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On 19 April 2023, in the sixth episode of eight in the CLI’s Women Legal Business Founders and Leaders Series offered through our Legalpreneurs Lab, Women Legalpreneurs Special Interest Group, Melissa Lyon, Executive Director and Experience Designer, Hive Legal facilitated a discussion focussed on the journey from Lawyer to NewLaw Careerist with three outstanding women founders and leaders from Australia:
- Liz Fernando, Head of Legal Project Management, Allens
- Kate Greenwood, National Innovation Manager Family & Relationship Law, Lander & Rogers
- Katherine Thomas, Managing Director, Katherine Thomas Consulting and CEO, Free Range Lawyers
Topics covered in this session included:
- What is (and isn’t) a NewLaw career
- How different paths to NewLaw careers are possible, probable, and positive
- The need for and importance of diversity and inclusion in NewLaw careers
- What’s next for NewLaw careers – evolution, journeys, paths and capabilities
- How NewLaw careers are shaping/contributing to the transformation of legal practice
If you would prefer to listen rather than watch this episode, you’ll find the podcast in our The Legalpreneurs Sandbox podcast series here.