Shulin sits down with Lynette Ooi to talk about her journey in Tech law, how she recently developed her purpose statement and how she pursues other interests. Lynette discusses her leadership lessons in becoming a Head of Legal in a Big Tech company.  A vocal advocate for issues close to her heart and a true multi-hyphenate, Lynette’s story is one that is inspirational, as a lawyer with much creativity and passion.  

Lynette is the Head of Legal of Amazon Consumer in Singapore. She has spent most of her career advising tech and media businesses, enjoying a front-row seat to a succession of industry trends, including fibre broadband, mobile payments, cloud computing, and e-commerce. She’s also a published recording artist and the lead singer of Fool’s Decade.
 
 Back in 2017, she founded the Women In Law Circle, a group of women lawyers across private practice and in-house roles who support each other in achieving their professional and personal ambitions. She also provides career and personal development mentoring and coaching within and outside Amazon, and is training to be a certified coach. Lynette contributes articles to various publications and also volunteers for causes related to diversity and inclusion, and youth empowerment.

Lynette Ooi - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynetteooi

Connect with me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/shulinlee/ 

More on the podcast - https://www.AfterTheBar.com.sg

What to listen for:

• 0:00  Intro
• 2:35  The start of her legal career
• 4:20  Moving to Hong Kong and beginning in Tech & Media law 
• 6:15  Transiting from an international firm to a Singapore domestic firm 
• 8:28  Her first foray into the world of in-house lawyering 
• 10:33  Diversity in the workplace 
• 11:47 Female representation dropping off a cliff
• 15:37  Starting the Lean in circle for women in law 
• 19:25 Inviting men to be part of the conversion 
• 21:45  How to collaborate with her team whilst working remotely
• 23:28  Questions she asked when onboarding new team members 
• 26:53  Leadership lessons learnt in becoming the Head of Legal  
• 29:45  Developing her purpose statement 
• 34:00  Wearing multiple hats 
• 35:45 Importance of self-care 
• 34:40  Transforming her morning routine
• 40:50  Advice to lawyers who wish to specialize in Tech law 
• 44:42  What would she do differently in her career?
• 46:00  The way forward for in-house lawyers
• 50:21  Rapid fire questions  

People mentioned on the show:

Damian Bailey - https://www.linkedin.com/in/damien-bailey-161bb5
Tan Wee Meng - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wee-meng-tan-7a79b6190

Recommended books: 

• The Organized Mind
• How Will You Measure Your Life?
• Tribal Leadership
• Essentialism