The Young Lawyer

Join me in this interview with Anne-Marie, where we discuss her legal journey and how she made her transition to Australia and continued to practice law whilst being a mother. We also touch on the importance of following your passion, for Anne-Marie that was family law and conflict resolution. During the discussion we also touch on the importance of mental health and avoiding burnout!

All this and much more!

Join me in this episode with our latest guest, Nicole Davidson. Nicole is a Mediator, Facilitator and Negotiation consultant at Nicole Davidson Negotiation. In this episode we touch on a number important topics including following your passion, which resulted in Nicole no longer practicing as a Lawyer but rather becoming a mediator and negotiator, as well as teaching others to improve their negotiating skills.  We also touch on the importance of providing value and building your personal brand and much more!

In this discussion with Jahan we touch on a number of important factors for both students and young lawyers to consider, particularly in their approach to thought leaders or senior lawyers. As lawyers we are trained to be lateral thinkers, however, if we were to reverse engineer goals it could be beneficial in ultimately achieving the desired outcome.

Additionally, the importance of young lawyers not to compare themselves to their senior counterparts because you can't do a task as quick or as well as them. This is because in law practical experience will far outweigh the academic components of learning and understanding the law. It is therefore beneficial for young lawyers to understand that YOU are not bad lawyers, the other person simply just has more experience then you and with time you will improve as well. SO DON'T BE SO HARD ON YOURSELF.

Good morning everyone! Hope you had a ripper of a weekend. To kickstart your weekend, I have the next episode of The Young Lawyer podcast for you.

This week our guest is Rebecca Simpson from Martens Legal. In this episode we touch on a number of important topics including managing client expectations, getting into a law firm early on in any capacity. The earlier the better, as you will gain practical experience and knowledge as well as giving your self the opportunity to determine whether being a lawyer is for you.

Start your week off right by jumping over and listening to the newest episode with our latest guest Gabe Hutchinson.

We touch on a number of important topics in this episode including, the importance of getting in and getting practical experience and how the knowledge you receive from your practical experience, will likely outweigh the understanding you receive simply from studying.

We also touch on the topic of mentors and how crucial it is for a young lawyer to have a mentor to push them in the right direction. For Gabe, his mentor taught him to continually push past the next challenge, which resulted in him opening his own firm, Clutch Legal. As a director, Gabe's advice to Young Lawyers looking to stand out from the crowd is to just get out and approach (via in person or vial email - given the email does not start with "To who it may concern") Lawyers or Directors, you shouldn't fear rejection as the worst thing they can say is no. 

All this and much more, be sure to follow the link to listen now!

Join me this week with our latest guest, Jessica Popple from Pippa Colman & Associates. In this episode we discuss just getting out and about to network and get out of your shell. We touch on Jess's journey through the legal profession and finding her passion for family law. All this and much more in the latest episode!

Join me in the latest episode where I talk with Harry who is a Senior Associate at Chamberlains Law Firm in Sydney, specalising in Tax Law. In this episode we touch on a number of important topics including the use of social media as means to advertise, Harry himself regularly uses tik tok to build his personal brand. We also touch on the importance of doing what works for you. If you get to the end of your degree and find that being a Lawyer is not what you want to do, there is plenty of other available options out.

If you are from the Sunshine Coast, no doubt you would have heard of our latest guest Pippa Coleman who established Pippa Coleman & Associates here on the Sunshine Coast. In this episode we discuss Pippa's journey from being one of the only female Solicitors in Sunshine Coast at times all the way through to opening her own firm. We touch on the importance of mentors and the reason why she sought to establish the Early Career Lawyers seminar. All this and much more in our latest episode!

Adrian the Principal Lawyer at Hawkes Lawyers and in this episode we touch on his journey through the legal profession. We discuss his transition from a Real Estate Agent to setting his sites on becoming a lawyer and returning to University after 15 years as an agent. We discuss the setbacks he faced as a young lawyer and how that has helped him adapt his mentoring style now that he is the Principal Lawyer. We also touch on the importance of getting work experience early on, whether it be paid work or even volunteering/ intern type work to get as much experience as possible.

Our latest guest is Michael White, Barrister on the Sunshine Coast with a focus on Commercial Law.  In his spare time, he is also a 7 time Australian Open Men's Champion Life saver. 

In this episode we touch on a number of topics including the importance of a good mentor early on, the ability to use your retail work experience and put it to use in the Legal profession. On the basis that as Lawyers or Barristers we are client focused and the ability to be able to effectively communicate with our client is crucial. All this and much more in the latest episode!