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Lawyer, author and advocate Bri Lee sits down with Amy Dale to discuss her new book Who Gets To Be Smart, her response to the NSW Government’s proposed consent law changes and why she leaves the room when The Simpsons is on.

Who Gets To Be Smart can be purchased here: https://www.booktopia.com.au/who-gets-to-be-smart-bri-lee/book/9781760879808.html
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52min
June 02, 2021 Episode 9 - Shane Fitzsimmons
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Shane Fitzsimmons sits down with Kate Allman to talk about taking a leadership position during the bushfires and being appointed head of Resilience NSW.
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32min
April 19, 2021 Episode 8 - Andrew Simpson
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This month Just Chat dives into the findings of the Royal Commission into Aged Care and Quality, nursing home deaths from COVID-19, elder abuse and the high cost of growing old in Australia. Our special guest is Andrew Simpson, national head of wills and estates at Maurice Blackburn.
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40min

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