Friends In Law Podcast
20 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -Graduating from an LLB (or any other degree for that matter) doesn't come with a manual on how to reach the heights of professional success. Instead we often look to those around us in the hope their experiences and failings will help us negotiate some of the most pivotal moments in our careers.
Welcome to Friends in Law. A podcast about lawyers, for lawyers. Join Alex Correa and her friends in law as they share their very candid and personal stories about why they do what they do and how they've found their own way to thrive, in and outside of lawyering.
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Thinking Two Jobs Ahead and One Challenge at a Time with Marcus Payne
December 21, 2022 00:49 - 35 minutes - 81.1 MB“I wouldn’t take it back for all the money in the world.” That’s how Marcus Payne chooses to reflect on his role as Chief Counsel for Queensland Health during a global pandemic. “It was a wonderful experience in terms of the pressure and what I learnt but would I choose to go back and do it again? I’m not sure!” Now Head of Legal at Urban Utilities, Marcus clearly likes a challenge - in September he completed a bucket-list goal, swimming across the English Channel in 14 hours and 29...
Your 24/7 Ambassador - How to make LinkedIn work for you with Karen Hollenbach
November 03, 2022 04:54 - 39 minutes - 89.5 MBWhat’s your first thought when you get a notification from LinkedIn saying “You appeared in X searches this week”? Do you want to know immediately who they are, why they’re interested in you? Perhaps a more pressing question is - what did they discover when they searched for you? As a LinkedIn specialist, Karen Hollenbach says the platform is so much more than Facebook for professionals and refutes that it’s even part of the social media cohort. “It can be a fantastic source of infor...
Being Alive to the Conversation with Bill Ash
September 19, 2022 05:55 - 30 minutes - 70.6 MBHaving a conversation with someone who’s literally written the book on conversations should be daunting, shouldn’t it? Bill Ash’s professional experience is nothing short of impressive, from globetrotting corporate lawyer to highly respected counsellor/coach and now author of “Redesigning Conversations - A Guide to Communicating Effectively in the Family, Workplace and Society.” But what’s truly impressive is Bill’s own mood contagion - one of generosity, observation and insight. In t...
Kara Cook, The Little Engine That Would
July 04, 2022 00:14 - 36 minutes - 82.4 MBHow many times have you said or heard, everything happens for a reason? When Kara Cook was a Judge’s associate, sitting through highly detailed cases before the Planning and Environment court, she couldn’t have foreseen that one day she’d be part of making the very decisions developers appeal. At that time, early in her legal career, she was more concerned about matters of social justice like domestic violence and fair representation for women who’d lost their power and their voice. No...
Ann-Maree David - The Great Resignation...or the Great Realignment
May 07, 2022 03:00 - 30 minutes - 69.8 MBPhilosopher John Dewey said, “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” For Ann-Maree David, who once imagined she’d be a teacher, studying law is how she discovered her outlet to educate. The 2018 Agnes McWhinney Award winner is Executive Director at The College of Law where she has dedicated the past two decades to other lawyers’ career paths. From the danger of perfectionism, to the nuances of networking, Ann-Maree tells Alex Correa about her own non-traditio...
Slowing Down, Speaking up and “Playing in Ports" with Suzy Cairney.
November 08, 2021 01:33 - 32 minutes - 74.8 MBSuzy Cairney has seen a lot of shipping containers in her time but the most memorable one was in the foyer of a French shipping agency, transformed into a giant shark tank. “That was brilliant advertising, you knew exactly what you were getting into when you negotiated with those guys.” The former European Legal Counsel for the Port of Singapore, has worked in several in-house roles in Australia and overseas and is now a partner at Sparke Helmore in Brisbane. She speaks to Alex Correa ...
Helen Kay - The Rise and Rise of the Boutique Law Firm
September 16, 2021 11:58 - 33 minutes - 76.1 MB“You don't have to do things the way people have done them for 50 to 100 years." “We’ve got legal rules that confine us, but we don't have to be confined with the way in which we deliver those legal services.” And with that, Helen Kay set out to create a very different law firm from the ground up. The Managing Director of Rise Legal shares her journey from the UK to Australia, starting in one of the biggest firms and eventually working for herself as a sole-trader, only to find that wh...
Alister Fitzgerald’s Field of Dreams - Using Technology to Improve the Legal Load
June 24, 2021 01:40 - 34 minutes - 79.6 MBDo you remember when lawyers didn’t even have computers at their desks? The opportunity for robotics and automation and how that will impact the future of work is an issue across all industries, including the law. Alister Fitzgerald, CEO and founder of Field, is at the forefront, providing a digital platform that is already reshaping legal work within the property industry. But can technology reduce the all-consuming nature of being a lawyer and make for a more sustainable, enjoyable c...
Life’s a stage for Antonia Mercorella, the CEO who’s still “such a lawyer!”
June 16, 2021 05:25 - 40 minutes - 93.1 MBWhen Antonia Mercorella first turned her back on a career in law to pursue a life in the arts, she couldn’t have imagined her job title now - CEO of the Real Estate Institute of Queensland. “I got a clerkship at a highly regarded commercial law firm in Adelaide. But I really didn't enjoy it. And I left to join the State Theatre Company.” “I remember people saying to me, you're mad. And a few times in my career that's happened, where people have judged me and said, ‘What are you doing? Yo...
Eager, Reliable, Trustworthy but at What Cost? Minnie Hannaford Reflects a New Generation of Lawyers.
