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Episode 2: Emily talks advice for new lawyers, stress management and women in law.

October 06, 2016  /  Katie Cowan

In this episode Emily, a property solicitor with six years' experience in Invercargill and Christchurch, talks to Katie about life as a new lawyer, stress management, her experience as a woman in law, and the work of the Christchurch Young Lawyer Committee.

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categories / Guested, Intermediate lawyer
tags / young lawyers committee, law society, small firm, location: provinces, location: invercargill, location: christchurch, full service firm, area of practice: property, area of practice: private client, working hours, hobbies, issues: practice as a woman, issues: how to meet people, advice: secretaries, advice: confidence, issues: stress management, issues: gender bias

Episode 1: Solicitors talk confidence, transition from law school to practice, and working in the provinces

October 03, 2016  /  Katie Cowan

My lovely first guest is Nicole, an S2 in a mid-size provincial firm who loves her work.  

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categories / Guested
tags / medium size firm, area of practice: commercial, area of practice: property, solicitor, location: provinces, types of work: drafting, types of work: legal advice, issues: supervisor management, issues: transition from law school to practice, issues: anxiety, issues: lack of confidence, issues: no buddies, collegiality in the profession, the virtue of: the provinces, the virtue of: affirmation, advice: confidence, advice: when you don't know, scripts, issues: practice as a woman, the virtue of: senior support of juniors, advice: talk to your friends, the friends panel, issues: feeling alone, EAP, mental health tools

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