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Apr 5, 2021

Why I’m leaving law

I made a big decision last week to resign from my job as a family lawyer and to leave law behind. I have been going back and forth in my head about sharing this decision and my reasons why because I’ve been worried about judgment and criticism. Although I know…

Lawyers

5 min read

Why I’m leaving law
Why I’m leaving law

Jan 10, 2021

Reflecting on 2020 & planning for 2021

2020 was an interesting year for all of us. It was a year full of challenges, hardships and loss, lessons, opportunities to grow, moments for reflection and gratitude. Many of us realised the importance of freedom, human connection and relationships, our health, adaptability, being present and living because life is…

Reflections

10 min read

Reflecting on 2020 & planning for 2021
Reflecting on 2020 & planning for 2021

Jan 10, 2021

Lucy Barnes: Becoming a Barrister

Lucy works as a Barrister in Brisbane, specialising in Child Protection, Family, Employment and Consumer Law. Lucy’s journey to becoming a Barrister was fairly unconventional as Lucy never worked as a Lawyer in private practice which is often what I have heard you should do prior to going to the…

Barrister

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Lucy Barnes: Becoming a Barrister
Lucy Barnes: Becoming a Barrister

Jan 10, 2021

Warren Bennett: Starting your own law firm

Warren is the Director and Principal of WKB Lawyers. Warren’s firm specialises in TPD (Total Permanent Disability) claims through Superannuation Funds. Warren started his legal career later in life after working in banking and finance and realising that he had an interest in legislation and the technical side to his…

Business

11 min read

Warren Bennett: Starting your own law firm
Warren Bennett: Starting your own law firm

Jan 10, 2021

Em Pescott: Pay rises and promoting yourself

Em is a career advancement coach and is the owner of Promotable You. Em helps all sorts of professionals, including lawyers, with a range of things from career changes to promotions and pay rises and removing road blocks and limiting beliefs in order to achieve your professional goals. Em’s background…

Careers

9 min read

Em Pescott: Pay rises and promoting yourself
Em Pescott: Pay rises and promoting yourself

Jan 10, 2021

Caralee Fontenele: What I look for when hiring new staff

Caralee is a Family Lawyer and the Director of Collective Family Law Group on the Gold Coast. Caralee had a career before becoming a Lawyer, working with her previous two Husbands to establish and grow their businesses in Optometry and Law. Caralee realised that she wanted to build her own…

Gold Coast

13 min read

Caralee Fontenele: What I look for when hiring new staff
Caralee Fontenele: What I look for when hiring new staff

Jan 10, 2021

Getting a job during Covid

When I lost my first lawyer role in March due to Covid, I was really quite devastated. If I am honest, it took me a good two months or so to really feel like myself again. The uncertainty of the world doesn’t help, especially when it comes to the job…

Redundancy

11 min read

Getting a job during Covid
Getting a job during Covid

Jan 10, 2021

Mel Scott: Working as an in house lawyer & getting your first opportunity

Mel Scott is an in house lawyer for a global technology company called Megaport. Mel explains what an in house lawyer does, what her role is like and how she ended up working in house. Mel shares what her journey through law school was like and how she landed her…

Graduate

14 min read

Mel Scott: Working as an in house lawyer & getting your first opportunity
Mel Scott: Working as an in house lawyer & getting your first opportunity

Jan 10, 2021

My thoughts on coping with redundancy and moving forward despite uncertainty

In this solo episode I speak about how I have been coping with losing my dream job as a Family Lawyer due to COVID-19 and share my advice for moving forward despite the uncertainty that we are all facing. …

Redundancy

7 min read

My thoughts on coping with redundancy and moving forward despite uncertainty
My thoughts on coping with redundancy and moving forward despite uncertainty

Jan 10, 2021

Julann Tiernan: Juggling family and law and the importance of taking the pressure off

Julann is a Family Lawyer and has her own digital law firm called Tiernan Family Law. Julann started her law degree when she was 30 and with a newborn baby. While studying law, Julann worked as a Police Officer and also began raising her family of five children — amazing…

Mature Student

7 min read

Julann Tiernan: Juggling family and law and the importance of taking the pressure off
Julann Tiernan: Juggling family and law and the importance of taking the pressure off
Megan Allanah

Megan Allanah

Lawyer. Blogger. Podcaster. www.meganallanah.com.au

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