April 21, 2021 04:54 - 33 minutes - 77.9 MB“So many people I’ve spoken to say their concern is, a career in law is just not sustainable.” It’s not a new issue to regular listeners of Friends-in-Law, however in the past this fear around career longevity and career intensity has mostly been a wake-up call from working parents. So if it’s not about children, what kind of work-life balance are young lawyers looking for? And what do firm managers need to understand in order to get the best from early career lawyers? Minnie Hannafor...
A champion of change, a devotee of diversity, Peter Smith on building a career amid the ruin of the 90’s.
April 20, 2021 10:44 - 37 minutes - 85.1 MBPeter Smith spent almost half his career denying himself the chance to share who he really was at work, unaware that the truth would not only set him free, but lead the charge that was slowly taking over the corporate world. “You felt like you were living a lie everyday of the week .. it’s quite exhausting.” “Later when everything had changed, I remember a client for the first time ever said, ‘So what’s your partner Gregory doing?’” In 2020, Peter was named Queensland’s Lawyer of the Y...
Sarah Frost - A Steady Hand Who Can Turn her Hand to Anything, Just Ask Her Barista!
December 16, 2020 03:41 - 32 minutes - 73.9 MBAs a highly skilled commercial litigator and legal consultant for KWM Connexion, Sarah Frost has spent years working from home. Her observations and insights of “the laws imposed by COVID” are not just about the workplace but career progression as well. Sarah believes COVID has increased workplace flexibility, improved communication and productivity but firms can’t be entirely run remotely or the baristas of the world might go crazy! Why? Sarah Frost explains as she looks at the future...
Tara Hastings on Finding Career Opportunities, No Matter Where you Land
November 10, 2020 23:19 - 37 minutes - 86.2 MBTara Hastings is a self-described sports fanatic, that is, she’s a professional spectator. So a role as Senior Counsel at Cricket Australia was in many ways a dream job. But Tara’s career is built on variation and versatility, whether it’s in high viz at a gas plant or perusing supermarket shelves understanding the finer details of breakfast drinks. (That’ll make more sense later!) Tara shares her career path overseas in a global business and then home again, with all the possibilities t...
Who You Know and Who You Run With - Joanna Brand’s Brand of Success
October 28, 2020 02:02 - 31 minutes - 71.5 MBJoanna Brand is a true global citizen, born in Brazil, she’s lived in Trinidad, the United States, the Netherlands and Australia. Her time at Duke University in North Carolina and later, Harvard Law School was punctuated by the sudden and tragic death of her father, a loss which continues to resonate as she weighs up some big questions. Her approach to networking matches her thoughts on board positions - it’s not simply who you know, it’s about trust and who can vouch for you. “Network...
Chance, Change and the Thrill of a Challenge with Margo Harris
October 13, 2020 19:00 - 32 minutes - 74 MBThe typical career progression for a barrister involves admission to the bar after paying your dues as an instructing solicitor. Margo Harris is not your typical barrister. Her work in-house, both in the highly specialised field of maritime law in London and as a generalist in Australia, has given her a depth of knowledge that is, without a doubt, an extra tool on her belt. It’s not how she planned her career, because Margo never had a business plan for her career. Her move to the ba...
Deconstructing the Role of General Counsel with Adrian Moffatt
September 30, 2020 00:26 - 34 minutes - 78.6 MBAdrian Moffatt describes himself as an entrepreneur, trapped in a lawyer’s body. As General Counsel (Asia Pacific) at Ausco Modular, Adrian proves that an in-house lawyer’s value goes beyond their legal advice. Adrian’s heavily involved in business development and his enthusiasm is evident when he speaks of how a simple conversation about women playing AFL turned into a multi-million dollar opportunity for his company, which he was able to lead. Through booms and busts in the mining in...
Confidence, Candor and Courage with Carly Traeger
September 16, 2020 20:14 - 35 minutes - 49.5 MBHow many people can honestly say they feel confident walking into a dangerous situation, knowing they have what it takes to get it under control? That was Carly Traeger in a former life and she loved every moment of it. So why did she walk away from her dream job to become an employment relations lawyer? A career path isn’t a simple linear journey. There are pressures you can’t foresee and hard decisions you have to make. In this conversation Carly talks a lot about confidence. She talk...
Bringing your whole self to work with Nyadol Nyuon
September 02, 2020 21:04 - 35 minutes - 48.9 MBIn this candid conversation with Alex Correa, Nyadol Nyuon talks about the complicated conversation of racial and cultural identity, earning your place through merit and the juggle of home and work while adding in media and community commitments. She talks about failure, success and finding the courage to speak out. Born in an Ethiopian refugee camp, the daughter of a South Sudanese freedom fighter, she was schooled in a Kenyan refugee camp. As a teenager, she was inspired by watching the ...
Bringing Your Whole Self to Work with Nyadol Nyuon
September 02, 2020 21:04 - 35 minutes - 48.9 MBIn this candid conversation with Alex Correa, Nyadol Nyuon talks about the complicated conversation of racial and cultural identity, earning your place through merit and the juggle of home and work while adding in media and community commitments. She talks about failure, success and finding the courage to speak out. Born in an Ethiopian refugee camp, the daughter of a South Sudanese freedom fighter, she was schooled in a Kenyan refugee camp. As a teenager, she was inspired by watching the ...
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August 17, 2020 23:45 - 1 minute - 7.94 MBFriends in Law is a podcast about lawyers, for lawyers. Hello, I'm Alex Correa and over the past two (and a bit) decades, I've been incredibly fortunate to meet so many talented lawyers. Whether it's been while supporting them as they negotiate and carefully plan out their careers, or in 'landing' that dream role, it's often against the backdrop of very full, and at times challenging personal lives. In my role as career advisor, I've been priviledged to enter into their 'cone of silence'...